A History of the World in 100 Objects is a History Documentary programme.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects: Solar-Powered Lamp and Charger

Series 1, episode 100

After a year choosing objects from the British Museum's vast collection to represent the story of humanity, Neil MacGregor reveals his 100th object - a solar-powered lamp and charger - bringing the series, and a week in which he has explored the shifts in human organisation and thinking in the modern world - to a close