A History of the World in 100 Objects

A History of the World in 100 Objects

Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, narrates 100 programmes that retell humanity's history through the objects we have made

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nrtd2

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 14m. Bisher sind 100 Folge(n) erschienen. Jeden Tag erscheint eine Folge dieses Podcasts
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