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Ward, Sharman, Blofeld

John Lloyd and Sarah Millican with comedian Felicity Ward, astronaut Helen Sharman and commentator Henry Blofeld. From 2016.

Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Sarah Millican welcome:

* An award-winning Australian comedian who is so much more than a mere joker, Felicity Ward
* The cricket commentator whose association with James Bond villainy is more than a mere coincidence, Henry Blofeld
* A former chemist from Mars who is more than a Mir astronaut, Dr Helen Sharman OBE

The Museum's guests discuss the cultural significance of Australians using watermelons as hats; how you can increase your stature in more ways than one by going into space; how it took an author as inventive as PG Wodehouse to coin the word 'gruntled' decades after the word 'disgruntled'; the vital importance of toilets; and the coolest possible way of telling mountain trekkers where you were when you first saw the Himalayas.

Researchers: Anne Miller and Molly Oldfield of QI.

Producers: Richard Turner and James Harkin.

A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Comedy production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 first broadcast in January 2016.

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30 minutes

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Wed 26 Feb 2020 04:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Lloyd
Presenter Sarah Millican
Interviewed Guest Felicity Ward
Interviewed Guest Henry Blofeld
Interviewed Guest Helen Sharman
Producer Richard Turner
Producer Dan Schreiber

Broadcasts

  • Mon 25 Jan 2016 18:30
  • Sun 31 Jan 2016 12:04
  • Mon 1 Feb 2016 07:30
  • Mon 1 Feb 2016 17:30
  • Mon 1 Feb 2016 22:00
  • Tue 2 Feb 2016 05:30
  • Tue 25 Feb 2020 16:00
  • Wed 26 Feb 2020 04:00

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