Body of terminally ill man is mummified for Channel 4 documentary
A man who died from a terminal illness has been mummified like an Egyptian pharaoh for a Channel 4 show.
The broadcaster looks set to find itself at the centre of another taste row after agreeing to air the macabre documentary, Mummifying Alan.
Sources say the dead man, from the West Country, had a keen interest in preservation techniques used at the time of Tutankhamun.
He is not expected to be identified until next week when his family will explain why he agreed to be part of the show.
The programme will make television history when it airs on Monday, October 24, as a scientific embalming experiment is unprecedented.
A team of pioneering scientists were brought together to perform the little-known technique used by the ancient embalmers at one of the UK’s leading pathology laboratories.
It is understood the man’s body remained in excellent condition when it was examined months after the experiment.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049740/Body-terminally-ill-man-mummified-Channel-4-documentary.html#ixzz1b14iZSB5
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