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The British Museum Membercast

Comedian, podcaster and super-fan Iszi Lawrence (The Z List Dead List) presents snippets from the exclusive programme of Members’ lectures at the British Museum, artfully woven together with interview... Read more

Ranked #1

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003 - Joan of Arc

003 - Joan of Arc

Historian and author of She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth Helen Castor joins Iszi Lawrence in a d... Read more

21 Feb 2017

50mins

Ranked #2

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019 - Making a living in Iron Age Britain

019 - Making a living in Iron Age Britain

What was it like to live in Britain before the arrival of the Romans? This month Iszi presents the Members' exclusive le... Read more

29 May 2018

36mins

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035 The story of Troy

035 The story of Troy

Iszi meets Alexandra Villing and Victoria Donnellan, curators of the upcoming major exhibition on Troy to discuss the or... Read more

4 Nov 2019

32mins

Ranked #4

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024 - Stonehenge

024 - Stonehenge

Stonehenge is an enduring source of mystery, myth and legend. It’s one of the most famous monuments in the world, equal ... Read more

26 Oct 2018

35mins

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017 - Cracking the Egyptian Code

017 - Cracking the Egyptian Code

The British Museum Membercast is a monthly podcast made available to ‘all studious and curious persons’. Comedian, podca... Read more

27 Mar 2018

41mins

Ranked #6

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006 - Friends, Romans, countrymen?

006 - Friends, Romans, countrymen?

Julia Farley, Curator of British and European Iron Age Collections, joins Iszi Lawrence to examine the early years of th... Read more

30 May 2017

48mins

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020 - Nefertiti's face

020 - Nefertiti's face

This month Iszi presents the Members' exclusive lecture from Joyce Tyldesley and explores the creation of a cultural ico... Read more

26 Jun 2018

39mins

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007 - The Holy Roman Empire

007 - The Holy Roman Empire

Professor Peter H Wilson invites Iszi Lawrence to All Souls College, Oxford, for episode 7 of Membercast. Featuring exce... Read more

27 Jun 2017

42mins

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027 - The origins of writing

027 - The origins of writing

Iszi talks to Andrew Robinson and tries to get to the bottom of the origins of writing. Was it invented once and transmi... Read more

25 Feb 2019

33mins

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004 - Footprints in time

004 - Footprints in time

Curator Nick Ashton discusses the earliest human occupation of Britain with Iszi Lawrence. Featuring snippets from Nick’... Read more

28 Mar 2017

40mins

Ranked #11

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028 - How do you know that it is old

028 - How do you know that it is old

Iszi talks to Nick Ashton about recent fieldwork on the coast of East Anglia and finds out how dating works in archaeolo... Read more

26 Mar 2019

37mins

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014 Egyptian Art

014 Egyptian Art

This month Iszi talks to curator Marcel Maree all about Egyptian art. She finds out why foot position is so important, i... Read more

22 Dec 2017

41mins

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012 - The BP exhibition Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia

012 - The BP exhibition Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia

This month Iszi talks to curator St John Simpson all about the BP exhibition Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia. She... Read more

24 Oct 2017

38mins

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026 Ashurbanipal

026 Ashurbanipal

Iszi talks to Project Curator Carine Harmand to find out who Ashurbanipal was and why we know so little about him.  The ... Read more

29 Jan 2019

35mins

Ranked #15

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021 The seaside (Part 1)

021 The seaside (Part 1)

This month Iszi presents the Members' exclusive lecture from Sir Barry Cunliffe and wonders how and why humans became se... Read more

24 Jul 2018

37mins

Ranked #16

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010 - The man who collected the world

010 - The man who collected the world

Iszi Lawrence talks to Historian James Delbourgo all about his new biography of Hans Sloane, Collecting the World. They ... Read more

29 Aug 2017

45mins

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033 Rethinking Rembrandt

033 Rethinking Rembrandt

Iszi meets Olenka Horbatsch, curator of the recent Rembrandt: thinking on paper exhibition to discuss the artist's innov... Read more

10 Sep 2019

34mins

Ranked #18

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005 - Capability Brown

005 - Capability Brown

Richard Wheeler, National Specialist in Garden History for The National Trust, discusses English landscape designer Capa... Read more

25 Apr 2017

42mins

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018 - A year in the life of scientific research at the Museum

018 - A year in the life of scientific research at the Museum

This month Iszi presents the Members' exclusive lecture from Carl Heron, Director of Scientific Research, looking at spe... Read more

24 Apr 2018

35mins

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034 Inspired by the east

034 Inspired by the east

Iszi meets Julia Tugwell and Olivia Threlkeld, curators of Inspired by the east how the Islamic world influenced western... Read more

22 Oct 2019

32mins

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