Meet Me at the Museum

Writer and comedian Andrew Hunter Murray takes fellow comedian and Austentatious improv partner Amy Cooke-Hodgson along to Jane Austen’s House Museum in Hampshire, where they get to indulge their mutual passion for one of the world’s most cherished writers. As well as exploring Austen's home, they come face to face with the table on which she created some of her greatest novels, and learn more about the challenges she faced as a woman writer in the 18th century.

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Actor, writer and comedian Mawaan Rizwan takes his mum along to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, where they delve into the extensive collection of materials and objects relating to LGBTQI+ history, reflect on the connection between fashion, sexuality and identity, and also explore the ‘Museum of Transology’, the largest collection representing trans people in the UK.

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National Poet for Scotland Jackie Kay takes fellow poet Hollie McNish along to Glasgow Women's Library, where they delve into a rich collection of artefacts, artwork and materials tracing women's history through the ages. Inside they talk to staff about the origins of the library and discuss issues of women's representation across society, education and the arts, while also reflecting on the important role that public art and literature plays in shaping the way we see ourselves.

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Poet and chancellor of Manchester University Lemn Sissay takes good friend Asif Khan along to the Foundling Museum in London, where they explore the UK’s first children’s home and first public art gallery. Inside they talk to director Caro Howell about the museum’s rich history, and reflect on the contribution artists have made to philanthropy and social welfare over the years.

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Comedian Russell Kane takes his auntie Christine along to the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester, where they reflect on the relationship between culture and class, tour the incredible range of artwork on show, and get to explore an exhibition that unearths the history of former Moss Side nightclub, the Reno.

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Comedian Lloyd Langford takes pal and fellow funnyman Matt Forde to Cardiff Castle where they meet players in historical re-enactments, learn about medieval weaponry and venture into wartime tunnels. 

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Writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes takes her best friend Helen Bagnall to Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery in Carlisle, where they are transported through the ages and explore Roman treasures. 

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Actress and writer Beattie Edmondson takes her sister Freya to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford for an afternoon of witchcraft and sorcery, where they find magical items in the museum’s collection and recall growing up in ‘mystical’ Devon.  

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Comedian Tez Ilyas and his football fanatic dad visit the National Football Museum in Manchester, where they reminisce about childhood and Blackburn’s glory days as they put their skills to the test for penalty shoot-outs and match commentary.

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Comedians Phil Wang and Pierre Novellie head along to The Postal Museum in London, where the pair get to indulge in some super-geeky postal history and take a ride on Mail Rail, the miniature underground railway that served as an essential part of the capital's mail system for over 70 years.

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