Gallery 5 - Meeting Twenty-Five

New curator Jimmy Carr joins John Lloyd (Professor of Ignorance at the University of Buckingham) as The Museum of Curiosity opens its fifth gallery. This week's donations come from dipteroligist (fly expert) Erica McAlister, rheumatologist Jan Bondeson and pub landlord Al Murray.

In-Depth Episode Synopsis

Dr. Erica McAlister, the woman is amongst other things in charge of the world's largest collection of dead flies, donates a dung pat to The Museum of Curiosity. It turns out that "poo is very selective" in terms of what insects it attracts.

The comedian, history fan and "pub landlord" Al Murray gives to the Museum a real and a metaphorical travellator, which he claims respents just about all aspects of humanity, good and bad, and the law of unintended consequences.

Rheumatologist and fan of the eccentric Jan Bondeson offers the Professor and Jimmy a security coffin, a coffin which allows you to easily escape from it if it turns out you are not actually dead.

First Broadcast Details

Date:

Mon 1st October 2012

Time:

6:30pm

Channel:

BBC Radio 4

Length:

30 minutes

Main Repeats

• Sun 7th Oct 2012 (12:00pm, Radio 4)
• Mon 8th Oct 2012 (7:30am, BBC R4E)
• Mon 8th Oct 2012 (10:00pm, BBC R4E)

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