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Everything Under The Sun

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

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46. What Would We Do if we Didn’t have a Prime...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/12/06

This week’s questions are about politics, plastic and how climate change affects polar bears. Poet Benjamin Zephaniah talks us through what it might be like to have no Prime Minister, and we find out about the plastic problem in our oceans as well as all about the perils facing polar bears.Subscribe to the show to never miss an episode and do send in your questions!Wishing you a lovely week!Check out the shows website www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukInsta: @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter:

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45. Why do Leaves Fall in Autumn? How do Birds make...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/11/29

Everything Under the Sun is back! This week we're answering questions about autumn leaves, birds nests and football!To answer the question about leaves we have Karen from The Woodland Trust in England. Join us to discover how trees hibernate a bit like hedgehogs and why they make beautiful coloured leaves that fall in Autumn.Find out all about birds and their nests, the biggest nest and the smallest nest in the world as well as birds that build nests out of pebbles, borrow other birds nests or just

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44. Babies Under The Sun! How are Identical Twins...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/09/27

Today is the 44th episode of Everything Under the Sun, a weekly podcast answering all the most pressing questions children around the world have about life on earth.Our first question comes from Violet and Tabitha who are twins! They would like to know where identical twins come from? To answer their question we have Dr. Chris van Tulleken who is a doctor AND an identical twin! So find out everything about how baby identical twins are made. It’s amazing that if you’re an identical twin there is

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43. Why do we Make Art? With Oliver Jeffers. What is...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/09/20

Art Under The Sun! This week our first question is why do people make art? To answer it we have Oliver Jeffers who is a brilliant artist who paints, illustrates, makes sculptures and creates books including The Heart and the Bottle, Here We Are, The Day the Crayons Quit, Stuck, Lost and Found and his new book The Fate of Fausto. So he’s the perfect person to answer Tara’s question! Have a listen to what Oliver has to say about why humans make art. PLUS how you can win a copy of his new book The

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42. How does Yoga help you Relax? How do Springs on a...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/09/13

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?Hello and welcome to 42nd episode of Everything Under the Sun, a weekly podcast answering all the most pressing questions children around the world have about life on earth.Today our first question comes from Sophia, who would like to know about something I LOVE, which is yoga! She askshow does yoga help you relax?To answer her question I have one of my favourite yoga

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41. Where do Fruits come from? Why are Chillies so...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/09/06

Today we’re talking about FRUIT!Our first fruity question comes from Tessa, she would like to know,where do fruits come from?To answer Tessa’s fab question we have Sir Tim Smit who built the amazing Eden Project and restored an incredible, wild, botanical garden called The Lost Gardens of Heligan. They are both in Cornwall and incredible places to visit so make sure you go one day!Tim knows all about trees, plants, nature and fruit, so he’s the perfect person to tell us all about where fruit comes

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40. Trees Under The Sun! How Many Trees are there in...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/08/30

Today we’re talking TREES and the Amazon Rainforest. Our first question comes from Jude, he would like to know how many trees there in the world, find out how many trillion trees grow on earth and how they were counted. Next up is Luca, who asks why are trees important? To answer him we have Bella Lack who is only 16 but has been campaigning for the environment for five years already. She loves wildlife and animals and talks to young people about our beautiful planet so Bella is the perfect person

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39. Firsts Under The Sun! Who was the First Artist?...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/08/23

Hello! It’s episode 39 of Everything Under the Sun and were talking about FIRSTS! The First Artists, the First Sports and the First musical instruments!The first question is fromEmily, who lives in South Africa, she would like to knowwho was the first artist?To answer Emily’s question I have aone of my favourite artists, the whimsical wonderful Rob Ryan,whose work you have to check out at robryanstudio.com. He has a lovely answer, which I hope will inspire you all to make some art!Next Scarlet

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38. Why Do We have an Appendix? Why Can’t Humans...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/08/16

This week’s questions are all about our bodies!Find out why we have an appendix with Dr. Chiara Hunt, she is a doctor and runs The Bump Class for Mums and Dads who are about to have a baby. She also co-hosts a podcast for parents called The Parent Hood with her sister MarinaFogle, which I went on earlier this year to talk about children and curiosity! So Chiara is the perfect person to answer your question!Next up we have a question from Otto, he would like to know about ear wiggling! Find out all

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37. How many Monkeys can a Python Eat in One Go? Why...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/08/09

Hello and welcome to episode 37 of Everything Under the Sun, a weekly podcast answering all the most pressing questions children around the world have about life on earth. Today our questions are all about animals and eating!Our question comes Cormac who wants to know about snakes and eating! He’d like to know how many monkey a python can eat in one go? To answer him we have Crocodile Joe who knows all about crocodiles, snakes and spiders and does educational shows about the creatures for

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36. Why is Cricket called Cricket and What are The...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/08/02

Hello! This week because the Ashes cricket match between England and Australia has just begun our first question is about cricket. It is from Matilda who would like to know why cricket is called cricket and what are the ashes? To answer it I have cricket legend, Mikey Holding, one of the fastest bowlers ever and a top cricket commentator who knows all about the game. Our second question is about a creature related to the insects called crickets. It’s from Aveline, and she asks how grasshoppers eat

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35. Why is the Sky Blue? Where do Clouds come from?...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/07/26

Hello! This week we’re chatting about the sky! The sky itself and why it is blue, clouds that float through it and birds that fly through it.Our first question comes from Sophia she would like to knowwhy the sky is blue?We find out all about how sunlight is filled with all the colours of the rainbow and how it moves in waves, some short and some long and how the shorter blue light gets through the blanket around earth to make the sky look blue. But did you know, scientifically the sky is actually

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34. Everything Around The Moon! A 50 years since...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/07/19

Everything Around The MOON! July the 20th will mark the 50th anniversary of when humans first landed on the moon! Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins made it to the moon. Mike Collins stayed in the command module and Buzz and Neil walked on the moon. Neil Armstrong strode out first and said: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”I saw the boot he was wearing in the Smithsoanian Museum in Washington DC and wrote about it in my book, The Secret Museum, if you want to

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33. Why did Tut become King at age 9 and how did he...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/07/12

Hello and welcome to episode 32 of Everything Under the Sun, a weekly podcast answering all the most pressing questions children around the world have about life on earth. Our first question comes from a whole class full of children, from Year three at Bolton Primary School, they would like to know: Why did Tut become King at age 9 and how did he die? To answer it I have a historian named Justin Pollard who has made a TV series about the Egyptians for the BBC and knows all about them! Next up we

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32. Why do Monkeys throw Poo? How do Salamanders...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/07/05

Hello and welcome to episode 32 of Everything Under the Sun! This week I went to the Bradford Literary Festival to talk about my books, The Secret Museum, WOW Museums, Natural Wonders of the World as well as Everything Under The Sun. When I was there talking to 400 children we all recorded a question, from Darrell who was one of the children at the talk. It is - why do monkeys throw poo? We find out the reason and chat about some of the 260 species of monkey!Next up we have a question about

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31. Everything in the Multiverse! What was before The...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/06/28

Everything in the Multiverse! This week is episode 31 of Everything Under The Sun and we’re answering questions from Charlie, Menashe and Ray about The Big Bang, the storm on Jupiter and all the funny noises a capybara makes! They're a giant rodent that looks like a huge guinea pig that lives in South America. To answer Charlie’s question we have Professor Jim Al-Khalili who knows everything about physics and science - he teaches at a university and writes books, makes TV shows and radio programmes

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30. Why are Reptiles so Shy? How do some Lizards walk...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/06/21

Reptiles! Lizards that walk on Water! Toes! Join us today to listen to the answers to three questions, from Ralph, Lila and Julia. They would like to know why reptiles are so shy, how some lizards walk on water and what our toes are for!To answer Ralph’s question we havePaolo Viscardi, who is a curator in the National Museum of Ireland, he works in zoology so knows all about reptiles! I met him when I was writing my first book, The Secret Museum and he showed me all the things hidden behind the

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29. Daddys Under The Sun! Which Animal makes the Best...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/06/14

This Sunday is Father’s Day in the UK, so this week is a celebration of Daddy’s and male things! Our first question is from Tasso who would like to know which animal makes the best Daddy? Find out about a tiny monkey called a Pygmy marmoset – the smallest monkey in the world - arctic wolves, emperor penguins and perhaps the best Dads of all – seahorses! To tell us about seahorses we have marine biologist Helen Scales who has written a book about them, called Poseidon's Steed.Next up is Reuben who

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28. Oceans Under The Sun! With Philip Hoare and the...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/06/07

Today I have three questions about the OCEAN and creatures in it! Because June 8th is World Oceans Day, a global celebration with hundreds of events around the world celebrating the ocean, including Everything Under The Sun with this show!Our first question comes from Emmeline and Elkie, they would like to know why the sea is salty? Our answer comes from Philip Hoare, a writer who loves the ocean and has written books about whales and the sea. He swims in the ocean every day, no matter the weather

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Highlights Under The Sun!

Everything Under The Sun ·

2019/05/31

Everything Under The Sun is on holiday this week (researching next week’s episode about the oceans by swimming in it!) but we recently won a bronze at the British Podcast Awards for Best Family Podcast so we thought it would be fun to share the entry we made for that awards, which has highlights from the first few months of the show! A celebration for regular listeners and a taster of all the things you can listen to from the first few months if you’re a new listener. Enjoy!I'll be back next week

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