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Episode 5

John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan welcome designer Penny Rose, Francis Wheen and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer. From 2017.

Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator, the brilliant Romesh Ranganathan welcome:

* A costume designer who has dressed Johnny Depp, Madonna and Tom Cruise, Penny Rose.
* Truth seeker, commentator, author, biographer, columnist and Private Eye's Editor, Francis Wheen.
* Cambridge Uni's Professor of Volcanology and author who travels from the Antarctic to North Korea in search of Hot Stuff, Clive Oppenheimer.

The Museum's Guest Committee offer as exhibits a decorous device for lifting a Victorian lady's skirt, a letter that Karl Marx never wrote and a tin can full of liquid rock.

Researched by Anne Miller of QI and Mike Turner.

Producers: Richard Turner and James Harkin

A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Studios production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.

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30 minutes

Last on

Wed 23 Feb 2022 04:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Lloyd
Presenter Romesh Ranganathan
Panellist Penny Rose
Panellist Francis Wheen
Panellist Clive Oppenheimer
Producer Richard Turner
Producer James Harkin

Broadcasts

  • Fri 25 Aug 2017 18:30
  • Fri 25 Aug 2017 18:45
  • Sat 26 Aug 2017 12:30
  • Mon 28 Aug 2017 23:00
  • Tue 29 Aug 2017 09:00
  • Tue 22 Feb 2022 16:00
  • Wed 23 Feb 2022 04:00

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