Seasons & Episodes
Taking Care Of The Past
Focusing on the conservators who care for some of the BM's most important and fragile treasures.
Bodies Of Knowledge
Iron Age bodies preserved in a bog, Sudanese sacrifice victims and 40 or so mummies are just a few of the 8000 plus body
The BM Goes East
The BM wants to bring some of China's Terracotta Army to London, but will they get the warriors they want, and how much
Bursting At The Seams
This programme tracks how the BM is constantly being fixed, restored and upgraded to keep it up to the mark.
Putting On A Blockbuster
A collection of 90 drawings by Michelangelo are being brought together in one place for the first time since they left t
Shopping For Posterity
The collections of the British Museum don't stand still, but funding for new acquisitions is in crisis. The money alloca
Curators of the Here and Now
A curator has a stint in jail. The BM wants to inspire people who don't usually visit the collections, so they're taking
Old Pots And Puzzles
The backrooms of the British Museum are bristling with sleuths. Irving Finkel, an expert in the world's oldest writing,
Things Aren't What They Seem
Mike Neilson is an artist and specialist replica maker at the British Museum, he's responsible for making perfect copies
Beyond Bloomsbury
In the British Museum's Great Court a spectacular 18 foot image of the Hindu goddess Durga is being crafted from straw,
