Episode 1

Available for 357 days

Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his new curator Jo Brand welcome: * Science communicator, musician and comedian Helen Arney * Thomas Thwaites, who lived as a goat in the Alps for 6 days and built a toaster from the ground up * Aseem Hashmi, Captain of the 14-storey £350 million pound cruise ship, The Queen Elizabeth The Museum's Guest Committee catch up on the latest 4 elements to be added to the periodic chart, flip through a history book from the future, which is all about now; and the thing that keeps a sea captain grounded, figuratively as well as literally, his 12-ton anchor. Researched by Anne Miller of QI & Mike Turner. Producers: Richard Turner & James Harkin. A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2017.