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"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 the British Museum 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."

A blog post/review of:  "Once Upon a Wartime, an exhibition which opened earlier this month at London's Imperial War Museum, takes five children's novels about war and conflict and uses them as a starting point to explore what war can mean for children."  Carrie's War, War Horse, The Machine Gunners, The Silver Sword, and Little Soldier.  Shows photos of what is in the exhibit.... Useful if you teach any of the books....