Gouging, scraping and chopping. The reporter Chloe Veltman shows us the painstaking art of making an oboe reed, and how it can be the difference between sounding like a singing nightingale, or a belligerent duck.James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.

Gouging, scraping and chopping. The reporter Chloe Veltman shows us the painstaking art of making an oboe reed, and how it can be the difference between sounding like a singing nightingale, or a belligerent duck. James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.

#51 - Oboe Reeds

Where does the word 'Window' derive from? And what does it have to do with a Norwegian architectural historian and a bohemian Austrian poet? On a lyrical journey from death to inspiration, Anne Ulrikke Andersen takes a look through the windows in the life of Christian Norberg-Schulz.James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.

Where does the word 'Window' derive from? And what does it have to do with a Norwegian architectural historian and a bohemian Austrian poet? On a lyrical journey from death to inspiration, Anne Ulrikke Andersen takes a look through the windows in the life of Christian Norberg-Schulz. James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.

#50 - Windows

What do we all use, but never visit? The sound artist Matt Parker takes us inside the bizarre world of remote Data Centres, where our wireless world is powered by rows and rows of computers running all day, everyday. But what is the true cost of these centres to our planet? What do they sound like? And why does one have an empty white room with an executive leather armchair and a faceless portrait hanging on the wall?James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.

What do we all use, but never visit? The sound artist Matt Parker takes us inside the bizarre world of remote Data Centres, where our wireless world is powered by rows and rows of computers running all day, everyday. But what is the true cost of these centres to our planet? What do they sound like? And why does one have an empty white room with an executive leather armchair and a faceless portrait hanging on the wall? James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.

Data Centres

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.From Bamboozle, to being switched off, and now being salvaged for the digital age. James O'Malley looks at the life, death and resurrection of Teletext.

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe. From Bamboozle, to being switched off, and now being salvaged for the digital age. James O'Malley looks at the life, death and resurrection of Teletext.

# 46 - Teletext

From beautifully crafted tourist attractions, to nightmarish dystopian visions, the broadcaster Tim Dunn shares his love for the 'little works of art' that are model villages.Presenter: James Ward
Contributor: Tim Dunn
Producer: Luke Doran
Editor: Moy McGowan

From beautifully crafted tourist attractions, to nightmarish dystopian visions, the broadcaster Tim Dunn shares his love for the 'little works of art' that are model villages. Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Tim Dunn Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan

#5 - Model Villages

How did the wooden pallet become the 'single most important object in the global economy'? Liam Shaw delves deep in to the history of this ubiquitous object.Presenter: James Ward
Contributor: Liam Shaw
Producer: Luke Doran
Editor: Moy McGowan

How did the wooden pallet become the 'single most important object in the global economy'? Liam Shaw delves deep in to the history of this ubiquitous object. Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Liam Shaw Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan

#4 - Wooden Pallets

The journalist Andrew Male takes a personal journey in to the mysterious beginnings of yellow line road markings. Presenter: James Ward 
Contributor: Andrew Male 
Producer: Luke Doran 
Editor: Moy McGowan

The journalist Andrew Male takes a personal journey in to the mysterious beginnings of yellow line road markings. Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Andrew Male Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan

#3 - Yellow Lines

A book for $1.7 million? To a computer, it made sense. Sort of. Tracy King explains.Presenter: James Ward
Contributor: Tracy King
Producer: Luke Doran
Editor: Moy McGowan

A book for $1.7 million? To a computer, it made sense. Sort of. Tracy King explains. Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Tracy King Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan

#2 - Book Pricing Algorithms

What is the specific date of Armageddon according to Douglas Adams? Steve Cross close-reads The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy to find outPresenter: James Ward
Contributor: Steve Cross
Producer: Luke Doran
Editor: Moy McGowan

What is the specific date of Armageddon according to Douglas Adams? Steve Cross close-reads The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy to find out Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Steve Cross Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan

#1 - The End Of The World

Behind every boring subject is another layer of boringness you could have never imagined.Presenter: James Ward 
Producer: Luke Doran
Editor: Moy McGowan

Behind every boring subject is another layer of boringness you could have never imagined. Presenter: James Ward Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan

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