Everything Under The Sun
A podcast by Molly Oldfield
160 Episodes
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97. How are sea shells formed? With Helen Scales. What is the rarest animal in the world? How long can frogs survive underwater?
Published: 13/05/2022 -
96. Why are sheep so fluffy? Why do we work to make money? With Holly Tucker Why is metal cold?
Published: 6/05/2022 -
95. Why do we make mistakes? With Philippa Perry. How do birds form a murmuration and why do they do it? Who invented milkshakes?
Published: 29/04/2022 -
94. Why does Santa bring us toys? With Neil Gaiman. When was the first sighting of people putting candy canes on Christmas trees? Why do we kiss under the mistletoe?
Published: 24/12/2021 -
93. Which country does Santa deliver his presents to first, last and middle? With Tom Fletcher. Why is it winter in Australia when it’s summer in England? Why do we get goosebumps when we’re cold?
Published: 17/12/2021 -
92. Why do elves have pointy ears? With Lauren Child. How do sharks hear? Are stars meant to go on top of the Christmas tree or angels?
Published: 10/12/2021 -
91. What was the first poem? Why do we have curse words? Why is Pluto no longer a planet?
Published: 2/12/2021 -
90. Why are there always problems in stories? With Michael Morpurgo. How do owls see in ultraviolet light? Who decides the names for groups of animals?
Published: 26/11/2021 -
89. Can you make paper out of poo? With Maddie Moate. How do plants grow? How do whales poo?
Published: 25/11/2021 -
88. Why are tortoises so slow? With Sophie Dahl. Why do we get brain freeze when we eat ice-cream? Where do lions sleep?
Published: 12/11/2021 -
87. What is racism & why is it bad? Ft special guest expert Laura Henry-Allain MBE, how does a Mummy chicken save her chicks if a fox tries to eat them?
Published: 21/10/2021 -
86. How are books published? With Ladybird book! Find out how Everything Under The Sun book was made!
Published: 15/10/2021 -
85. Why do bad things exist? With guest Laura Dockrill. If a cheetah and a falcon raced who would win? What are teeth made of & why does the tooth fairy want them?
Published: 7/10/2021 -
84. Are footballers happy? Why do tears come when we are sad? Why do we love in tennis? Ft special guest expert Tony Adams.
Published: 1/10/2021 -
83. How do Electric Cars Drive? Featuring The Royal Institution, How long does it take to build a motorway? Why do we get carsick?
Published: 23/09/2021 -
82. How do people become refugees? With Clarissa Ward, CNN.
Published: 17/09/2021 -
81. Apollo Under The Sun! With Stephen Fry.
Published: 9/09/2021 -
80. Do unicorns exist? Why do rhinos have horns? How do narwhals use their horns? With special guest Ofra Magidor, professor of philosophy at Oxford University
Published: 16/04/2021 -
79. Why does wind blow? Why do the clocks go forwards and backwards? Why do bees make honey? Ft special guest expert Kate Martin from The National Trust.
Published: 9/04/2021 -
78. Why do bunnies hop? How do hens make eggs? How is a chick born? Why are some eggs speckled? With guest expert Peter Gallivan from the Royal Institution.
Published: 2/04/2021
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!
