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Bbc Podcasts: Episode 77: Benin Plaque the Oba With Europeans 21 Sept 2010
Plaque showing aspects of Benin court life. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, examines some of Africa's most famous artworks, the Benin Plaques, and the effect these brass portraits first had when they arrived in London at...
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Bbc Podcasts: Episode 91: Ship's Chronometer From Hms Beagle 11 Oct 2010
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at an instrument that first helped Europeans to navigate with precision around the world - a marine chronometer. In particular the chronometer that accompanied Charles Darwin on his...