Episode 2

Available for over a year

Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Sally Phillips welcome: * Comedian, Joe Lycett * Sociologist, Professor Tom Shakespeare * Blue Peter's longest-serving female presenter - Konnie Huq. The Museum's Guest Committee discovers how wheels turned for the French Revolution, how a little blue ship on a plastic chip can get you into over 200 UK attractions, and the brain-tinglingly sensational significance of towels in the hands of a woman called Maria. Researchers Anne Miller and Mike Turner. Producers: Richard Turner and Anne Miller. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.