Everything Under The Sun

A podcast by Molly Oldfield

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150 Episodes

  1. #147 When were the first pirates? w/ Iszi Lawrence. What was the first book written? What is water made out of ?

    Published: 10/7/2024
  2. #146 How do solar panels make electricity? With Yasmin Ali. Why do people smile back when we smile on them? Why does the moon follow us?

    Published: 9/26/2024
  3. #145 Why do some countries have wars? With Lord Alf Dubs. Why are baby animals so cute? How did chicken pox get it's name?

    Published: 9/12/2024
  4. #144: Bee stings, colours, and maths with Chris Haughton

    Published: 9/5/2024
  5. How many kilos can a whale eat? With Tom Mustill. How do mermaids grow their tails? What lives in the Mariana Trench?

    Published: 5/30/2024
  6. Why do people yawn? With Dr Sarah Holper. Why do lions have manes? Which ocean animals are already extinct?

    Published: 5/10/2024
  7. 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?

    Published: 5/2/2024
  8. How did the Milky Way form? With Jim Al-Khalili. Why is there no gravity on space? Why is Earth called Earth?

    Published: 4/26/2024
  9. Why do people's voices sound different? With Professor Guri Sandhu. How do echoes work? How did the Grand Canyon open up?

    Published: 4/5/2024
  10. 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?

    Published: 2/23/2024
  11. Why do our hearts beat when we're afraid? How are spiders born? Why do some children look like their parents?

    Published: 2/9/2024
  12. How are robots made? Why is the immortal jellyfish immortal? Can babies talk to other babies?

    Published: 2/2/2024
  13. Where were the first schools? With Jonathan Taylor. How did some homo sapiens survive the Ice Age? Why do men have beards?

    Published: 1/26/2024
  14. How is magic made? With Sophie Dahl. Why do bats hang upside down? How does kinetic sand work?

    Published: 12/22/2023
  15. Why do people get wrinkles? With Ross Barr. How does sunscreen work? How are stars made?

    Published: 12/15/2023
  16. What noises did dinosaurs make? With Jack Horner. Who built the Eiffel Tower? Why do nails grow?

    Published: 12/1/2023
  17. Why is lava so hot? With Robin Andrews. What are fireworks made of? Why do pandas eat bamboo?

    Published: 11/24/2023
  18. Why does an elephant's tummy rumble? With Jonathan Balcombe. Why do we get pins and needles? How do mirrors reflect?

    Published: 11/17/2023
  19. Why are bugs so little? With Erica McAlister. What are electrons made of? What is the richest place in the world?

    Published: 9/29/2023
  20. Would it be possible to transfer your body onto a computer? With Lath Carlson. How do aeroplanes fly? How many eggs does an octopus lay?

    Published: 9/22/2023

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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!