Everything Under The Sun

A podcast by Molly Oldfield

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150 Episodes

  1. Oceans Under The Sun! With Philip Hoare and the Natural History Museum. Why is the sea salty? Why does an octopus have three hearts? Why are orca whales black and white?

    Published: 6/7/2019
  2. Highlights Under The Sun!

    Published: 5/31/2019
  3. Why do Some People not have Houses and live on the street? With George the Poet. Why do Dogs Wag their Tails when they’re Happy? What Noise do Giraffes make?

    Published: 5/24/2019
  4. Butterflies Under The Sun! Why do Caterpillars turn into Butterflies? What Happens inside Cocoons? Do Butterflies have Bones?

    Published: 5/17/2019
  5. How Many Men Were in a Roman Army? with Dan Snow, Why do Cats Purr? Why do Stars Shine in the Sky? With the Science Museum.

    Published: 5/10/2019
  6. Do Aliens exist? How and Why Does Skin Tan? Why do Zebras have Stripes?

    Published: 5/3/2019
  7. How Much Water is in All the Oceans? How violently did Titanic shake when it hit the Iceberg? What is the Deadliest Shark and why?

    Published: 4/26/2019
  8. Dinosaurs Under The Sun! With the Natural History Museum. Plus Why does Easter move around when Christmas is always the same day each year?

    Published: 4/19/2019
  9. Birds Under The Sun! How do Birds Lay eggs? How do penguins find their way home? Why do birds run away from humans?

    Published: 4/12/2019
  10. Why Do We Only See One Side of The Moon? Why do Planets Have Cores? Why do Parrotfish sleep in Bubbles made of Snot?

    Published: 4/5/2019
  11. Which animals are the best Mummys? What is paint made of? Why are tortoises green and brown?

    Published: 3/29/2019
  12. How do Dolphins Squeak? How does a Football Referee’s Whistle Work? And Why do Giraffes have Such Long Necks?

    Published: 3/22/2019
  13. Why on Some Days do we Remember Dreams but Not on Other Days? Where do Gorillas Sleep At Night? How do we Sleep Walk?

    Published: 3/15/2019
  14. Where Do Ideas Come From? A World Book Day special with writer Abi Elphinstone & writer and illustrator Rob Biddulph.

    Published: 3/7/2019
  15. What is the Biggest Tree in the World? How Much Water is in an Apple? How many Bunnies are there in the World? Featuring Roberto, from the Natural History Museum

    Published: 3/1/2019
  16. Why are Some Animals Cold-Blooded and Some Animals Warm-Blooded? Why is There A Queen Bee? Is the Queen Bee bigger Than the Other Bees? Why Do Elephants Stomp their Feet and Stomp and Walk?

    Published: 2/22/2019
  17. Who Invented Writing and What Did They Write about? With British Museum curator, Irving Finkel. Why Do we Talk in Different Languages? How do Cheetahs Run so Fast?

    Published: 2/15/2019
  18. A Pirate's Life for Me, with The Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood

    Published: 2/8/2019
  19. Why Do We Taste Differently When We Have a Cold? With Heston Blumenthal. Why Do We Get Garlic Breath? And How Do Falcons Catch their Prey?

    Published: 2/1/2019
  20. Where do Babies Come From? With Marina Fogle. Plus How Deep is the River Thames? and Why do Ladybirds Have Spots?

    Published: 1/25/2019

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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!