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 鈥� it was intended to be the country鈥檚 first Chinatown but things didn鈥檛 go according to plan.
Dr Alun discusses his research into beards which led to the media dubbing him the 鈥榤aven of shaving鈥� and Allan talks about his time running a Scottish whisky company before becoming a screenwriter and working with Garry Kasparov on The Queen鈥檚 Gambit.
Researchers: Mike Shepherd, Mike Turner and Jack Chambers of QI.
Producer: Anne Miller
A 麻豆社 Studios production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2021.
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