A History of the World in 100 Objects (BBC Radio 4 series)
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A History of the World in 100 Objects is a BBC Radio 4 documentary series that explores global history through detailed stories of 100 artefacts from the British Museum’s collection, presented by Neil MacGregor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A History of the World in 100 Objects (BBC Radio 4 series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A History of the World in 100 Objects (BBC Radio 4 series) Context triple: [Neil MacGregor, notableWork, A History of the World in 100 Objects (BBC Radio 4 series)]
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Curiosities of Literature
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Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain
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C.
The English: A Portrait of a People
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The Houses of Parliament series is a group of Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet depicting the British Parliament building in London under varying light and weather conditions.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A History of the World in 100 Objects (BBC Radio 4 series) Target entity description: A History of the World in 100 Objects is a BBC Radio 4 documentary series that explores global history through detailed stories of 100 artefacts from the British Museum’s collection, presented by Neil MacGregor.
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A.
Curiosities of Literature
Curiosities of Literature is a classic multi-volume collection of essays and anecdotes exploring obscure, amusing, and erudite aspects of literary and cultural history.
-
B.
Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain
Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain is a BBC documentary series and accompanying book that surveys the political, social, and cultural transformation of Britain from the end of World War II to the early 21st century.
-
C.
The English: A Portrait of a People
The English: A Portrait of a People is a non-fiction book by Jeremy Paxman that explores the character, history, and national identity of the English.
-
D.
Houses of Parliament series
The Houses of Parliament series is a group of Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet depicting the British Parliament building in London under varying light and weather conditions.
-
E.
Finest Hour
"Finest Hour" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, known for its pop-rock style and emotive, radio-friendly sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BBC Radio 4 programme
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radio documentary series ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | British Museum ⓘ |
| awarded |
Sony Radio Academy Award (Gold) for Best Speech Programme
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linked to:
Speech Programme Award
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| awardYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| basedOnCollectionOf | British Museum ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | BBC ⓘ |
| broadcastFrequency | weekdays during original run ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| coProducer | British Museum ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Jeremy Hill ⓘ |
| exploresThrough | stories of artefacts ⓘ |
| featuresCollection |
100 objects from the British Museum
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linked to:
A History of the World in 100 Objects
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| firstAired | 2010 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical context of objects
ⓘ
interconnections between cultures ⓘ |
| format | documentary ⓘ |
| genre |
educational
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| hasAudioFormat | podcast ⓘ |
| hasCompanionBook |
A History of the World in 100 Objects (book)
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linked to:
A History of the World in 100 Objects
|
| hasCompanionProject |
A History of the World (BBC–British Museum project)
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linked to:
A History of the World in 100 Objects
|
| hasHostRole | Director of the British Museum at time of broadcast (Neil MacGregor) ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nrtd2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | global history from prehistory to the modern era ⓘ |
| notableEpisodeTheme |
ancient civilizations
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early human tools ⓘ industrialisation ⓘ religious artefacts ⓘ the modern world ⓘ trade and empire ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 100 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| presenter | Neil MacGregor ⓘ |
| primaryLocationOfObjects |
British Museum, London
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linked to:
British Museum
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| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Radio ⓘ |
| releasePlatform |
BBC Sounds
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BBC website ⓘ
linked to:
BBC News website
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| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 15 minutes ⓘ |
| subject |
material culture
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museum artefacts ⓘ world history ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| usesStorytellingAbout | individual artefacts ⓘ |
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