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Oct 2010
13m 34s

Solar-powered lamp and charger

Bbc Radio 4
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<p>The very last episode in Neil MacGregor's history of humanity as told through the things that time has left behind. The director of the British Museum in London has spent the past year choosing objects from the museum's vast collection to represent a two million year story of humanity. Throughout this week he has been with objects that that speak of the ... Show More
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