The Museum Of Curiosity. John Lloyd. Copyright: BBC
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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Annual Stock Take - Meeting Eighty: Annual Stock Take

Professor of Ignorance, John Lloyd is joined by four of the Museum's past curators Jo Brand, Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack and Sally Phillips as they conduct the first Annual Stock Take of their vast imaginary museum.

Further details

The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Jo Brand, Sally Phillips, Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack. Copyright: BBC

Each of the four curators adds another item to their gallery.

Lee Mack brings in boredom, because we now have so much stuff to keep us entertained we no longer daydream and that hampers our imaginations.

Sally Philips donates things that are so mediocre that they won't be remembered otherwise. She would also like to celebrate the attempt to make these mediocre things. Examples include poor quality drawings of the panel found online.

Jo Brand offers up the smell of an estate agent, to go with the smell of coffee which is also in her gallery. This is connected to people's efforts to make ourselves seem better than we actually are.

Jimmy Carr provides laughter. According to a Now Magazine survey in 2014, Jimmy has the second-most annoying laugh. First on the list was Cameron Diaz.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 25th December 2018
Time
8am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
60 minutes
Recorded
  • Tuesday 30th October 2018, 13:45 at BBC Radio Theatre

Cast & crew

Cast
John Lloyd Host / Presenter
Jimmy Carr Host / Presenter
Jo Brand Host / Presenter
Sally Phillips Host / Presenter
Lee Mack Host / Presenter
Production team
Richard Turner Producer
Anne Miller Producer
Mike Turner Researcher
Emily Jupitus Researcher

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