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A History of the World in 100 Objects

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A History of the World in 100 Objects is on BBC Radio 4 today at 8.30pm. This week, we look at a credit card as our penultimate object. It leads us to an unexpected conclusion about how people now behave and believe. If everyone were able to make every transaction through a credit card, would you actually need money in the conventional sense at all? A history of the world in 100 objects continues tomorrow (Monday 9am).

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