Ranked #1
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
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50mins
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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
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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
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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
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35mins
Ranked #5
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
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41mins
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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
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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
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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
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Ranked #9
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
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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
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40mins
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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34mins
Ranked #18
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
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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
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35mins
Ranked #20
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
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32mins