A MEDICAL museum based at a Worcester hospital and known for its ghoulish artefacts is to feature in a BBC TV show.

The George Marshall Medical Museum, based at the Charles Hastings Education Centre, on the site of Worcestershire Royal Hospital, will be filmed for the Antiques Road Trip show.

The museum is known for its rather macabre collection of 19th-century death masks of hanged criminals from Worcester gaol. In the show, experts set off on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction.

The museum is due to be filmed on Sunday and the feature will focus on the life and career of George Marshall and highlight parts of his antique medical collection, now on display.

Curator Louise Price said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase some of our most interesting collections, and we hope plenty can watch when it finally airs later in the year.”

The surgery chair from the first infirmary in Worcester is likely to play a starring role in the feature about Mr Marshall, who was consultant surgeon at the former Worcester Royal Infirmary in Castle Street.

The museum explores the last 250 years of the history of medicine and healthcare, including a reconstructed apothecary shop and 19th-century operating theatre. Visitors can also listen to the stories of former medical staff in an oral history touch-screen display.

It is recommended adults preview the exhibition for under-sevens to assess the suitability of content.

The museum is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (last entries 4pm) and is closed on bank holidays. Entry is free. Parking is free at the education centre for all visitors to the museum.