| Genre: | Documentary |
| Director: | Sophie Elwin-Harris Ian A. Hunt Richard Farish |
| Presenter: | Jimmy Doherty Kate Bellingham Liz Bonnin Mark Carwardine Chris van Tulleken |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Composer: | David Ayers Felix Tod |
| Producer: | Sophie Elwin-Harris Ian A. Hunt Richard Farish |
| Executive Producer: | Ludo Graham |
| Company: | BBC Cymru Wales |
| Channel: | BBC Two |
Museum of Life is a 2010 BBC Two documentary, that takes a look behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum, London. It is introduced and co-presented by Jimmy Doherty, who was a volunteer at the Natural History Museum ten years previously.[1] Other presenters are Kate Bellingham, Liz Bonnin, Mark Carwardine, and Chris van Tulleken.
The six-part program ranges over topics such as the care and maintenance of the museum's 70 million specimens, and the relevance of research by the museum scientists to contemporary problems such as biodiversity loss and the spread of tropical disease.[2]
| Episode No. | Title of Episode | Original Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Museum in a Modern World" | 18 March 2010 | |
| 2. | "Digging Up the Past" | 25 March 2010 | |
| 3. | "All Creatures Great and Small" | 1 April 2010 | |
| 4. | "Discovery" | 8 April 2010 | |
| 5. | "The Power of Insects" | 15 April 2010 | |
| 6. | "A Collection for the Future" | 22 April 2010 |