In 2010, the BBC and the British Museum embarked on an ambitious
project: to tell the story of two million years of human history using
100 objects selected from the Museum's vast and renowned collection.
Presented by the British Museum's Director Neil MacGregor, each episode
focuses on a single object--from a Stone Age tool to a solar-powered
lamp--and explains its significance in human history. Music, interviews
with specialists and quotations from written texts enrich the listener's
experience. On each CD, objects from a similar period of history are
grouped together to explore a common theme and make connections across
the world. Seen in this way, history is a kaleidoscope: shifting,
interlinked, constantly surprising, and shaping our world in ways that
most of us have never imagined. This box set also includes an
illustrated booklet with additional background information and
photographs, and each CD includes PDF images of the featured objects.
20 CDs. 25 hrs.