S08E08: Christmas Special

We get a little extra jolly with our festive co-host Emily O'Reilly as we open Christmas crackers with terrible jokes and rustly hats, attempt some predictions for the year ahead, do a conservation quiz, and play a game of deception. Tune in for a seasonal Dear Jane, a holiday tipple at the Benchwork Bar, and of course: a new conservation Christmas song! 04:02 The smouldering ruins of our 2020 predictions 08:28 Attempted predictions for 2021 11:28 Cracker time! 14:56 The Big Fat Conservation Quiz 27:50 Would I lie to you? 34:41 What’s in your tree? 43:32 What are we grateful for? 46:02 A Conservator’s White Christmas 49:54 Benchwork Bar: Scrapbook 52:48 Dear Jane Show Notes: - Books found in Romanian (not German) basement: https://www.euronews.com/2020/09/18/stolen-books-worth-2-7m-found-in-romanian-basement-during-police-raid - Darwin’s missing notebooks: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/nov/24/charles-darwins-notebooks-reported-stolen-from-cambridge-university - Bubble lights video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5un4DdKQZvs - CSP Music: https://www.instagram.com/csp_music/ - Go follow Amanda Richards for more conservation cocktails: https://twitter.com/ConserveItAll *** A Conservator's White Christmas (lyrics by Jenny Mathiasson and Kloe Rumsey; vocals by Chris from CSP Music) I’m dreaming of a white Christmas All archival and acid free With safe exhibits within RH limits To smiles in the gallery I’m dreaming of a dry Christmas The ones where ceilings never leak May your stores be stable all week May you find the blunder traps you seek I’m dreaming of a safe Christmas Just like the ones I’m hoping for No objects missing and curators listen Binning the last cotton glove I’m dreaming of a clean Christmas Without a health and safety fright May your labs be cozy and bright And may all your Christmases be right *** Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, and Emily O’Reilly. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Additional music and sound effects by Audio Jungle, CSP Music, and Calum Robertson. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2020.