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.
- Museum Of New Year's Curisoity, New Year Special repeated Wednesday at 2pm on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Gallery 16, Episode 5 - Meeting Ninety-Nine
Further details
Catherine Bohart, Irish stand-up comedian, co-host of the podcasts You'll Do and Trusty Hogs, and creator of the online new-material comedy show Gigless, donates a perfectly soft boiled egg.
Bruce Dickinson, the singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, professional pilot, former BBC 6 Music host, and an honorary citizen of Sarajevo, provides two copies of the Bible: one belonging to his great uncle when he was based in Malta during the war, and another given to him a RAF padre who Bruce flew, which had several connections.
Elizabeth Day, broadcaster, author, host of the podcast How To Fail, Radio 4's Open Book and the Sky Arts Book Club, gives a red apple and a discarded hair extension. She gives it in order to represent reality TV show The Real Housewives Of New York, one of the few show to regularly feature women aged 50 and above.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 15th November 2021
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| John Lloyd | Host / Presenter |
| Holly Walsh | Host / Presenter |
| Catherine Bohart | Guest |
| Elizabeth Day | Guest |
| Bruce Dickinson | Guest |
| Anne Miller | Producer |
| Julia McKenzie | Executive Producer |
| David Thomas | Editor |
| Mike Turner | Researcher |
| Mike Shephard (as Mike Shepherd) | Researcher |
| Lydia Mizon | Researcher |
| Mandy Fenton | Researcher |