The television show 'The Terror' tells a fictionalised version of Sir John Franklin's last expedition, as the ships Terror and Erebus are stuck in the Arctic ice.

Senior curator Dr Claire Warrior joins us to help separate fact from fiction, as well as explaining how the show's creators used our collection.

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