The Museum

Ten-part documentary series giving an insight into life at the British Museum that is most renowned for its Egyptian mummies and houses more than seven million artefacts. The programme focuses on the pain-staking work of the staff and looks at new exhibitions in the making

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Latest Episodes

  • Beyond Bloomsbury

    In the British Museum's Great Court an 18ft image of the Hindu goddess Durga is constructed from straw and clay. Later it is to be immersed in the Thames at the climax of the Durga Puja festival, the first of its kind in the UK. Meanwhile, artefacts tour the UK. Last in series, narrated by Ian McMillan

  • Things Aren't What They Seem

    John Taylor examines a collection of what appear to be animal remains, and curators from the Middle Eastern department are called on by customs to help solve a possible case of smuggling. Meanwhile, specialist replica maker Mike Neilson casts an exact copy of an Egyptian statue of pharaoh Amenhotep III

  • Old Pots and Puzzles

    Curator Irving Finkel is recruited by Scotland Yard to offer his expertise in ancient writing, while lab researcher Rebecca Stacey tests for opium in a 3,500-year-old pot. Head of the Americas Section Colin McEwan attempts to crack the silent language of a South American tribe known for etching symbols in the Peruvian desert - and finds the key could lie in dusty boxes on the museum's shelves

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