About this season
Part quiz, part panel show which celebrates the UK's unique and fascinating museums.
Episodes (8)
1. Episode 1
Aired 2 November 2015 • 30 min
Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of experts at the Burrell Collection, an array of more than 8,000 objects housed in Pollock Country Park in Glasgow.
2. Episode 2
Aired 9 November 2015 • 30 min
Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of experts at the Jewish Museum in London, founded in 1932 to tell the story of the history of the Jews in Britain.
3. Episode 3
Aired 16 November 2015 • 30 min
Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of experts at the Imperial War Museum, founded to tell the story of those whose lives have been shaped by war.
4. Episode 4
Aired 23 November 2015 • 30 min
Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of experts at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery in Scotland, which houses a remarkably eclectic range of objects.
5. Episode 5
Aired 30 November 2015 • 30 min
Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of experts at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry, located in the oldest surviving passenger railway station.
6. Episode 6
Aired 7 December 2015 • 30 min
Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of experts at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, home to the national collection of arms and armour.
7. Episode 7
Aired 14 December 2015 • 30 min
The Quizeum visits the Horniman Museum in London, which specialises in anthropology, natural history and musical instruments. Being quizzed by Griff Rhys Jones are historian Dr Janina Ramirez, ceramics expert Lars Tharp, explorer Benedict Allen, and biologist and author Miranda Krestovnikoff.
8. Christmas Special
Aired 25 December 2015 • 30 min
Museum-based quiz panel show. Griff Rhys Jones tests two teams of experts at the V&A Museum of Childhood in London, which provides a suitably seasonal challenge.