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Everything Under The Sun

Everything Under The Sun


Everything Under The Sun

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Length:
144 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Children are full of curiosity and questions about the world.
Each Friday, join Molly Oldfield, write of the weekly kids quiz in the Guardian each Saturday, the original QI elf and author and host of Everything Under The Sun (both the book and podcast) as she answers questions sent in by children around the world with the help of experts including Neil Gaiman, Heston Blumenthal, Grayson Perry, Lauren Child, Richard Branson and Sophie Dahl to the fish curators at the Natural History Museum.
If you're a kid - big or small - with questions you want answered or if you want to learn interesting facts about life on earth, this is the award winning podcast for you.
Do check out Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year, published by Ladybird books now!
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Can animals laugh? Why do sperm whales sleep vertically? With Felix Marx from Te Papa Museum. Why do people say that cats have nine lives?

Welcome to Episode 17 of Season 7 everyone! Everything Under The Sun has been nominated...

13 minutes
May 02, 2024

How did the Milky Way form? With Jim Al-Khalili. Why is there no gravity on space? Why is Earth called Earth?

Welcome to Episode 16 of Season 7 everyone! Everything Under The Sun has been nominated...

13 minutes
Apr 26, 2024

Why do people's voices sound different? With Professor Guri Sandhu. How do echoes work? How did the Grand Canyon open up?

Welcome back to Everything under the Sun everyone! We've missed you! We've been taking ...

14 minutes
Apr 05, 2024

What happens to garbage that is not recycled? With James Piper. Why does pollution cause climate change? Which part of the world is most affected by global warming?

Welcome to Episode 14 of Season 7 everyone! Everything Under The Sun has been nominated...

14 minutes
Feb 23, 2024

Why do our hearts beat when we're afraid? How are spiders born? Why do some children look like their parents?

Welcome to Episode 13 of Season 7 everyone! Everything Under The Sun has been nominated...

15 minutes
Feb 09, 2024

How are robots made? Why is the immortal jellyfish immortal? Can babies talk to other babies?

Welcome to Episode 12 of Season 7 everyone! Everything Under The Sun has been nominated...

15 minutes
Feb 02, 2024

Where were the first schools? With Jonathan Taylor. How did some homo sapiens survive the Ice Age? Why do men have beards?

We're back for our first episode of 2024, Episode 11 of Season 7! Happy New Year everyo...

17 minutes
Jan 26, 2024

How is magic made? With Sophie Dahl. Why do bats hang upside down? How does kinetic sand work?

This week our wonderful guest is author Sophie Dahl answering a question about magic! M...

13 minutes
Dec 22, 2023

Why do people get wrinkles? With Ross Barr. How does sunscreen work? How are stars made?

We're back for the ninth episode of Season 7! Everything Under The Sun has been nominat...

13 minutes
Dec 15, 2023

What noises did dinosaurs make? With Jack Horner. Who built the Eiffel Tower? Why do nails grow?

We're back for the eighth episode of Season 7! Everything Under The Sun has been nomina...

13 minutes
Dec 01, 2023