How a Doctor Who prop became a British Museum Christmas tradition
Step inside the British Museum's Curator's Corner to revisit a unique holiday production. This video explores the creative behind-the-scenes effort used to present a special Christmas banknote.
The video revisits the 2020 'Curator's Corner' Christmas special, an episode featuring curator Henry Flynn. While museum productions often use simple setups, this specific special, often called 'The David Tenner' by the museum, involved a more elaborate approach to presenting a Christmas object.
The production's history includes a 2024 re-upload that updated the footage to 4K resolution, though the core content remains largely identical to the original. This tradition of creative presentation even mirrors the high standards of the Doctor Who art department, which famously created complex props for the 2006 special 'The Runaway Bride'.
Source: The Doctor Who Christmas Special... banknote at the British Museum (David Tenner) | Curator's Corner
