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.
Episode menu
Gallery 2, Episode 4 - Meeting Ten
Further details
Naturalist Charlotte Uhlenbroek chooses to donate to the Museum a chimpanzee rain dance, while also demonstrating her knowledge of chimp language.
American comedian and resident "Expert" on The Daily Show John Hodgman decides to donate something infinitely large - all of the knowledge in the entire world.
Psychologist Oliver James donates the probably bronze name plate belonging to Matt Ridley when he was chairman of Northern Rock, and goes on to explain Britain's current economic mess.
Notes
The full episode title is "Meeting Ten - Rooms 50-52: A Chimpanzee Rain Dance, Complete World Knowledge & Matt Ridley's Desk Toblerone".
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 25th May 2009
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 31st May 2009 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 |
| Friday 9th December 2011 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 10th December 2011 | 2:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 11th July 2014 | 9:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 11th July 2014 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 12th July 2014 | 1:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 20th June 2017 | 4:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 21st June 2017 | 4:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 9th January 2022 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| John Lloyd | Host / Presenter |
| Sean Lock | Host / Presenter |
| Oliver James | Guest |
| Charlotte Uhlenbroek | Guest |
| John Hodgman | Guest |
| Richard Turner | Producer |
| Dan Schreiber | Producer |
| James Harkin | Researcher |
| Molly Oldfield | Researcher |