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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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26:06

Soneva Fushi, The Maldives Under The Sun! With...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/07/29

This week the award winning show hosted by Molly Oldfield, author of four books including Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year is at Soneva Fushi in The Maldives! It's a live recording filled with all the children on the island as well as resident experts!Hi I'm Molly! Thanks for listening to the podcast! I had so much fun recording it with the children and experts on Soneva Fushi in the Maldives! Thank you to Malsa and Shizna the barefoot booksellers on the island

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12:14

Why do fungi grow? With Merlin Sheldrake. How do...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/06/24

This week Molly Oldfield is joined by Merlin Sheldrake author of Entangled Life to find out about fungi, why they grow, how many blue whales worth of spores they create and where you'll find the biggest organism on earth, which is a fungi. Plus how tiny kangaroos are the size of a baked bean and need to live in their mothers pouches for months after they're born. Plus a lovely piece of writing by Maria Popova of The Marginalian answering a question about bicycles. For more info about the podcast,

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12:36

Who gave numbers their names, and how did they choose...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/06/17

Welcome back to another episode Everything Under The Sun!This week we have the fantastic mathematician and author Marcus du Sautoy, answering the question ‘Who came up with the names of numbers, and how did they choose them?’We also work out the answer to Sam's question 'Why do plane's flaps go up when landing, but not when taking off?' as well as Delilah's question 'Do all of our fingers have the same fingerprints?' Lots of fun questions to delve into this week and we look forward to exploring them

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13:44

Who was the first monarch? With Dominic Sandbrook....

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/06/10

Welcome back to another episode Everything Under The Sun!This week we have the brilliant historian and author Dominic Sandbrook, answering Penny’s question ‘Who was the first monarch of England?’We also work out the answer to River's question how are books made? And discuss a pressing question from Jemima which is what are the world's smallest and biggest islands?Lots of fun questions to delve into this week and we look forward to exploring them with you.Have a lovely weekend!Do check out the

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15:02

Does the Queen Carry Money? With Dame Joanna Lumley....

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/06/02

Its the 100th episode of Everything Under The Sun!Which means we've answered over 300 children's questions on the show!This week Dame Joanna Lumley is our guest answering a question about The Queen for the Jubilee!Plus we discuss a question about bank holidays, did you know the man who invented them liked to study ants and taught his pet poodle to read?We also find out about the hottest country in the world! Have a lovely weekend! Do check out the BOOK

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14:29

99. Cats Under The Sun! With Adam Kay

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/05/27

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books including Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year) answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week, we’re kicking off the 99th episode of Everything Under the Sun with a wonderful episode featuring author and doctor Adam Kay all about cats. Adam takes on 'why are some people allergic to cats?'And Molly answers three more curious

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17:00

98. Why do some words rhyme? With Giles Andreae. Why...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/05/20

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week, we’re continuing our new season of Everything Under the Sun with a wonderful episode featuring author Giles Andreae. Giles answers a question sent in by Gabriel about why words rhyme, offering us lots of knowledge about why words sound how they do, and what exactly makes different sounds rhyme!And Molly answers two

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14:06

97. How are sea shells formed? With Helen Scales....

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/05/13

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week, we’re continuing our new season of Everything Under the Sun with a wonderful episode featuring author and marine biologist Helen Scales. Helen answers a question sent in by Rian about how shells are formed, explaining which animals create which shells, and how!And Molly answers two more curious questions from our

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16:38

96. Why are sheep so fluffy? Why do we work to make...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/05/06

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week, we’re answering: Why are sheep so fluffy?Why do we work to make money?Why does metal feel cold when you touch it?Talking about work we have Holly Tucker, founder of Not On the High Street who shares with us why it is wonderful to discover what we love and then find a way to make a business from it so we can share

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16:22

95. Why do we make mistakes? With Philippa Perry. How...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2022/04/29

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week, we’re kicking off a new season of Everything Under the Sun with a wonderful episode featuring author and psychotherapist Philippa Perry. Philippa answers a question sent in by Noemie about why we make mistakes and gives lots of helpful insights into the importance of failure and how we can learn from our

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19:51

94. Why does Santa bring us toys? With Neil Gaiman....

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/12/24

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week on Everything Under the Sun, it's our Christmas Eve special! Our wonderful guest Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline, Stardust and Good Omens, answers a Christmassy question from Arlo, 'why does Santa bring us toys?'We also answer two more Christmassy questions, 'when was the first sighting of people putting candy canes

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16:57

93. Which country does Santa deliver his presents to...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/12/17

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week on Everything Under the Sun, our extra special guest Tom Fletcher, musician, author and Strictly star, helps us answer Henry’s cracking Christmassy question ‘which country does Santa deliver his presents to first, last and middle?’. We announce the winner from last week’s Lauren Child competition and offer the chance

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17:18

92. Why do elves have pointy ears? With Lauren Child....

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/12/10

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week Lauren Child, author of Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean and Ruby Redfort answers the extra Christmassy question 'why do elves have pointy ears?'. We pick the winner from last week's competition and we offer the chance to win a copy of Lauren Child's book Think Like An Elf and an elf-tastic tea towel!Continuing with

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18:18

91. What was the first poem? Why do we have curse...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/12/02

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week poetry expert William Sieghart tackles the question 'who wrote the first poem?' and there's a chance to win a copy of William's amazing book, Everyone sang! We also answer Ellie's question about why Pluto is no longer a planet and we explore - thanks to a question from Denis - why we have curse words. Tune in and

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19:10

90. Why are there always problems in stories? With...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/11/26

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week award-winning author Michael Morpurgo tackles the question 'why are there always problems in stories?' and there's a chance to win a copy of two of Michael's amazing books, Owl Or Pussycat? or The Puffin Keeper!We also answer Rory's question about whether owls can see in ultraviolet light and we explore the origins

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20:23

89. Can you make paper out of poo? With Maddie Moate....

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/11/25

On this award winning show we answer three questions sent in by children around the world. Can you make paper out of poo? Asks Arlo, 4. CBeebies presenter Maddie Moate has the answer. How do plants grow? Matilda, 10 would like to know! Join us to find out what plants need to grow.How do whales poo? asks Bluebell. Find out why whales help the ocean with their poo and what it is like!Check out the Everything Under The Sun book at www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun

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23:07

88. Why are tortoises so slow? With Sophie Dahl. Why...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/11/12

On this award winning show Molly Oldfield - the original QI elf, Guardian kids quiz compiler and writer (of four books) answers questions sent in by children around the world. This week we have wonderful author Sophie Dahl answering 'why are tortoises so slow?' based on her experience with her pet tortoise, Torty!We also work out why you might get a headache if you eat a lot of ice-cream quickly.As well as when lions and other animals from koalas to the world's smallest birds sleep!You'll get a

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20:54

87. What is racism & why is it bad? Ft special guest...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/10/21

On this award winning show we answer three questions from Tabitha, Emma and Christopher with help from special guest expert Laura Henry-Allain MBELaura is a writer, parenting expert, Early years advisor, inspirational speaker, creator of the CBeebies show JoJo and Gran Gran and has written a new book called Your Skin, My Skin.You can win a copy of her book on this week’s episode by entering our competition! Check out the pod for more info.Laura explains what racism is, how it is basically bullying,

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19:48

86. How are books published? With Ladybird book! Find...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/10/15

In this week's show we answer three questions from Louise, Amy and Wilf. The team at Ladybird books explain how Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year (the beautiful book of this podcast) was made. Find out how ladybirds get their spots and whether or not its on their birthday? We find out what fingernails on a blackboard have to do with babies crying. Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod and @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @mollyoldfield Facebook: Molly Oldfield

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14:22

85. Why do bad things exist? With guest Laura...

Everything Under The Sun ·

2021/10/07

On this award winning show, that goes along with the Everything Under The Sun BOOK we answer three questions a week, one with the help of an expert, two are answered by Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf and author of four books!Our first question is why do bad things exist answered by author Laura Dockrill. Next up find out what would happen if a cheetah and falcon raced, as well as what parts of a falcon inspired the design of jet engines.What does the tooth fairy do with our teeth? We have a

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