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 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Comedy production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 first broadcast in January 2016.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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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´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Sun 31 Jan 2016 12:04´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Mon 1 Feb 2016 07:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 1 Feb 2016 17:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 1 Feb 2016 22:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 2 Feb 2016 05:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 25 Feb 2020 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 26 Feb 2020 04:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra