BBC Civilisations Stories

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In days of Empire - from the cloudy north west - the world must have seemed exotic and vividly coloured. Brits travelled the globe to bring back treasures such as mummies, art and even circus animals. Writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie reveals how these discoveries influenced and reshaped our towns and cities from one of the most colourful - and controversial - chapters of our past.

 

Stuart Maconie has gone behind the scenes at Manchester Museum to look at treasures brought back to Britain from foreign lands influenced and reshaped our towns and cities.

Period30 Apr 2018

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  • TitleCivilisations Stories
    Media name/outletBBC TV
    Media typeTelevision
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date30/04/18
    DescriptionIn days of Empire - from the cloudy north west - the world must have seemed exotic and vividly coloured. Brits travelled the globe to bring back treasures such as mummies, art and even circus animals. Writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie reveals how these discoveries influenced and reshaped our towns and cities from one of the most colourful - and controversial - chapters of our past.

    Stuart Maconie has gone behind the scenes at Manchester Museum to look at treasures brought back to Britain from foreign lands influenced and reshaped our towns and cities.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0b1bddh/civilisations-stories-series-1-the-empire
    PersonsHenry Mcghie, Campbell Price, Sophie Everest
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Keywords

  • history
  • taxidermy
  • museums
  • Victorian Britain