A History of the World in 100 Objects

Suitable for: Adults

Sponsored by: The Blue Door Foundation

Available braille grades:

‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’ was masterminded by Neil McGregor, of the British Museum, in collaboration with the BBC. The series was broadcast on Radio 4, 5 episodes a week, and challenged the audience to imagine the objects rather than being able to see them in a museum. The British Museum was set up to achieve a truer understanding of the world and this ‘history’ does just that with great success. This ‘radio’ format was ideal for Living Paintings as you, our library members, are so adept at imagining objects along with our accompanying audio descriptions. In this collection we have adapted 13 of the 100 objects, including a range of eras in different parts of the world, different media and topics. The BBC Radio 4 programme about the object precedes the Living Paintings tactile description of it on the soundtrack.

Listen to an audio clip

What's inside

• A collection of raised tactile pictures.
• Audio descriptions with music and sound effects in your chosen format of either CD or USB.
• An A4 large print colour image pack or postcard pack.
• An ‘Articles for the Blind’ returns label for the free and convenient return of the box.