The Museum Of Curiosity
- Radio panel show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2007 - 2023
- 106 episodes (17 series)
Radio panel show in which John Lloyd and his curators try to fill up their museum with curious objects. Also features Bill Bailey, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Dave Gorman, Jimmy Carr and more.
- Museum Of New Year's Curisoity, New Year Special repeated Wednesday 1st January at 2pm on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Gallery 14, Episode 1 - Meeting Eighty-One
Further details
Linda Agran, a woman who once worked at the travel office at Dunlop who went on to create TV shows such as London's Burning, Minder, Widows and Poriot, offers up test cricket. Agran argues that it is best than the one-day game, arguing that if people can watch TV boxsets the they can watch a five-day game.
Engineer and 20-year-long former ballet student Dr Shini Somara, and who claims that there is no such thing as a stupid question in engineering, donates to the Museum a slotted screw. It is so important to engineering and you find them everywhere. Also, just so you know, ScrewFix don't just sell screws.
Comedian, writer, podcaster and former professional zombie Jessica Fostekew, who hosts the Hoovering podcast (about eating, not cleaning), provides a sign saying "Live, Love, Laugh", on the ground that they are a plague on both their houses and that she when she tries to do all three they make her sad.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 30th September 2019
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
John Lloyd | Host / Presenter |
Bridget Christie | Host / Presenter |
Jessica Fostekew | Guest |
Shini Somara | Guest |
Linda Agran | Guest |
Anne Miller | Producer |
Victoria Lloyd | Executive Producer |
Mike Turner | Researcher |
Emily Jupitus | Researcher |
Mike Shephard (as Mike Shepherd) | Researcher |