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  1. History of the World in a Hundred Objects (2010)

    Subject
    Art; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 1500 minutes), £35.00

    Neil MacGregor, British Museum Director tells the story of humanity over two million years through 100 manmade objects, all from the Museum’s collection. In this 20 CD set of the landmark BBC Radio 4...

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  2. Iraq Museum, The: The Loss of a Nation’s Memory (2009)

    Subject
    Archaeology

    In April 2003, American troops entered Baghdad and the fog of war descended over the city. The staff of the National Museum of Iraq, under Director Dr. Donny George, were forced to abandon the Museum...

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  3. Take One Museum: The Royal Navy Submarine Museum Interactive Broadband Video (2006)

    Subject
    Librarianship; Media studies

    This interactive video is part of a BBC trial to find out more about the delivery of rich video content via broadband, and new ways of interacting with that content. The original 30-minute programme shown on...

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  4. Egypt - Romancing the Stone (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology

    The video examines whether looted historical artefacts should be returned to their country of origin. Egypt is campaigning to get back its plundered antiques, particularly the Rosetta Stone. "The Rosetta...

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  5. With Reference to ... (2005)

    Subject
    Librarianship

    A series of five 15-minute Radio 4 programmes each recorded on location at a unique or definitive collection of some sort (eg teeth, plants, ice, recordings of English dialects). With the help of the...

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  6. Science of Detecting Fakes and Forgeries, The (2004)

    Subject
    Science

    The spiralling prices paid for antiquities have boosted the quantity, range and sophistication of fakes. As knowledge of the appropriate materials and techniques used to make the genuine objects become more...

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