Terracotta Army In Town

A scouting party of 12 warriors with some other life-sized figures, making about 20 in all, have arrived at the British Museum for its Autumn/Winter biggie: The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army, from 13 September 2007 to 6 April 2008. These terracotta statues are the crowd-pullers for a major exhibition on Emperor Qin Shihuang, China's first emperor. If you haven't booked tickets, you're at the back of a long queue: 60,000 advanced bookings have already been made at £10 or £12 a ticket! Plus booking fees! And timed entry! And no concession for silver surfers! This is a show for single parents with big families. Under 16s enter free. So, if you're a single parent (£12) with eleven kids, that's only £1 per head. But will they queue for hours?