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Things Aren't What They Seem

Episode 9 of 10

Behind the scenes at the British Museum. Mike Neilson is a specialist responsible for making copies of some of the Museum's most important treasures.

Behind the scenes at the British Museum. Mike Neilson is an artist and specialist replica-maker who is responsible for making copies of some of the Museum's most important treasures. He is currently casting an exact copy of a colossal Egyptian statue of pharaoh Amenhotep III. Down in the basement curator John Taylor examines a collection of what seem to be mummified Egyptian animals, but x-rays reveal an entirely different story. Meanwhile, curators from the Museum's Middle Eastern department are called on by customs to help sort out a possible case of smuggling.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 26 Jul 2007 19:30

Broadcasts

  • Thu 26 Jul 2007 19:00
  • Thu 26 Jul 2007 19:30