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Radio 4,06 Mar 2023,28 mins

SeriesSeries 17

Episode 3

The Museum of Curiosity

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John Lloyd and Anna Ptaszynski welcome taxidermist Polly Morgan, cartoonist Randall Munroe and impressionist Steve Nallon. On the episode we learn the limits of the human throat, what to do with a snake in a box, and how much soup it would take to destroy a galaxy. The Museum’s exhibits were catalogued by Mike Turner, Mandy Fenton and Lydia Mizon of QI. Producer: Sam Holmes & Leying Lee Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound: David Thomas A BBC Studios production.

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