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 5, Episode 2 - Meeting Twenty-Six
Further details
Dr. Stuart Clark, an astronomer and heavy metal guitarist in Dr. Stu and the Neutron Stars, donates Kepler's drink dispenser, a model for the solar system which doubled as a drink dispenser in order to please his patron. However when it did not work he discovered that the orbits where elliptical.
Jo Brand, stand-up comedian and for 10 years a psychiatric nurse, donates the concept of childhood, as represented by a poorly knitted jumper, because she thinks it is slowly going away.
Tom Hart Dyke, first cousin of Miranda Hart, great British plant hunter and former hostage, donates Puya raimondii, one of the world's rearest flowers that flowers lives 150 years.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 8th October 2012
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 14th October 2012 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 |
| Monday 15th October 2012 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 15th October 2012 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 22nd April 2016 | 9:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 22nd April 2016 | 4:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 23rd April 2016 | 4:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 15th January 2019 | 4:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 16th January 2019 | 4:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| John Lloyd | Host / Presenter |
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Stuart Clark | Guest |
| Jo Brand | Guest |
| Tom Hart Dyke | Guest |
| Richard Turner | Producer |
| Dan Schreiber | Producer |
| James Harkin | Researcher |
| Stevyn Colgan | Researcher |