Episode 1
John Lloyd and Anna Ptaszynski welcome entrepreneur Bill Liao, Miriam Margolyes OBE and comedian Chris McCausland. From 2023.
The Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his new curator Anna Ptaszynski (podcaster - No Such Thing As A Fish) welcome:
* Australian entrepreneur Bill Liao
* Actress Miriam Margolyes OBE
* Comedian Chris McCausland, who lost his sight aged 22
The Museum's Guest Committee speculate inspiring questions such as: What is the best record? What would your favourite, long dead, author write about now? And how could a fruit fly save your life?
This series of The Museum of Curiosity has been recorded remotely.
The Museum’s exhibits were catalogued by Mike Turner, Mandy Fenton and Lydia Mizon of QI.
Exec Producer: James Robinson
Producer: Sam Holmes & Leying Lee
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in February 2023.
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