A History of the World in 100 Objects

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A History of the World in 100 Objects

Summary

A History of the World in 100 Objects is a radio program[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of radio_program entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (620 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A History of the World in 100 Objects is the creator of British Museum[3].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects is the creator of BBC Radio 4[4].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's instance of is recorded as radio program[5].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's instance of is recorded as catalogue[6].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's instance of is recorded as written work[7].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's instance of is recorded as hectad[8].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's genre is History of X in 100 Objects[9].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's presenter is recorded as Neil MacGregor[10].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's Commons category is recorded as A History of The World in 100 Objects[11].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • 2013 marks the founding of A History of the World in 100 Objects[13].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects ended on December 25, 2020[14].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's official website is recorded as http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nrtd2[15].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's topic's main category is recorded as Category:A History of The World in 100 Objects[16].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's Commons gallery is recorded as A History of the World in 100 Objects[17].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's described at URL is recorded as http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/[18].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+103'}[19].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'}[20].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's different from is recorded as A History of the World in 100 Objects[21].
  • A History of the World in 100 Objects's official podcast is recorded as A History of the World in 100 Objects[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Created works include British Museum[3], a national museum[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1753[25] and BBC Radio 4[4], a radio station[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1967[28].

Publication

A History of the World in 100 Objects's language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is History of X in 100 Objects[9].

Why It Matters

A History of the World in 100 Objects ranks in the top 3% of radio_program entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (620 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Apple Podcasts. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk. podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Podchaser. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:A History of The World in 100 Objects
    Genre History of X in 100 Objects
    Language of work or name English
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