Royal Pharmaceutical Society Partners BBC 2 For Series On Pharmacy, UK

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Article Date: 16 Mar 2010 - 0:00 PDT

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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Lion Television are working together on a new BBC 2 documentary series called Victorian Pharmacy.

Victorian Pharmacy will be a living history series and comes from the makers of Victorian Farm, also shown on BBC 2. Staff at the Society's Museum are directly involved in developing ideas for the series, which will be filmed this April in a fully-functioning Victorian pharmacy in the re-created Victorian town of Blists Hill, in Ironbridge, Shropshire.

Professor Nick Barber of the School of Pharmacy, University of London, will re-create the role of a Victorian pharmacist in period dress and surroundings, testing out remedies and medicines popular at the time on visitors to the pharmacy.

Nick Barber said: "This is a great opportunity to communicate some fascinating facts about pharmacy to a wide audience. The wealth of knowledge held by the Society's Museum staff is central to informing the series and it's brilliant to see the past being brought so vividly to life."

If you have knowledge of Victorian remedies, history and pharmacology, or have a family link to the days of Victorian pharmacy, Lion Television would like to hear from you.

They are also looking for contributors who have mild everyday ailments such as skin problems, sinus or bronchial problems, aches and pains, toothache or other common problems to try out the remedies on-screen.

If you'd like to get involved in the series and contribute to this unique experiment in pharmacy history, please call Lion Television on 0141 331 5426 or email stuart.gallen@ liontv.co.uk as soon as possible.

The Society will be working with the programme makers throughout the series. Neal Patel, Head of Corporate Communications at the Society said: "We are delighted to be working with Lion TV, who have a great record of accurate and entertaining history programming. To have a pharmacist in a key role will add an authentic feel and is a source of pride to the profession. "

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

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