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  1. A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC)

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    Available since Fri, 9 Apr 2010.

    6/20. Five more items in Neil MacGregor's history of humanity through the objects it has made.

  2. What the Donkey Saw: UA Fanthorpe's Christmas Poems

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    Sheila Hancock reads the poems that UA Fanthorpe sent as Christmas greetings.

  3. The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office The Post Office and the State

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    3/3. In 1870, the telegraph system came under the control of the post office.

  4. The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office The Last Post

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    15/15. As it sits on the brink of privatisation, what does the Royal Mail mean today?

  5. Inside the Academie Francaise

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    Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.

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