Posts Tagged ‘BBC’

History of the World in 100 Objects – Borobudur Buddha head

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
Borobudur Buddha head in the British Museum

Borobudur Buddha head in the British Museum

A History of the World in 100 Objects” was a joint project of BBC Radio 4 and the British Museum, comprising a 100-part radio series written and presented by British Museum director Neil MacGregor. In 15-minute presentations broadcast on weekdays on Radio 4, MacGregor used objects of ancient art, industry, technology and arms, all of which are in the British Museum’s collections, as an introduction to parts of human history. The series began in January 2010 and was broadcast over 20 weeks. Several of the objects had Buddhist significance, which we’d like to share here on the blog.

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Lama Ole Nydahl on BBC Radio Newcastle

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

On 17 September 2009, Lama Ole Nydahl gave a short interview on BBC Radio Newcastle before going on to give a lecture in Newcastle for the first time. The interview was broadcast on the Sunday Breakfast show with Jon Harle on 20 September.