A History of the World
From the BBC:
"A History of the World is a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the BBC, and schools, museums and audiences across the UK. The project focuses on the things we have made, from flint to mobile phone.
At the heart of the project is the BBC Radio 4 series A History of the World in 100 objects. 100 programmes, written and narrated by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, and focusing on 100 objects from the British Museum’s collection.
The programmes will travel through two million years from the earliest object in the collection to retell the history of humanity through the objects we have made. Each week will be tied to a particular theme, such as 'after the ice age' or 'the beginning of science and literature', and the programmes will broadcast in three blocks, in January, May and September.
Deep zoom imagery of all objects on the site lets you see the detail up close while listening to the programme. You can also watch short videos of many of the objects and download podcasts of each programme as it is broadcast.
CBBC's new specially-commissioned 13-part series, Relic: Guardians Of The Museum, will follow a group of children visiting the Museum at night to unlock the mysteries behind 13 of the objects featured in the Radio 4 series. They will be accompanied on their journey by Agatha, a mysterious and ghostly tour guide. Find broadcast details here and play the Relic game.
BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Scotland, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC English Regions are broadcasting a range of programmes which tell their nation's history and their links with the rest of the world.
A History of the World is a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that extends across the UK. Inspired by the Radio 4 series, museums around the country have teamed up with the BBC in their area and chosen over 600 objects from their own collections that reflect world history from each area's perspective. These objects are tagged in red on the Explorer. Stories about these objects will be featured on radio and TV across the UK.
Three hundred and fifty museums are already registered on the site, and we hope that many more will join. You can find their objects on the site or visit your local museum to find out more.
Schools can work with the project in a number of ways - by using our lesson plans that focus on a selection of objects from the British Museum; by suggesting and researching the students' or teacher's objects that tell 'a history of the world'; and by uploading these on to the site.
The British Museum has chosen 100 objects from its collection, hundreds of museums across the UK are adding theirs - and now we want you to join in too. Help us build a digital museum by adding an object that you own to this website.
Just take a photo of something you own that you think tells us about a time, a place or a community. What part does your object play in a history of the world?
You can browse all objects that have been uploaded onto the site on our homepage, bookmark them to your social media page and add an object to the site. The Explorer allows you to group objects together by culture, material, time, theme - and even colour.
Follow the Radio 4 series, A History of the World in 100 Objects, and other programmes about the project or subscribe to the podcast.
Find out all the latest news and features on our blog, or keep up with the project on Facebook."
Link to the project (outside THF network).
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