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The Museums That Make Us

Neil MacGregor travels the length and breadth of the country to find out how Britain's museums use their collections to reflect the identity and ambitions of local communities.

Radio 4,24 episodes

Episodes

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Week 4 Omnibus
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
22 Apr 2022,57 mins
What are museums for?
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
22 Apr 2022,14 mins
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
21 Apr 2022,14 mins
The National Museums of Wales, Cardiff
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
20 Apr 2022,14 mins
The National Museum of NI, Belfast
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
19 Apr 2022,14 mins
The National Museum of Scotland
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
18 Apr 2022,14 mins
Week 3 Omnibus
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
15 Apr 2022,57 mins
Leeds
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
15 Apr 2022,14 mins
Liverpool
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
14 Apr 2022,14 mins
Birmingham
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
13 Apr 2022,14 mins
Bristol's M Shed museum
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
12 Apr 2022,14 mins
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
11 Apr 2022,14 mins
Week Two
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
18 Mar 2022,57 mins
Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
18 Mar 2022,14 mins
The Hepworth, Wakefield
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
17 Mar 2022,14 mins
The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
16 Mar 2022,14 mins
The Food Museum, Suffolk
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
15 Mar 2022,14 mins
Derby - The Museum of Making
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
14 Mar 2022,14 mins
Week One
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
11 Mar 2022,57 mins
Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean, Stornoway
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
11 Mar 2022,14 mins
PK Porthcurno - Museum of Global Communications
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
10 Mar 2022,14 mins
Penrhyn Castle, North Wales
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
09 Mar 2022,14 mins
The Tower Museum, Derry Londonderry
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
08 Mar 2022,14 mins
Stowe and the Temple of British Worthies
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
07 Mar 2022,14 mins