Professor Robert Winston picks items from the library's collection, selecting a colleague's pioneering lab notes and Beethoven's notebook.
On a special tour of the British Library, Meera Syal discovers everything from Jane Austen's personal letters to Sir John Gielgud's scrapbooks.
Musician Jamie Cullum explores the British Library and picks out six intriguing items that have special personal meaning to him.
Author and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson explores the archives of the British Library, selecting a host of profound books that have inspired her.
Poet Benjamin Zephaniah explores the British Library, picking out a host of fascinating items, including one of the first bank notes ever printed.
Musician Alison Balsom takes a personal tour of the British Library, unearthing charts made for Tudor royalty and the actual ink used by Leonardo da Vinci.
At the British Library Fiona Bruce revisits girlhood favourite Jane Eyre, uncovers a 400-year-old recipe and charts the impact of the Great Fire of London.
Playwright Hanif Kureishi heads to the British Library to look at the work of PG Wodehouse and ER Braithwaite, before exploring its vast music collection.
Actor Andrew Scott heads to the British Library where he uncovers sketches by Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci and a letter written by Oscar Wilde.
Violinist Nicola Benedetti uncovers works from Elgar and Beethoven as she picks six treasures from within the British Library that have special meaning to her.
Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter visits the British Library to pick out six meaningful items, leading him to reflect on his early days at circus school.