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The Power of Song
Neil MacGregor on the role of distinctive dress and communal song in weekly gatherings.
Lines of Communication
Neil MacGregor focuses on prayer, an individual activity that is also profoundly communal.
Becoming an Adult
Neil MacGregor focuses on rites of passage, including a hair-binding ritual from Vanuatu.
Mother and Child
Neil MacGregor focuses on the protection of the newly-born and their mothers.
Living with the Dead
Neil MacGregor's series continues with a focus on our relationship with the dead.
Dependence or Dominion?
Neil MacGregor focuses on our relationship with the natural world and seasonal changes.
Here Comes the Sun
Neil MacGregor experiences the winter solstice in the passage tomb at Newgrange, Ireland.
Water of Life and Death
Neil MacGregor on water's purifying powers, and the significance of the Ganges for Hindus.
Fire and State
Neil MacGregor on the fire of Vesta in Ancient Rome, and the Parsi fire temple in Gujarat.
The Beginnings of Belief
Neil MacGregor's series on the role and expression of beliefs begins with the Lion Man.
