City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Britain's secret treasures

Rated: PG

Britain's secret treasures

"Britain's Secret Treasures is a landmark series that counts down the top 50 treasures and artefacts as discovered by members of the public. With the list compiled by experts from the British Museum, each object tells a unique and surprising story about Britain's past - from hoards of gold coins worth millions of pounds revealing ancient trade with the continent to Viking household items blessed with magic spells, combs that tell of self conscious Iron Age Britons to stunning Roman sculpture. Using CGI, drama reconstruction, celebrity presenters and archive this series weaves a patchwork quilt of the story of Britain"--Container