Living With The Gods: Animations
Neil MacGregor tells the stories of some of the key objects in the Radio 4 series.
1. The earliest known evidence of religious belief
The Lion Man
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a small ivory sculpture, carved 40,000 years ago.
2. The largest silver objects ever produced
How the river Ganges came to London
The story of an extraordinary journey with the largest silver objects ever produced.
3. An astronaut’s very human predicament
How do you find direction in life?
Neil MacGregor explains why an astronaut needed help knowing where he was.
4. How we define our identity through clothes and music
What do your clothes say about you?
What we wear tells people who we are and who we are not, says Neil MacGregor.
The "golden man" who cast treasures into a lake
The legend of El Dorado
Neil MacGregor tells the story of the “golden man” who commits treasures to the deep.
A guide to the cycle of life
The Wheel Of Life
A Buddhist guide to the cycle of birth, death and rebirth and how to escape it.
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