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CODEX RETURNS FOR A SECOND SEASON
channel 4 / november
The hugely entertaining history quiz returns for a new series.
Presented by Tony Robinson, Codex is filmed at night in the British Museum, in the iconic Egyptian Gallery, and features some of the world’s most amazing historical artefacts.
Two teams of colleagues or friends must pit their wits and historical knowledge against each another in rounds based on objects covering 5,000 years of history: ranging from the Aztec Empire to the English Civil War; many of them introduced by a specialist curator, who can explain their historical and cultural significance.
Among the treasures featured are the Elgin Marbles, Oliver Cromwell’s death mask, the Lewis Chessmen, the Aztec turquoise double-headed serpent, the Portland Vase, Thomas Becket’s reliquary, the Vindolanda tablets and an Easter Island statue.
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