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A History Of The United States In 100 Objects Episodes

  1. Monday 04:32
    BBC World Service

    100 Objects #1: The Century Safe

    A locked iron safe, sealed for 100 years. What objects did Americans choose to remember? (R)

  2. Monday 13:32
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #1: The Century Safe

    A locked iron safe, sealed for 100 years. What objects did Americans choose to remember? (R)

  3. Monday 18:32
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    100 Objects #1: The Century Safe

    A locked iron safe, sealed for 100 years. What objects did Americans choose to remember? (R)

  4. Monday 23:32
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #1: The Century Safe

    A locked iron safe, sealed for 100 years. What objects did Americans choose to remember? (R)

  5. Sat 31 Oct 2026 17:32
    BBC World Service News Internet

    100 Objects #1: The Century Safe

    A locked iron safe, sealed for 100 years. What objects did Americans choose to remember? (R)

  6. Mon 2 Nov 2026 04:32
    BBC World Service

    100 Objects #2: 60-Degree Screw

    A tiny screw. A precise angle. How America built a hidden empire, one standard at a time.

  7. Mon 2 Nov 2026 13:32
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #2: 60-Degree Screw

    A tiny screw. A precise angle. How America built a hidden empire, one standard at a time. (R)

  8. Mon 2 Nov 2026 18:32
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    100 Objects #2: 60-Degree Screw

    A tiny screw. A precise angle. How America built a hidden empire, one standard at a time. (R)

  9. Mon 2 Nov 2026 23:32
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #2: 60-Degree Screw

    A tiny screw. A precise angle. How America built a hidden empire, one standard at a time. (R)

  10. Sat 7 Nov 2026 17:32
    BBC World Service News Internet

    100 Objects #2: 60-Degree Screw

    A tiny screw. A precise angle. How America built a hidden empire, one standard at a time. (R)

  11. Mon 9 Nov 2026 04:32
    BBC World Service

    100 Objects #3: The Pension Files

    Unearthing a remarkable slave rebellion through dusty Civil War paperwork.

  12. Mon 9 Nov 2026 13:32
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #3: The Pension Files

    Unearthing a remarkable slave rebellion through dusty Civil War paperwork. (R)

  13. Mon 9 Nov 2026 18:32
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    100 Objects #3: The Pension Files

    Unearthing a remarkable slave rebellion through dusty Civil War paperwork. (R)

  14. Mon 9 Nov 2026 23:32
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #3: The Pension Files

    Unearthing a remarkable slave rebellion through dusty Civil War paperwork. (R)

  15. Sat 14 Nov 2026 17:32
    BBC World Service News Internet

    100 Objects #3: The Pension Files

    Unearthing a remarkable slave rebellion through dusty Civil War paperwork. (R)

  16. Mon 16 Nov 2026 04:32
    BBC World Service

    100 Objects #4: Lowe's Gas Bag

    How one man's runaway balloon flight sparked America's obsession with going either higher.

  17. Mon 16 Nov 2026 13:32
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #4: Lowe's Gas Bag

    How one man's runaway balloon flight sparked America's obsession with going either higher. (R)

  18. Mon 16 Nov 2026 18:32
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    100 Objects #4: Lowe's Gas Bag

    How one man's runaway balloon flight sparked America's obsession with going either higher. (R)

  19. Mon 16 Nov 2026 23:32
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #4: Lowe's Gas Bag

    How one man's runaway balloon flight sparked America's obsession with going either higher. (R)

  20. Sat 21 Nov 2026 17:32
    BBC World Service News Internet

    100 Objects #4: Lowe's Gas Bag

    How one man's runaway balloon flight sparked America's obsession with going either higher. (R)

  21. Mon 23 Nov 2026 04:32
    BBC World Service

    100 Objects #5: Blue Back Speller

    Why was an ordinary schoolbook so treasured that enslaved people risked their lives for it

  22. Mon 23 Nov 2026 13:32
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #5: Blue Back Speller

    Why was an ordinary schoolbook so treasured that enslaved people risked their lives for it (R)

  23. Mon 23 Nov 2026 18:32
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    100 Objects #5: Blue Back Speller

    Why was an ordinary schoolbook so treasured that enslaved people risked their lives for it (R)

  24. Mon 23 Nov 2026 23:32
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    100 Objects #5: Blue Back Speller

    Why was an ordinary schoolbook so treasured that enslaved people risked their lives for it (R)