BBC Radio 4’s The Museum of Curiosity is back on air from 20th February with John Lloyd back at the helm. This series he is joined by QI Elf and co-host of No Such Thing As A Fish Anna Ptaszynski who will curate the Museum with him.

There are six episodes in this current series, guests include actress Miriam Margolyes, comedians Chris McCausland and Rosie Holt, Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey, artists Hannah Rose Thomas and Polly Morgan, ex NASA engineer and xkcd cartoonist Randall Munroe, theoretical physicist, author and philosopher Professor Carlo Rovelli and ex criminal barrister turned pastry chef Olivia Potts.

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.

The Museum of Curiosity is produced by BBC Studios. The Executive Producer is James Robinson with Producers Sam Holmes & Leying Lee. The Production Co-ordinator is Sarah Nicholls and Sound is David Thomas.

List of Episodes

TX1 - Monday 20th Feb 18:30
Repeats: Sunday 26th Feb 12:04, Monday 27th Feb 22:00

·       Bill Liao - biotech entrepreneur

·       Chris McCausland - comedian

·       Miriam Margolyes OBE - actress, writer, television personality

TX2 - Monday 27th Feb 18:30
Repeats: Sunday 5th March 12:04, Monday 6th March 22:00

·       Rosie Holt - actor, comedian, satirist

·       Professor Carlo Rovelli - theoretical physicist, author and philosopher

·       Olivia Potts - ex-criminal barrister turned pastry chef and author

TX3 - Monday 6th March 18:30
Repeats: Sunday 12th March 12:04, Monday 13th March 22:00

·       Steve Nallon - actor, impressionist, voice artist

·       Polly Morgan - taxidermy artist

·       Randall Munroe - xkcd cartoonist, author, ex-NASA engineer

TX4 - Monday 13th March 18:30
Repeats: Sunday 19th March 12:04, Monday 20th March 22:00

·       Hannah Rose Thomas - artist and humanitarian

·       Alasdair Beckett-King - comedian, video game writer, animator

·       Dame Sarah Storey - Paralympian

TX5 - Monday 20th March 18:30
Repeats: Sunday 26th March 12:04, Monday 27th March 22:00

·       Dr. Jessica Wade - physicist, advocate for women in STEM

·       Isabel Hardman - journalist

·       Alfie Moore - comedian, retired police detective sergeant

TX6 - Monday 27th March 18:30
Repeats: Sunday 2nd April 12:04, Monday 3rd April 22:00

·       Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes - comedian, cabaret performer, immigration lawyer by day

·       Bridget Nicholls - cultural entomologist and entertainer

·       Levison Wood - explorer, writer, photographer