9. If possible, get a presenter who knows a bit about the subject (blond airheads incapable of anything but repetition are bad; Michael Wood would be good, or indeed Boris Johnson). 10. Do some live archaeology[1].
[1] Did you watch the live Golden Mummies dig that Five did a while ago? The highlight was entering an unopened tomb, which kept the excitement going for most of the programme. Then at the very end they got in and discovered a) they couldn't do very much and b) it had been plundered already. I loved the irony.
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Date: 2006-06-29 12:44 pm (UTC)10. Do some live archaeology[1].
[1] Did you watch the live Golden Mummies dig that Five did a while ago? The highlight was entering an unopened tomb, which kept the excitement going for most of the programme. Then at the very end they got in and discovered a) they couldn't do very much and b) it had been plundered already. I loved the irony.