91Èȱ¬

91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
« Previous | Main | Next »

100 objects in five minutes

Post categories:

Paul Sargeant Paul Sargeant | 17:21 UK time, Friday, 22 October 2010

So that's it. That's all 100 objects. All finished. Two million years ofÌý human history in just 100 things that our ancestors made and left behind.

So which was your favourite object? You can't remember? Well luckily for you we have something to nudge your memory.

For those of you struggling to think as far back as the clovis spear point or King Den's sandal label, here is a reminder for you. Allow us to present: A History of the World in Five Minutes.

Ìý

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit 91Èȱ¬ÌýWebwise for full instructions



Comments

  • Comment number 1.

    Lots of trails on the radio saying we can download all the episodes of this excellent series. I want to do so for my children to listen to, but there seems to be no option to download them all. I can't beleive one has to do 101 'save as' commands. Can anyone help?
    Thanks
    David

  • Comment number 2.

    Probably the best series on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 (or any station) I have ever heard. Well done. I look forward to re-reading and looking at all the information and stories that were revealed to me.

    rachel

  • Comment number 3.

    This series has been thought provoking, inspiring, joyful, beautiful and one of the best things the 91Èȱ¬ has ever done. It is wonderful to see 2 great British institutions collaborating to produce something so stunningly good and innovative. Thank you to all involved.

  • Comment number 4.

    This was a wonderful series, fascinating and thought provoking. Thank you to all concerned

  • Comment number 5.

    Well, we've reached the end and there's bound to be a number of objects that people agree or disagree with (I know I do). So I guess that there's no choice but for "A History of the World in 100 More Objects" to go immediately into production!

    Considering the number of objects in the gallery I suspect we could have 100 more series and still not run out of objects to talk about.

  • Comment number 6.

    @David Goodwin: Download iTunes and search for this podcast. It will show all 100 episodes and you can just click on "Get All", and that should do it. Enjoy!

    @Paul: Very unique show, reminds me of Ken Clark's Civilization. Kudos to you and the team!!

  • Comment number 7.

    Feel quite bereft now this series has ended, it's been wonderful. Thanks and congratulations

  • Comment number 8.

    Just outstanding..Can you "do" another 100 please

  • Comment number 9.

    This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.

  • Comment number 10.

    What some guests have said are particularly moving. e.g. one guest talked about how civilizations go through good times and bad times, and how one shouldn't see these civilizations as competing against one another, but rather that they are passing on the torch to one another, each taking turn to advance human's understanding of the world and the universe and all these are the legacies of us all. Truly outstanding.

  • Comment number 11.

    This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.

  • Comment number 12.

    This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.

Ìý

91Èȱ¬ iD

91Èȱ¬ navigation

91Èȱ¬ © 2014 The 91Èȱ¬ is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.