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Dinosaurs in the Drawing Room

4 Extra Debut. How country houses saved the Natural History Museum鈥檚 collections during the Second World War. With Giles Dilnot. From 2014.

During the Second World War, the Natural History Museum evacuated its collection to the nation's stately homes, and with it some of its curators, with often intriguing results.

Giles Dilnot raids the Museum's archives to discover the letters these curators wrote back to the museum. He hears about the fractious relationships, unexpected friendships and matters of life and death that these scientists encountered as guests of the aristocracy, all of which were played out against the backdrop of some vital war work.

He also wonders what would happen to the collection if such a threat were to occur now?

Producer: James Crawford

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in January 2014.

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30 minutes

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Tue 22 Dec 2020 02:30

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  • Wed 15 Jan 2014 11:00
  • Mon 21 Dec 2020 14:30
  • Tue 22 Dec 2020 02:30

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