For context, this series of radio programmes is presented by a former director of the British Museum and features 100 objects from the collection of the museum

For context, this series of radio programmes is presented by a former director of the British Museum and features 100 objects from the collection of the museum (full list here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/british-museum-objects/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/british-museum...). The objects range from the prehistoric (2 million years ago) to the modern (10 years ago).