Iron Age bodies preserved in a bog, Sudanese sacrifice victims and 40 or so mummies are just a few of the 8000 plus body parts held in the British Museum.
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The BM wants to bring some of China's Terracotta Army to London, but will they get the warriors they want, and how much will it all cost? The BM is also fac... read more
A collection of 90 drawings by Michelangelo are being brought together in one place for the first time since they left the artists studio over 400 years ago.
The collections of the British Museum don't stand still, but funding for new acquisitions is in crisis. The money allocated to new purchases has decreased fr... read more
A curator has a stint in jail. The BM wants to inspire people who don't usually visit the collections, so they're taking drugs to Pentonville Prison - all sa... read more
The backrooms of the British Museum are bristling with sleuths. Irving Finkel, an expert in the world's oldest writing, is called to Scotland Yard to help th... read more
Mike Neilson is an artist and specialist replica maker at the British Museum, he's responsible for making perfect copies of some of the Museum's most importa... read more
In the British Museum's Great Court a spectacular 18 foot image of the Hindu goddess Durga is being crafted from straw, clay and paint. This programme follow... read more