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The Museum Of Curiosity

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.

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Gallery 13, Episode 4 - Meeting Seventy-Seven

John Lloyd and Lee Mack are joined by journalist and author Lucy Mangan, scientist and writer Steve Mould and former England footballer Graeme Le Saux.

Further details

Steve Mould, a member of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, part of the Festival of the Spoken Nerd, and the person after the "Mould Effect" is named after which is where it is possible to siphon metal, provides Tomy the Talking Tutor, a plastic robot toy where you put cards into the robot and you answer questions. It predates microchips and features a record to make it talk.

Lucy Mangan, a journalist and author, a woman who purchased 100 hamsters so they would not be made into a coat and who has 21 stacked Billy bookcases, donates the coin pushing/penny falling machine. She offers it because it is the best form of gambling, in that it can offer an entry-level gambling, but if you don't like gambling you don't lose much.

Graeme Le Saux, former Chelsea, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers (when they won the Premier League) and England footballer born in Jersey, gives the Museum his own Sony Walkman from 1987. It took two months of saving to buy one. Graeme keeps it with his winners medals.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 22nd October 2018
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 28th October 2018 12:00pm Radio 4
Monday 29th October 2018 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 29th October 2018 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 29th October 2018 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 30th October 2018 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 9th August 2022 4:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 10th August 2022 4:00am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
John Lloyd Host / Presenter
Lee Mack Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Lucy Mangan Guest
Steve Mould Guest
Graeme Le Saux Guest
Production team
Richard Turner Producer
Anne Miller Producer
Mike Turner Researcher
Emily Jupitus Researcher

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