Everything Under The Sun
A podcast by Molly Oldfield
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150 Episodes
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Christmas Under The Sun! With writer Neil Gaiman.
Published: 12/20/2019 -
Natural History Museum under the Sun! Why are Plants Green? How much Bamboo can a Giant Panda eat? Is Dippy the Diplodocus a Boy or a Girl?
Published: 12/13/2019 -
What Would We Do if we Didn’t have a Prime Minister? With Benjamin Zephaniah. How much Plastic is in the Sea? Where Will the Polar Bears go if the Ice Caps Melt?
Published: 12/6/2019 -
Why do Leaves Fall in Autumn? How do Birds make their Nests? How was Football Invented?
Published: 11/29/2019 -
Babies Under The Sun! How are Identical Twins Made? with Dr. Chris van Tulleken. How do Babies Learn to Talk? with Charles Fernyhough. Why do the Feathers of Baby Penguins Change when they get Older?
Published: 9/27/2019 -
Why do we Make Art? With Oliver Jeffers. What is the Biggest Painting in the World? Why do Butterflies have Patterns on their Wings?
Published: 9/20/2019 -
How does Yoga help you Relax? How do Springs on a Trampoline help you Bounce so High? Why do Roller Coasters make your Tummy Tickle?
Published: 9/13/2019 -
Where do Fruits come from? Why are Chillies so Spicy and Hot and what is the Hottest Chilli Called? Do Nectarines have Nectar in them?
Published: 9/6/2019 -
Trees Under The Sun! How Many Trees are there in the World? Why are Trees Important? How many Trees grow in the Amazon Rainforest?
Published: 8/30/2019 -
Firsts Under The Sun! Who was the First Artist? With artist Rob Ryan. What was the First Sport? What was the First Musical Instrument?
Published: 8/23/2019 -
Why Do We have an Appendix? Why Can’t Humans Wiggle their Ears? How Do Our Eyes See?
Published: 8/16/2019 -
How many Monkeys can a Python Eat in One Go? Why do Squirrels like Eating Nuts? Do Koalas get Bored only Eating Eucalyptus?
Published: 8/9/2019 -
Why is Cricket called Cricket and What are The Ashes? What does Incy Wincy Spider Need? How Do Grasshoppers eat?
Published: 8/2/2019 -
Why is the Sky Blue? Where do Clouds come from? Why Do Clouds Float over the Sky? How do Clouds make rain? Why is Bird Poo White?
Published: 7/26/2019 -
Everything Around The Moon! A 50 years since Apollo 11 celebration. Why do we see the moon in the day? Why haven’t people been to the moon since Apollo 17? How do astronauts see in the dark?
Published: 7/19/2019 -
Why did Tut become King at age 9 and how did he die? How do Cows make Milk? Who made the First Ice Cream?
Published: 7/12/2019 -
Why do Monkeys throw Poo? How do Salamanders regrow Body Parts? How do Whales Sleep?
Published: 7/5/2019 -
Everything in the Multiverse! What was before The Big Bang? How long has the Storm on Jupiter been raging for? What Noise does a Capybara make?
Published: 6/28/2019 -
Why are Reptiles so Shy? How do some Lizards walk on Water? What are your Toes for?
Published: 6/21/2019 -
Daddys Under The Sun! Which Animal makes the Best Daddy? Why do Chief Gorillas have Silver Hairs on their Back? Why do Men Have Nipples?
Published: 6/14/2019
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!