A History of the World - RAMM

Five objects from RAMM's collection have been chosen to tell a history of Devon and its place in the world as part of a wider partnership between the BBC, the British Museum and museums across the UK. At its heart is a landmark series on BBC Radio 4, A History of the World in 100 Objects, which starts today.

Museums in each county have also been tasked with choosing their own selection of 10 of the most important items. Devon museums are represented by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Torquay Museum and Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum. Their selection includes a prehistoric human jaw bone, Captain Scott's skis and a medieval puzzle jug. They can all be seen on the BBC Local site for Devon, www.bbc.co.uk/devon and will feature in an exhibition at Exeter's historic Guildhall this August.

The partnership will have wide coverage on television and radio and listeners and viewers are being encouraged to propose further objects with local or global appeal by uploading the images to the BBC website. Ten of these People's objects will be added to the museums' selection in late March.

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