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In Our Time: History
From BBC Radio 4
History
A History of the World in 100 Objects
by BBC Radio 4
Today: #163 in History on our combined chart.
Today: #89 in History, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #128 in History, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #104 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #164 in History, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #191 in History, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #52 in History, India on our combined chart.
Today: #48 in History, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #75 in History, Philippines on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the History combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #163 | #157 |
| Oct 26 | #149 | #142 |
| Oct 25 | #159 | #152 |
| Oct 24 | #157 | #150 |
| Oct 23 | #152 | #145 |
| Oct 22 | #132 | #122 |
| Oct 21 | #152 | #145 |
| Oct 20 | #139 | #132 |
| Oct 19 | #125 | #118 |
| Oct 18 | #130 | #123 |
| Oct 17 | #145 | #138 |
| Oct 16 | #137 | #130 |
| Oct 15 | #154 | #148 |
| Oct 14 | #168 | #161 |
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About the show
Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, narrates 100 programmes that retell humanity's history through the objects we have made.