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Welcome to Episode #165 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week is a spooky special! Happy halloween everyone!
This week the wonderful Sy Montgomery explains why giant squids have such excellent eye sight! 🦑
We find out how spiders make their awesome webs! 🕷️🕸️
And why we celebrate halloween in the first place! 🎃👻
Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!
Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )
If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.
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Welcome to Episode #164 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week Laura Tranfield imparts some knowledge about the way clownfish switch from male to female! 🐟🐠
We get to hear about the origins of air, and how it came to be! 💨🌬️
And how fireflies light up in that beautiful way! 🔥🪰
Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!
Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )
If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.
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Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
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Welcome to Episode #163 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week we're joined by Robin George Andrews! He tells us all about volcanoes! We get to learn all about toes and why they go from biggest to smallest
And how sellotape is made!
Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!
Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )
If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.
Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites
Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
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Welcome to Episode #161 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week we’re joined by the awesome and amazing Juli Berwald! She tells us all about the relationship between the oxygen we breathe and the oceans we swim in!🌊🪸
We get to learn all about snake teeth and whether or not they fall out!🐍🦷
And how paper is made!🧻📜♻️
Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!
Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )
If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.
Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites
Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
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Welcome to Episode #161 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week we’re joined by the knowledgable Brother Guy Consolmagno! He explains to us how planets manage to float in space! 🪐🚀
We learn all about tortoises and how long they've been on Earth! 🐢
And how a thermometer works!🌡️
Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!
Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )
If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.
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Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
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Welcome to Episode #160 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week, we’re joined by the wise and wonderful Arief Rabik, a bamboo forestry advocate and founder of Indobamboo! He explains how plants grow! 🌱🫛
We learn about the fascinating Shinkansen bullet train and how it manages to go so fast! 🚄
And why do mosquito bites itch so much! 🦟
Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!
Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )
If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.
Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites
Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
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Welcome to Episode #159 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week, we’re joined by the brilliant Dr Felix Marx, palaeontologist, biologist and curator at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa! He explains why reptiles lay eggs and mammals don't. 🥚
We learn about the complicated process of how babies learn how to talk!
And when people started keeping cats as pets! 🐈
Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!
Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )
If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.
Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites
Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
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Welcome to Episode #158 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week, we’re joined by the brilliant James Maclaine, fish curator at the Natural History Museum in London to answer a fishy question, why do Anglerfish have lights on their heads?
We find out about life as a wombat and why they do square poos?
And why ice cream is SO yummy!
Each answer is from Molly Oldfield's new BOOK, Everything Under The Sun, all around the world.
Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )
If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.
Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites
Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
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Welcome to Episode #157 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week, we’re joined by the brilliant Ben Hoare, nature writer and author of Animal Partnerships, to help us answer a bug-tastic question—can beetles talk to ants?
Then, we’ll melt into the world of wax and wicks to discover how candles are made. And finally, we’ll follow the flow to find out where the water in a river actually comes from.
Get ready for another illuminating episode full of nature, science, and wonder!
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Welcome to Episode #156 of Everything Under the Sun!
This week, we’re joined by the brilliant and always entertaining FunMaster Mike Klein—chess expert, educator, and all-around fun guy—to help us answer a seriously strategic question: how do you become a grandmaster in chess?
Next, we’ll zoom out to explore the world map and ask: why do countries have capital cities? And finally, we’ll swing over to Madagascar to uncover the reason behind those stylish stripes—why are lemurs’ tails so stripy?
Get ready for a brainy, bouncy episode full of games, geography, and animal wonders!
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From the publisher's feed
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!

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