Everything Under The Sun

A podcast by Molly Oldfield

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150 Episodes

  1. Why is garlic good for your heart? With Tara Lee. How do skunks get their smell out? Do seagulls and snakes sneeze?

    Published: 9/15/2023
  2. How was ballet invented? With Dame Darcey Bussell. Why do penguins waddle? What are bones made from?

    Published: 9/8/2023
  3. Who invented chess? With Fun Master Mike from Chesskids. Why are piggy banks shaped like pigs? Why are penguins black and white?

    Published: 8/31/2023
  4. How can you store so many things in your mind? With Louise Gooding. Why is the bit in your eye around your pupil coloured? Why are tears salty?

    Published: 5/19/2023
  5. Why does our hair go static when we're jumping on the trampoline? With Fran Scott. How does electricity get into the clouds and make thunder? Why do sun and rain make rainbows?

    Published: 5/12/2023
  6. Can people mind read? With Derren Brown. Have you ever lost a best friend? How many humans are in the world?

    Published: 5/5/2023
  7. How do astronauts get on the space station (and what happens if they're really tall)? With Nicole Stott. How high up are clouds? Why do clouds move?

    Published: 4/28/2023
  8. Why do we think it's funny when people trip and fall down? With Tweedy the Clown. Why can't horses throw up? Why are clownfish stripy?

    Published: 4/21/2023
  9. What is the healthiest food in the world? With Tim Spector. How was the first yoghurt made? What does the 'C' stand for in Vitamin C?

    Published: 3/10/2023
  10. Who created superheroes? With Paul Levitz. Why does the British passport have a unicorn on it? Why do bulls have horns?

    Published: 3/3/2023
  11. COMO Point Yamu, Phuket x Everything Under The Sun

    Published: 12/31/2022
  12. Who was the first person to see Santa? How old is Santa? How did Father Christmas meet the elves? With Neil Gaiman. Why do red berries grow on holly?

    Published: 12/24/2022
  13. How do you make perfume? With Mandy Aftel. How is the Earth made? Where does snow come from?

    Published: 12/15/2022
  14. How were our bones made? With Dame Professor Sue Black. How long do humans live for? Why do we laugh when we get tickled?

    Published: 12/8/2022
  15. Why do dogs pant? With Crufts. Why do dogs have fur? How far up a redwood tree can a cat climb?

    Published: 12/1/2022
  16. How do worms make soil healthy? With Sarah Langford. Do wormholes actually exist? How can tardigrades survive in space?

    Published: 11/24/2022
  17. Why is the symbol for pride a rainbow? With Gareth Peter. Why are some sunsets not the same colours? Why do diamonds shine?

    Published: 11/17/2022
  18. Why are insects good for the planet? With Gavin Broad. Why do bees have yellow and black stripes? Why is baby poo yellow?

    Published: 11/11/2022
  19. How can we understand hieroglyphics? With Ilona Regulski. Who wrote the first dictionary? Why do pens dry out?

    Published: 11/3/2022
  20. What colour blood do jellyfish have? What are jellyfish made of? With Juli Berwald. Why are black cats and the number 13 unlucky? Can spiders be born with less than 8 legs?

    Published: 10/27/2022

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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!