Popular Reviews of A History of the World in 100 Objects

I will listen and relisten to this podcast many times before I die. Soothing, informative, just a joy

A wonderful way to look at human history (and pre-history): by taking 100 objects from the museum and using them to benchmark the development of human society and culture. It's obviously well-researched and presented in a lovely style. It's all complete now, of course, but it's worth going back and listening to the entire series.

Amazing podcast, one of my favourites. World history from the beginning in 15 minutes seen through the eyes of different cultures and societies. The presenter, Neil MacGregor delivers these in a consistent calm and relaxing manner that is soothing for the soul as well.

Every once in a while, you come across something you cannot just let go. This podcast is one of those things for me. I must have listened to many episodes 4-5 times and every episode at least twice. The narration (Neil MacGregor is a treasure!), the subject matter, the in-depth but succinct research, the music, the length of each episode, the editing, the pacing... everything is simply perfect! It's hard to fault this except that I'd love listening to more episodes (obviously that is not happening).I just hope the world sees more such wonderful sources of easy-to-understand information and that this podcast always remains accessible to the young and old.