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Digging up the Past

Episode 2 of 6

Behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. Jimmy Doherty finds out about a new dinosaur discovery and the lessons from a 100,000-year-old human skull.

Jimmy Doherty goes behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum to join the people who are uncovering secrets, solving mysteries and making discoveries among the 70 million items in the historic collections.

Jimmy Doherty and the team find out about the discovery of a new dinosaur, the latest thinking on the personality of a T Rex, and what scientists are learning from a human skull over a hundred thousand years old.

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Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterJimmy Doherty
PresenterMark Carwardine
PresenterLiz Bonnin
PresenterChris van Tulleken
PresenterKate Bellingham
ProducerIan A Hunt
ProducerSophie Elwin Harris
DirectorIan A Hunt
DirectorSophie Elwin Harris
ProducerTim Green

Broadcasts

  • Thu 25 Mar 201020:00
  • Thu 25 Mar 201021:30
  • Tue 22 Jun 201002:15
  • Mon 13 Sep 201020:00