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Episode 2

John Lloyd and Holly Walsh welcome comedian Evelyn Mok, historian Dr Alun Withey and screenwriter Allan Scott. From 2021.

Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Holly Walsh welcome:

* Comedian Evelyn Mok
* Historian Dr Alun Scott
* Screenwriter Allan Scott.

Evelyn talks about the rivalry between Gothenberg and Stockholm and donates the Swedish Dragon Gate to the Museum – it was intended to be the country’s first Chinatown but things didn’t go according to plan.

Dr Alun discusses his research into beards which led to the media dubbing him the ‘maven of shaving’ and Allan talks about his time running a Scottish whisky company before becoming a screenwriter and working with Garry Kasparov on The Queen’s Gambit.

Researchers: Mike Shepherd, Mike Turner and Jack Chambers of QI.

Producer: Anne Miller

A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Studios production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2021.

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28 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Apr 2023 05:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 25 Oct 2021 18:30
  • Sun 31 Oct 2021 12:04
  • Mon 1 Nov 2021 07:30
  • Mon 1 Nov 2021 17:30
  • Mon 1 Nov 2021 22:00
  • Tue 2 Nov 2021 05:30
  • Fri 14 Apr 2023 09:00
  • Fri 14 Apr 2023 14:00
  • Fri 14 Apr 2023 19:00
  • Sat 15 Apr 2023 05:00

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