Podcast appearances and mentions of molly oldfield

Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! To kick things off Bex got chatting to Craig Graham, Mike Sterling and Laura Graham from Beano all about their Boomic series and which character the latest installment is focusing on? To get you all in the festive mood we're now joined by Indie Book Award winning author Sophie Anderson about her brand new book The Snow Girl, an enchanting story about facing fears and knowing when to let go. The international best-selling author Eoin Colfer joins us to continue the festive theme and tells us all about his brand new book Juniper's Chrisrmas, a story about eleven-year-old Juniper Lane who's thrown into a Christmas adventure like no other.Our last author is someone a little bit closer to home in Molly Oldfield who's just joined the Fun Kids Podcast Network and joins us to talk about her brand new book Everything Under The Sun, a curious question for every day of the year. That's all on this week's episode of Fun Kids Book WormsJoin Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Christopher's question "How can we store so many things in our mind? Will we ever run out of space" With the help of very special guest expert Louise Gooding!We also discuss Meadow's question "Why is the bit in your eye around your pupil coloured?". Finally, we find out the answer to Ziggy's question, "Why are tears salty?"Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Enzo's question "Why does our hair go static when we're jumping on the trampoline?" With the help of very special guest expert Fran Scott!We also discuss Mira's question "How does electricity get into the clouds and make thunder". Finally, we find out the answer to Mishka's question, "Why does sun and rain make rainbows?"Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Maya's question "Can people mind read?" With the help of very special guest expert Derren Brown! We also discuss Fabiolla's question "have you ever lost a best friend? If so how did you feel?". Finally, we find out the answer to Keir's question, "How many humans are in the world?" Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Jessica's question "How do astronauts get on the space station (and what happens if they're really tall)?" With the help of astronaut Nicole Stott!We also answer Rufus's question "how high up are the clouds?". Finally, we find out the answer to Angus's question, "Why do clouds move?"Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Christopher's question "Why do we think it's funny when people trip and fall down (if they don't hurt themselves)?" With the help of Tweedy the Clown from Gifford's Circus!We also answer Emmeline's question "Why can't horses throw up?". Finally, we find out the answer to Alex's question, "Why are clownfish stripy?"Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Mathilda's question "What is the healthiest food in the world?" With the help of nutritional expert and best-selling author, Tim Spector!We also answer Akshat's question "How was the first yoghurt made?". Finally, we find out the answer to Anuradha's question, "What does the 'C' stand for in Vitamin C?"Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Maya's question "Who created superheroes?" With the help of Paul Levitz, comic book writer and superhero expert!We also answer Bella's question "Why does the British passport have a unicorn on it?". Finally, we find out the answer to Leila's question, "Why do bulls have horns?"Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the Christmas special of this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to four questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we have Tara's question who was the first person to see Santa? Then we have Alessia asking How old is Santa? and finally we find out How Father Christmas met the first elves? asked by Oliver. All of these questions are answered by Neil Gaiman. Neil is an incredible author and brilliant person who knows lots about Christmas!One snowy Christmas in NYC Neil Gaiman dressed as Charles Dickens and read A Christmas Carol from the original performance copy Dickens made himself and read from 150 years ago, I did a talk about finding the book in the NYPL when researching my book, The Secret MuseumHere is the link to the magical evening - https://soundcloud.com/qi-official-channel/molly-oldfield-neil-gaiman-theWe also discover why red berries grow on holly, answering Hayden's question.Enjoy the show and wishing everyone a very merry Christmas!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week and Happy Christmas x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Connie's question how do we make perfume? With the help of Mandy Aftel, perfumer and author. Find out more about on her website https://www.aftelier.com/ We also think about how the Earth was made, answering Kate from Manorfield School's question. Finally, we find out the answer to Beatrice's question, where does snow come from?Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we have Layla's question how were our bones made? Answered by Dame Professor Sue Black, world leading forensic anthropologist.We also discover how long humans live for, answering Emily's question. Finally, we find out the answer to Marin's question, why do we laugh when we get tickled?Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Rosanna's question "Why do dogs pant?" With the help of Nick Sutton, dog health expert at Crufts!We also discover why dogs have fur, answering Aurora's question. Finally, we find out the answer to Hannah's question, "How far up a redwood tree can a cat climb?"Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Zoey's question how do worms make soil healthy? With the help of Sarah Langford, farmer and author.We also think about whether wormholes exist or not, answering Clara's question. Finally, we find out the answer to Max's question, how can tardigrades, also known as water bears, survive in space?Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Finley's question why is the symbol for pride month a bit of a rainbow? With the help of Gareth Peter, author of 'My Daddies'!We also discover why sunsets are not always the same colours, answering Zoe's question. Finally, we find out the answer to Charlotte's question, why diamonds shine?Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we have Enzo's question why are insects good for the planet? Answered by Gavin Broad, curator of the insect collection at the Natural History Museum in LondonWe also discover why bees have yellow and black stripes, answering Xavier's question. Finally, we find out the answer to Astrid's question, why is baby poo yellow?Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Bea's question how can we understand hieroglyphics? With the help of Ilona Regulski, Egyptologist and curator of Egyptian Written Culture at the British Museum!We also discover who wrote the first dictionary, answering Mateo's question. Finally, we find out the answer to Ted's question, why do pens dry out?Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answer to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!First up we tackle Beniga's question how many emotions do we have? With the help of Julia Samuel, psychotherapist, author, podcaster and emotions expert! We also think about if snails can go upside down? asked by Toby, and then we find out the answer to Jess's question about why camels have lumps on their backs? Enjoy the show!Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answer to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world! First up we tackle why do we have mosquitos? With the help of Bart, the mosquito expert at Soneva hotel in The Maldives! We also find out what clouds taste like? And work out the answer to, what noise do turtles make? With thanks to Rosie who works for the Oliver Ridley turtle conservation organisation! Enjoy the show! Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sunand more info is on social media@mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod on instagramand @mollyoldfield on twitterThank you! Have a lovely week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 for inviting me, to Ultimate Library and to everyone at Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani for inviting me and looking after me and my family so well! I've loved being a writer and podcaster in residence! Please can I come back every year... : )Our experts this week are visiting astrophysicist and analogue astronaut Sarafina Nance who has been in a Mars simulator and knows all about life on Mars! We also have Rio and Morgane who look after the marine life and coral at Soneva Fushi. They're all here to answer children's questions!The questions we tackle include:Why do fish have gills? Asks Charlotte, 7, Australia – answered by Rio, marine biologist Soneva FushiWhy do some people want to live on Mars? Arlo, 5, England answered by Sarafina Nance astrophysicist and analogue astronaut who has lived in a Mars simulatorHow many stars are in this galaxy? Asks Zoya, 7, India answered by Sarafina NanceHow did the Maldives form? Asks Lidewij, 7 from the Netherlands answered by Morgane the marine biologist at Soneva FushiHow big is a Megaladon? Asks Audrey, 3, Australia answered by MollyWhy is Venus hot? Asks Jahan, 4, India answered by SarafinaWhat is the biggest planet in space? Charlotte, 7, Australia answered by SarafinaHow did the storm on Jupiter form the big red dot? Asks Arlo, 5 from EnglandWhat is the biggest coral in the world? Charlotte, 7, Australia answered by Morgane, Soneva Fushi's marine biologistI hope you love the show! It was so much fun to make it live in Soneva Fushi!Sending sunshine,Love Molly x See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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, and the Everything Under The Sun book go to:www.mollyoldfield.comDo check out Entangled Life by Merlin it is a wonderful read about a hidden realm! Instagram: @mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @mollyoldfield Do send in a question by recording it using a phone saying your name, age, country you live in and ask the question and send it to molly@everythingunderthesun.co.ukIt may end up on the podcast or in a book! : ) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 questions from our listeners: why do cats retract their claws? Why do cats have tails and why don't cats like water? Tune in for lots of sunshine and fun and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! We hope you enjoy and thank you so much for supporting Everything Under the Sun! Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun! Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the SunWith big THANKS to Banjo Robinson, www.banjorobinson.com check out their new FREE schools programme where Banjo the travelling cat writes to your children's school! : ) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 more curious questions from our listeners: ‘why do fish have scales?' and ‘why do humans have lips?' Tune in for lots of sunshine and fun and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! We hope you enjoy and thank you so much for supporting Everything Under the Sun! Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun! Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the Sun Contact Giles Andreae here - jhodges@unitedagents.co.ukfollow him on Instagram @drHelenScales and Twitter @helenscalesAnd a big thanks to Orchard Toys for sponsoring today's episode.Check out their products at https://www.orchardtoys.com/Also, give them a follow on Instagram at @orchardtoysThank you! Have a lovely week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 listeners: ‘what is the rarest animal in the world?' from Alex and ‘how long can frogs last underwater?' from Lola! Tune in for lots of sunshine and fun and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! We hope you enjoy and thank you so much for supporting Everything Under the Sun! Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun! Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the Sun Contact Helen Scales here - https://helenscales.com/portfolio/contact-me-2/follow her on Instagram @drHelenScales and Twitter @helenscalesAnd a big thanks to Orchard Toys for sponsoring today's episode. Check out their products at https://www.orchardtoys.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw7IeUBhBbEiwADhiEMYWHJjTBGicjoL3haYmZthVHu4cCX2V2YN7mTLoRLar4F-yMLoKOORoCk4wQAvD_BwEAlso, give them a follow on Instagram at @orchardtoysThank you! Have a lovely week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 our passions!Tune in for lots of sunshine and fun and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! We hope you enjoy and thank you so much for supporting Everything Under the Sun!Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun!Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the SunHolly Tucker is at www.holly.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 mistakes! And Molly answers two more curious questions from our listeners: ‘how do birds form a murmuration and why do they do it?' from Violet and ‘who invented milkshakes?' from Eliza! Tune in for lots of sunshine and fun and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! We hope you enjoy and thank you so much for supporting Everything Under the Sun! Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun! Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the Sun Philippa Perry's agents info page is here - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/philippa-perryand she is in twitter here: @Philippa_PerryThank you! Have a lovely week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 on christmas trees?' from Tara and 'why do we kiss under the mistletoe?' from Dominic and we announce the winner of last week's Tom Fletcher competition!Tune in for lots of Christmassy fun and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! We hope you enjoy and thank you so much for supporting Everything Under the Sun!Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun!Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the SunThank you! Have a lovely week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 to win a copy of Tom Fletcher's fantastic new book ‘The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List'!We also answer two more wintry questions, ‘why is it winter in australia when it's summer in england?' from Zac and ‘why do we get goosebumps when we're cold?' from Cormac.Tune in for lots of Christmassy fun and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Enjoy!Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun!Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the SunThank you! Have a lovely week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 the ear-themed questions, we also answer Nella's question 'how do sharks hear?' and we tackle another Christmas question from Martha, 'are stars meant to go on top of the Christmas tree or angels?' Tune in for lots of Christmassy fun and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Enjoy!Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun!Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the SunThank you! Have a lovely week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Enjoy!Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun!Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the SunThank you! Have a lovely week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 of all sorts of collective nouns as we take on Isabel's question about naming groups of animals.Tune in and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Enjoy!Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun!Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the SunThank you! Have a lovely week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 chance to win a signed copy of Sophie Dahl's new book, The Worst Sleepover in the World.Tune in and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Enjoy!Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun!Socials: @mollyoldfieldwrites @everythingunderthesunpodThank you! Have a lovely week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

QI Elf, mother of two, author and host of the podcast 'Everything Under The Sun' aimed at children to ask weird, wonderful and insightful questions, Molly Oldfield. We discuss why children have so many questions, what the best question is she's had and why asking questions is a great sign that they're bright change makers for the future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 think and discover what teeth are made of. Plus you can win a copy of Everything Under The Sun the book! For info about how to send in a question check out www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk and for Molly's books www.mollyoldfield.com. Instagram @mollyoldfieldwrites and @everythingunderthesunpod Laura Dockrill is @lauradockrill on instagram and twitter. Thanks for listening! Do send in your questions to the show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What happens when your little one's happy to start school - for a day or two, then isn't having any of it? Listen as Molly Oldfield, host of award-winning kids' podcast 'Everything Under The Sun' regales Annie and Wendy with her eldest's start at primary school, PLUS why having a room of one's own, is VITAL when it comes to WFH.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Matilda, Ben and Octavia with help from special guest expert Clarissa Ward. Clarissa is an award winning journalist who reports from conflict zones including recently in Afghanistan during the Taliban's takeover of Kabul - she was on the ground covering events for CNN. So she is perfect person to answer this excellent question about how people become refugees, from Matilda who has recently been donating clothes to refugees from Afghanistan. We talk about the invention of clothes, when it happened, how we know from studying lice, what early clothes might have looked like! Lastly a fun question about Daddy Long Legs which are remarkably interesting creatures! Perhaps we ought to also call the lady ones Mummy Long Legs to be fair? Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod and @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @mollyoldfieldFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk and www.mollyoldfield.comFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written four books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home.AND Everything Under the Sun – A Curious question for every day of the year out now published by Ladybird at Penguin Random House.EUTS BOOK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241433460Follow Clarissa on instagram: @clarissawardcnn and twitter @clarissaward polπø˚ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back! Today we have questions from Jack, Penelope and Charlotte with help from our wonderful guest expert Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry is the voice of Harry Potter and Paddington and is a renowned brain box and brilliant actor, creator and genius! Stephen takes on a question about Apollo and why the Greeks and Romans had different names for all the gods, except Apollo! He kindly reminds listeners that even grown ups don't know EVERYTHING! Next up Penelope would love to know where the first library in the world was? We discuss the ancient library made of clay tablets in Ninevah, in the part of the world we now called Iraq. We found out how it is now at the British Museum and how it gave us the idea of libraries. Apollo was also the god of the sun, so we have a lovely question from Charlotte about why the sun bleaches our hair a lighter colour! PLUS you can win a copy of Everything Under The Sun - a year of curious questions! Out now! Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod + @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @mollyoldfield Facebook: Molly Oldfield writer Website: www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk and www.mollyoldfield.comFind out how to submit an answer on our website. Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written four books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions published by Ladybird at Penguin Random House is out NOW!https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241433460 With thanks to Stephen Fry, Tyler Simmons Dale, Ash Gardner, Billy Colours. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer questions from Maggie, Charlotte, Bertie and Quinn with help from special guest expert Ofra Magidor who is a professor of philosophy at Oxford UniversityOfra Magidor is a philosophy expert and teaches at Oxford, he has all sorts of interesting questions and thoughts about unicorns and whether they're real.Next up we find out which species of rhino have two horns and which have only one, what they use them for and why their horns have got them into such trouble.Thirdly we discuss the unicorns of the sea, narwhals and the different ideas that exist about the reasons why they have horns and how the horns are actually a really long tooth!Check out Mel Kids here and try a subscription using the code SUN: https://melscience.com/GB-en/kids/sets/If you're wondering 'Why a Subscription?', well guess what - we asked an expert and this is what they said:'Subscriptions encourage spaced repetition which is critical for learning. A 1-time science box if fun, but it won't change a child's mindset or behaviour. For that we need to develop a habit of doing science on a regular basis. This is the real benefit of a MEL Science subscription, a regular hands-on kit, well explained, with interesting extra investigations and visualisations around it to develop scientific thinking. Over 9-12 months, kid's brains develop the confidence to inspect their world scientifically. How to think like a scientist and apply the scientific method is the core skill we are trying to develop.'Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Check out the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241433460Ofra Magidor: http://www.magidor.comWith thanks to Tyler Simmons Dale, Ash Gardner, The National Trust. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer questions from Arlo, Grace, Georgie, Scarlett, Grace and Poppy with help from special guest expert Kate Martin who looks after beautiful places for The National Trust. Kate looks after National Trust land and nature in Formby in Liverpool including red squirrels, natterjack toads and miles of sandy beaches and sand dunes. It gets pretty windy where she works so she knows the answer to your questions about wind!She tells us all about why and how wind blows and how it works a bit like when you sit on a lilo and the air under your bottom moves to another part of the lilo.Next up we find out why the clocks in England go forwards in Spring and back in Winter, we discover who came up with the idea and how it was introduced into England. Thirdly we discuss bees and why they make honey to feed themselves in the winter as well as how they make this incredible stuff! Check out Mel Kids here and try a subscription using the code SUN: https://melscience.com/GB-en/kids/sets/If you're wondering 'Why a Subscription?', well guess what - we asked an expert and this is what they said:'Subscriptions encourage spaced repetition which is critical for learning. A 1-time science box if fun, but it won't change a child's mindset or behaviour. For that we need to develop a habit of doing science on a regular basis. This is the real benefit of a MEL Science subscription, a regular hands-on kit, well explained, with interesting extra investigations and visualisations around it to develop scientific thinking. Over 9-12 months, kid's brains develop the confidence to inspect their world scientifically. How to think like a scientist and apply the scientific method is the core skill we are trying to develop.'Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Kate Martin on twitter: @NTFormbyhttps://www.nationaltrust.org.ukWith thanks to Tyler Simmons Dale, Ash Gardner, The National Trust. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer four questions from Gus, Coco, Heidi and Darcy. Peter Gallivan is in charge of things for families and children at the Royal Institution in London and writes a monthly feature for The Week, Junior Science & Nature magazine. Join us to find out how bunnies hop, all about how the different parts of an egg are made, how a chick hatches with a special tooth and how calcium affects the speckles on an egg. Check out Mel Kids here and try a subscription using the code SUN: https://melscience.com/GB-en/kids/sets/If you're wondering 'Why a Subscription?', well guess what - we asked an expert and this is what they said:'Subscriptions encourage spaced repetition which is critical for learning. A 1-time science box if fun, but it won't change a child's mindset or behaviour. For that we need to develop a habit of doing science on a regular basis. This is the real benefit of a MEL Science subscription, a regular hands-on kit, well explained, with interesting extra investigations and visualisations around it to develop scientific thinking. Over 9-12 months, kid's brains develop the confidence to inspect their world scientifically. How to think like a scientist and apply the scientific method is the core skill we are trying to develop.'Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241433460@petergallivanWith thanks to Tyler Simmons Dale, Audio Networks and Ash Gardner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Bee, Rose and Alex with help from special guest expert Sam Lee.Sam is a folk singer and writer – author of the book The Nightingale, Notes on a Songbird – who leads adventures into the woods to play music with nightingales as they sing. Sam tells us about how nightingales sing at night, unlike most other birds and tells us about their beautiful song. Then we have a competition for you to win a copy of Sam's book for a grown up in your life!We find out why peacocks make such loud calls, because of where they come from scrubby woodland in India. We also chat about frogs, tadpoles, how they swim and the biggest ones in the world! Check out Mel Kids here and try a subscription using the code SUN: https://melscience.com/GB-en/kids/sets/If you're wondering 'Why a Subscription?', well guess what - we asked an expert and this is what they said:'Subscriptions encourage spaced repetition which is critical for learning. A 1-time science box if fun, but it won't change a child's mindset or behaviour. For that we need to develop a habit of doing science on a regular basis. This is the real benefit of a MEL Science subscription, a regular hands-on kit, well explained, with interesting extra investigations and visualisations around it to develop scientific thinking. Over 9-12 months, kid's brains develop the confidence to inspect their world scientifically. How to think like a scientist and apply the scientific method is the core skill we are trying to develop.'Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Find out more about Sam Lee here - www.samleesong.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Laurie, Joud and Sonny with help from special guest experts Emma Freud and Richard Curtis. Emma Freud and Richard Curtis founded Red Nose Day and Comic Relief 35 years ago with comedian Lenny Henry. They tell us why we wear red noses and what Red Nose Day is all about. Our second question is about funny bones, we find out that it's actually a nerve and there's a great reason why it's called a funny bone when it isn't a bone and isn't very funny!Thirdly we discover why snot comes out when you cry, how many sinuses you and why snot is a very useful thing for your body. Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. - https://www.waterstones.com/book/everything-under-the-sun/molly-oldfield/9780241433461Red Nose Day - https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday/With thanks to Tyler Simmons Dale, Ash Gardner, Audio Networks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer four questions from Arthur, Scarlet, Coco and Beth with help from special guest expert Justin Pollard. Justin is a historian and writer. He writes questions for the TV show QI and is a historical consultant on TV shows such as Vikings and on films. He knows all about the Egyptians so he's the perfect person to answer our first question about pyramids and mummies. Justin tells us about how the Egyptians thought your spirit would need your body in the afterlife and so carefully protected it with bandages, so that the owner spirit could bring it back to life in the next world and tells us all about pyramids and how they were really made. Adam Rutherford - who is an evolutionary biologist and a writer - has the answer to Beth's question about who the first Mummy was in her family, he delves right back into the past to the beginning of humans and even further back than that to the beginning of life on earth! Molly answers the third question about why babies don't sweat, we find out all about the two different types of sweat glands humans have and how we have to protect babies from getting too hot because they can't sweat to cool themselves down. Finally we hear ALL your favourite ice cream flavours and announce a winner of Space Detectives! Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Justin Pollard – https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/justin-pollard-0Adam Rutherford – https://www.adamrutherford.comWith thanks to Ash Gardner, Audio Networks, Tyler Simmons Dale. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Goldie, Meg and Isla and Valentin with help from special guest expert Lizzie King of Lizzie Loves Healthy. Lizzie is a family nutritionist and cook book writer who has a range of natural remedies to help children, one helps with Sleep! It's called Be Sleepy. Lizzie talks to us about how light affects our sleep, why we get sleepy and what to do to help us sleep well. We also talk about fish and how and where they sleep as well as the sleep of spiders! We discover why you don't need to be worried about a spider in your bedroom at night as the last place it will want to go is into your bed. Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. More about Lizzie: https://lizzie-loves.comWith thanks to Audio Networks, Ash Gardner, Tyler Simmons Dale. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Faye and Maya, Ethan and Alex with help from special guest expert Willow Crossley.Willow Crossley is a florist and a writer who lives in Oxfordshire with her three boys, writing books and designing beautiful things with flowers.She tells us all about why flowers are prickly plus we find out why blackberry bushes are extra prickly because of a special job they used to do. We also talk about Valentine's Day and why people send flowers on that day as well as chocolates and cards. Who sent the first Valentine's card? Well we find out how it all began with a prisoner in the Tower of London writing poems! Last up we chat chocolate, not why it's so delicious, but why it melts! Tune in to find out why and what part of the chocolate it is that melts. Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Have a look at what Willow is up to here: www.willowcrossley.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Arlo, Beatrice and Henry and Isabelle with help from special guest experts Jon Ablett from the Natural History Museum in London. Jon Ablett is a world expert on molluscs and looks after a huge collection of them at the Natural History Museum in London. He gives us the low down on snails and why they come out in the rain. Our first question is from Arlo and is about elephants, he would like to know why they have trunks? Discover lots of fun facts about elephant's enormous noses and all the things they can do, from trumpeting to hugging! Next up is Jon Ablett telling us all about snails based upon his career at the Natural History Museum learning about them and understanding them and their mollusc friends. We also find out about tiny snails with trunks like elephants. Thirdly, we have a question about spiders and the sounds they make, so tune in to discover the world of spider noises! We also found out how they hear, kind of through their knees! We also have a competition to win a Toucan box! A magical box full of fun. See www.toucanbox.com. You can buy a subscription with 50% off the first box using the code SUN or enter the competition in the episode. Plus we find out who won a copy of Pippi Longstocking illustrated by Lauren Child. Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Jon Ablett - @JonathanAblettNatural History Museum - https://www.nhm.ac.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Leo, Dragon and Cecily with help from special guest experts Professor Schmitt and Doug Millard from the Science Museum in London. Professor Schmitt is a world expert on skateboards and has been making them for decades - he gives us the low down on how they were invented. Doug Millard looks after the airplane collection at the Science Museum in London and chats hoverboards. We find out why crabs walk sideways, as well as what the biggest crabs on land and sea are – there's one that is as wide as a giraffe is tall!We delve into the history of skateboards and talk about the man who crossed the Channel on a hoverboard. Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Professor Schmitt – www.newdealskateboards.comScience Museum – www.sciencemuseum.org.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we answer three questions from Orla, Reuben and Gil with the help of expert Charlie Luxton.Charlie is an architect who specialises in environmentally friendly homes.We find out how spiders manage to trap flies in their webs but don't get stuck in them themselves. To give you a clue it is thanks to the way they use their legs, keep clean and a special way they design their webs.Charlie Luxton tells us all about bricks, how to make them, who invented them and how long we in the UK forgot about them for. We also find out how many bricks it took to build the Empire State Building.Finally we discuss motorways and how long they take to build as well as where the first one was built and where you can drive along the longest in the world!Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Check out Charlie Luxton - https://charlieluxtondesign.comWith thanks to Ash Gardner, Tyler Simmons Dale and Audio Networks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Tasso, Lily and Mia with help from special guest expert Dan Stevens. Dan Stevens is an English actor who now lives in America, he shot to fame in Downton Abbey and has since been in The Man Who Invented Christmas, Night at the Museum and Eurovision. Dan tells us all about why actors love a stage to perform on as well as why they wear make up and costumes plus we find out about the history of make up including how our cousins, the Neanderthals wore make up 50,000 years ago! We find out how many people there are in the world right now and how many there are likely to be in the future as well as how many babies were born today! In answering Mia's question we find out that there aren't even numbers of boys born as girls and why that is. Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Dan Stevens twitter: @thatdanstevensWith thanks to Ash Gardner, Tyler Simmons Dale and Audio Networks See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Goldie, Tasso and Sophia with help from special guest expert Zephyr Wildman. Zephyr is a wonderful yoga teacher who teaches in London as well as on retreats around the world and knows all about yoga. We find out how yoga helps us with focus, memory and resilience and how practicing can help us feel more peaceful. We discover the history of yoga – how it began in Northern India, how priests started it and when it came over to the west. Also it's really fun to make yoga shapes with our bodies!We talk about the fastest dog in the world, the Greyhound as well as some of the slowest and the reasons why they run fast or slowly and how all dogs love a good walk and run each day. We find out how rabbits bounce as well as the Grand Nationals for rabbits held in Norway and other countries. Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. More about Zephyr and her classes here: https://zephyryoga.comWith thanks to Ash Gardner, Tyler Simmons Dale, Billy Colours, Audio Networks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer lots of questions from Tabitha, Jensen, Eleanor, Alice, Ollie, Jack, Chessie and Eleanor with help from the wonderful writer Neil Gaiman. Neil is the author of lots of books for children and adults including Coraline, Stardust, Fortunately The Milk, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, picture books about a sneezing panda called Chu, American Gods and much more. He knows a lot about magic and mystery and helps us uncover the secrets of Christmas Eve.Neil answers lots of questions about Christmas Eve and Father Christmas and explains how the magic is made possible on this most special of nights. We find out about Wilson Snowflake Bentley who was the first person to photograph snowflakes. And we delve into the history of Boxing Day and how it got its name. Happy Christmas! Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Check out Neil on twitter @neilhimselfWith thanks to Tyler Simmons Dale, Ash Gardner and Billy Colours. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer questions from Orla, Emilia, Zac, Ambrose and Portia with help from special guest expert Lee Davies from Kew Gardens in London. Lee is curator of fungi at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Lee tells us all about mushrooms and toadstools and why they like the dark. Plus we uncover the biggest living thing in the world, which happens to be an enormous mushroom! We find out about how the movement of the earth and the sun creates different seasons around the world as well as what happens at the equator in the tropics. Find out all about the Northern Lights and what the similar lights in Australia are called as well as why the fire brigade was called when the Northern Lights made it to England! Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpodTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website.Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. Waterstones link is here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/everything-under-the-sun/molly-oldfield/9780241433461Lee Davies - https://www.kew.org/science/our-science/people/lee-daviesWith thanks to Tyler Simmons Dale, Ash Gardner, Audio Networks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show we answer three questions from Evangeline, Roman and Clara with help from special guest expert the artist Grayson Perry. Grayson is a world-renowned artist, writer and TV presenter and works a lot with clay to make incredible pots so he is the perfect person to answer Clara's question. We discover how to make clay last forever and what temperature it needs to go in the oven at in a great answer recorded in Grayson's art studio. We also find out ways to make fire and how humans discovered it and how to create it. Plus what things can burst into flame by themselves, from nuts to computers! In the third question we talk about the invention of chimney sweeps, the rules they lived by and why it was usually boys who did the job. But girls did it too! Plus how we clean chimneys now. Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod and @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @everythinguts @mollyoldfieldFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website. Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home.This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House. For more info about Grayson Perry check out his twitter: @alan_measles and Instagram: @alanmeasles With thanks to Ash Gardner for the theme song, Tyler Simmons Dale for editing and Billy Colours for artwork and Audio Networks for the music. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to the second series of Everything Under The Sun! Thanks for sending in your questions. In this week's show we answer three questions from Ithaca, Benji and Elijah with help from special guest expert Sir Richard Branson. Richard Branson founded Virgin Records, Virgin airways and now Virgin Galactic which is working hard to make it easier for people to go into space. One day flying to space might be as easy as flying from London to Paris. Richard knows all about why rockets fly to planets and tells us the different reasons humans might want to fly them and leave earth in search of adventure. We discover how far a helium balloon will travel if you let go of it outside and what will happen to it and why. We also talk about why helium makes your voice squeaky and what makes it go low. Plus, find out about the record-breaking man who flew into the air tied onto 600 balloons. Discover how many satellites there are in space, where a record of them is kept and what they do! Plus we have a competition to win a Tonies Box! And a competition to win the chance to ask Neil Gaiman a Christmas question on Christmas Day on Everything Under The Sun! Social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod and @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @everythingutsFacebook: @everythingunderthesunbyMollyOldfieldWebsite: www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukFind out how to submit an answer on our website. Molly Oldfield studied History at Oxford before becoming a QI elf, writing and researching questions for the BBC quiz show for twelve years. She has written three books. They are The Secret Museum, a book about all the things that are in museums that rarely, if ever, go on display; Wonders of the World's Museums filled with things you can see, and Natural Wonders of the World about all kinds of creatures and places on our beautiful planet we call home. This podcast will also be published as Everything Under the Sun – A Year of Curious Questions in September 2021 by Ladybird at Penguin Random House.Check out Virgin Galactic - www.virgingalactic.comCheck out Tonies at www.tonies.com With thanks to Ash Gardner at House of Strange for the theme song, Audio Networks for the music and Billy Colours for the logo. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 Marina Fogle, 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 about why we lost the ability to wiggle ears and how many humans can still do it! Our third question is from Alice who would love to know how our eyes see? Find out all about eyes, where the word pupil comes from, how your brain flips images coming through your eye upside down. Plus we talk about an experiment a professor in Germany did with goggles with mirrors that flipped images coming into a student's eyes upside down.Do subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear Everything Under The Sun each week. We'd also love you to leave a review and rate the podcast if you love it!A huge thank you to Dr. Chiara Hunt for telling us why we have an appendix and to they can eat and to Lara, Otto and Alice for this week's lovely questions! I'll be back next week answering more questions from children around the world in another episode of EUTS. Do send in your questions, there's info about how to do that on the show's website, everythingunderthesun.co.uk.Remember, the questions will now also be in the Everything Under The Sun BOOK.If you have any questions about art, music or writing do send them in for the book! If you like the show people do rate, review and subscribe and tell all your friends to do the same, it really does help! The first person to leave a review and let me know by email will get some EUTS bookmarks in the post! They're really lovely so do get posting if you like the show!Thank you so much. Have a lovely week and GOODBYE! Xtwitter: @mollyoldfieldfacebook: Molly Oldfield writerinstagram: @mollyoldfieldwritesDr. Chiara Hunt's book written with Marina Fogle for The Bump Class: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1075193/dr-chiara-hunt.html See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Made for 4 Extra. Hosts Anne-Marie Luff and Sophie Black share their favourite family-focused podcasts. We review The Longest Shortest Time and speak to its host Andrea Silenzi. Plus we hear some of the kids’ podcast Everything Under The Sun and talk to its creator Molly Oldfield.

Hello, Hello, Hello! We have news! Everything Under The Sun won a bronze award at the British Podcast Awards, we were so pleased to win an award after only twenty three episodes, so thank to all of you for listening, telling your friends, sending in questions and generally being amazing! You're all wonderful, thank you. I'm also writing a book full of your Everything Under The Sun questions so do send in your questions to the podcast to be on the show and in the book! The first 5 children to send in questions next week will get a little note from me and a special Everything Under The Sun bookmark! So read, set, get recording! This week we have three questions. The first is from Clara and she would like to know, why do some people not have houses and have live to live on the streets? To answer her we have George the Poet, who won all the awards at the British Podcast Awards for his amazing podcast for adults, Have you Heard George's Podcast? He's a musical poet who knows lots about politics and our society. He has a wonderful answer to Clara's excellent question about this problem we all have to work hard to end, so everyone has a place to sleep at night and food to eat. Next up is Tommi who would like to know something about the creatures we call man's best friend, dogs! Find out why dogs wag their tails, what it means when they wag their tails to the left or right and what they're feeling when they have their tails between their legs. We also talk about how all dogs have the same ancestor, the grey wolf!Then Benjamin would like to know about the noises giraffes make. Giraffes aren't very noisy creatures, they don't Baa like a sheep, moo like a cow, bark like a dog or roar like a lion. But they're not silent. Find out what noises they DO make, but only at night! We also talk about how many bones giraffes have in their necks, you might be surprised by the answer. We also find out who won a copy of Sensational Butterflies, by Ben Rothery with facts and help from Nick Crumpton who was our expert last week, talking about butterflies! A huge thank you to George the Poet for talking to us about why people might be homeless and about how we must all work to end the problem so everyone has a safe place to sleep and night and food to eat and of course a big thank you to Clara, Tommi and Benjamin for this week's questions as well as to Callie, Marth and Heidi for sending in their amazing hungry caterpillar impressions! I'll be back next week answering more questions from children around the world in another episode of EUTS. Do send in your questions, there's info about how to do that on the show's website, everythingunderthesun.co.uk. Remember, the questions will now also be in a BOOK, I need all the questions soon as I'm busy writing away so please do send them in as soon as you can! If you like the show people do rate, review and subscribe and tell all your friends to do the same, it really does help! Thank you and GOODBYE! XTo find out more about George the Poet do check out his website HERE - https://www.georgethepoet.comor his twitter is: @GeorgeThePoetSocial media for EUTS: twitter - @mollyoldfield instagram - @mollyoldfieldwritesfacebook - Molly Oldfield website: www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

They say the future belongs to the curious, to those who are not afraid to try it, to explore it, poke at it, question it and turn it inside out. But can we do anything to encourage our children to be curious? Marina's guest is the author, podcaster and QI Elf, Molly Oldfield about how we can encourage that curiousity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we have three questions from Teddy, Eleanor and Molly, with help from special guest expert Simon Loader from the Natural History Museum.They would like to know why holly is spiky, why we sing Auld Lang Syne on New Year's Eve and what it means as well as why some animals have four legs and some have two legs?Discover why we sing Auld Lang Syne on New Year's Eve, where the song came from, what it means, how Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns made it famous and why we sing it on New Years Eve. Find out about the piece of paper covered in Burns' handwriting kept in a briefcase in a secret location in the Mitchell Library in Scotland - this paper that started the worldwide tradition of singing the song each year is a precious treasure that is included in our host, Molly Oldfield's book, The Secret Museum.To answer the legs question we have Simon Loader, the curator in charge of vertebrates - creatures with a backbone - at the Natural History Museum in London. Plus, if you want to use your legs for something fun this Christmas, tune in to find out how you can win tickets for all of your family to go ice-skating at the Natural History Museum in London this holiday.Enjoy the show! For more information about the show and how to send in a question please check out the website www.everythingunderthesun.co.ukThis week's episode was edited by Tyler Simmons Dale, theme music by Ash Gardner, logo by Billy Colours and music by Audio Networks.Thank you! Happy 2019. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Children are full of curiosity and questions about the world. Each Friday, join Molly Oldfield, the very first question writer or QI elf on the BBC TV show QI and author of three books as she answers questions - often with the help of experts - sent into the show by children around the world. If you or a child you know has a question you would like answered, or just want to learn interesting facts about life on earth, this is the podcast for you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Everett Ruess and Barbara Newhall Follett were born in March 1914 at opposite ends of the U.S. Both followed distinctly unusual lives as they pursued a love of writing. And both disappeared in their 20s, leaving no trace of their whereabouts. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe the brief lives of two promising young authors and the mystery that lingers behind them. We'll also patrol 10 Downing Street and puzzle over when a pigeon isn't a pigeon. Intro: In the 1890s, tree-sized corkscrews were unearthed in Nebraska. Pyrex vanishes when immersed in oil. Sources for our feature on Everett Ruess and Barbara Newhall Follett: W.L. Rusho, Everett Ruess: A Vagabond for Beauty, 1983. Philip L. Fradkin, Everett Ruess: His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife, 2011. David Roberts, "Finding Everett Ruess," National Geographic Adventure 11:3 (April/May 2009), 75-81,101-104. Howard Berkes, "Mystery Endures: Remains Found Not Those of Artist," Weekend Edition Saturday, National Public Radio, Oct. 24, 2009. Susan Spano, "Not Finding the Lost Explorer Everett Ruess," Smithsonian, Nov. 4, 2011. Thomas H. Maugh II, "The Mystery of Everett Ruess' Disappearance Is Solved," Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2009. Jodi Peterson, "Everett Ruess Redux," High Country News, April 30, 2013. Peter Fish, "The Legend of Everett Ruess," Sunset 200:2 (February 1998), 18-21. Bruce Berger, "American Eye: Genius of the Canyons," North American Review 274:3 (September 1989), 4-9. Kirk Johnson, "Solution to a Longtime Mystery in Utah Is Questioned," New York Times, July 5, 2009, 13. Kirk Johnson, "Bones in a Desert Unlock Decades-Old Secrets for 2 Families," New York Times, May 1, 2009, A14. "A Mystery Thought Solved Is Now Renewed," New York Times, Oct. 22, 2009, A25. "Lost Artist Believed Living With Sheepmen," Los Angeles Times, March 10, 1935, 15. "Artist Believed Murder Victim," Los Angeles Times, Aug. 27, 1935, 9. "Burros Found in Snow Spur Hunt for Artist," Los Angeles Times, March 5, 1935, A10. "Flyer-Miner Joins Hunt for Artist Lost in Hills," Los Angeles Times, March 3, 1935, 3. Norris Leap, "Utah Canyons Veil Fate of L.A. Poet: Everett Ruess' Literary, Artistic Promise Lost in His Beloved Wilderness 18 Years Ago," Los Angeles Times, June 15, 1952, B1. Ann Japenga, "Loving the Land That Engulfed Him: New Interest in Young Man Who Vanished 53 Years Ago," Los Angeles Times, March 15, 1987, F1. Harold Grier McCurdy, ed., Barbara: The Unconscious Autobiography of a Child Genius, 1966. Paul Collins, "Vanishing Act," Lapham's Quarterly 4:1 (Winter 2011). "Barbara Newhall Follett, Disappearing Child Genius," Weekend Edition Saturday, National Public Radio, December 18, 2010. "Girl Novelist Held in San Francisco," New York Times, Sept. 21, 1929, 40. Floyd J. Healey, "Freedom Lures Child Novelist," Los Angeles Times, Sept. 21, 1929, A8. "Child Writer in Revolt," Los Angeles Times, Sept. 22, 1929, 8. Listener mail: Jane Mo, "Woman Wakes Up to Find 3 Bears Inside Her Car," KUSA, Oct. 4, 2017. Sara Everingham, "Town Under Siege: 6,000 Camels to Be Shot," ABC News, Nov. 26, 2009. Wikipedia, "10 Downing Street: Front Door and Entrance Hall" (accessed Nov. 25, 2017). Molly Oldfield and John Mitchinson, "QI: Quite Interesting Facts About 10 Downing Street," Telegraph, May 29, 2012. Wikipedia, "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office" (accessed Nov. 25, 2017). "Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office," gov.uk (accessed Nov. 25, 2017). "Purr-fect Ending Fur Humphrey!" BBC News, Nov. 25, 1997. "'Pro-Cat Faction' Urges Downing Street Rat Rethink," BBC News, Jan. 25, 2011. "No. 10 Has Its First Cat Since Humphrey," Reuters, Sept. 12, 2007. Andy McSmith, "Farewell to the Original New Labour Cat," Independent, July 28, 2009. Lizzie Dearden, "George Osborne's Family Cat Freya Sent Away From Downing Street to Kent," Independent, Nov. 9, 2014. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Doug Shaw, who sent this corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

This week we’re rebroadcasting one of our favorite episodes: acclaimed author Neil Gaiman delivering a memorable reading of A Christmas Carol. You’ll hear Gaiman reading from the Library’s own rare copy, which includes edits and prompts Charles Dickens wrote in his own hand for his unique readings 150 years ago. Joined by writer and BBC researcher Molly Oldfield, Gaiman’s reading of the classic tale as the great author intended has become a New York Public Library tradition.

This week, we bring you a rebroadcast of a podcast favorite. Acclaimed author Neil Gaiman comes to the Library to present a memorable reading of A Christmas Carol from the Library’s own rare copy, which includes edits and prompts Charles Dickens wrote in his own hand for his unique readings 150 years ago. Dressed in full costume and joined by writer and BBC researcher Molly Oldfield, Gaiman performs the classic tale as the great author intended.

Acclaimed author Neil Gaiman performs a memorable dramatic reading from the Library’s own rare copy of "A Christmas Carol," which includes edits and prompts Charles Dickens wrote in his own hand for his unique public readings 150 years ago. Dressed in full costume and joined by writer and BBC researcher Molly Oldfield, Gaiman performs the classic tale as its great author intended.

Greece v Japan: The QI Elves in association with www.visitengland.com bring you the thirteenth episode of this No Such Thing As A Fish Factball special - the only football podcast that has absolutely nothing to do with football. Today Anna Ptaszynski (@qikipedia), James Harkin (@eggshaped), John Mitchinson (@johnmitchinson) and Molly Oldfield (@mollyoldfield) pit Greece against Japan to find out which is the most Quite Interesting country.

Australia v Mexico: The QI Elves in association with www.visitengland.com bring you the twelfth episode of this No Such Thing As A Fish Factball special - the only football podcast that has absolutely nothing to do with football. Today Dan Schreiber (@schreiberland), James Harkin (@eggshaped), Alex Bell (@alexbell_) and Molly Oldfield (@mollyoldfield) pit Australia against Mexico to find out which is the most Quite Interesting country.

Episode 6: This week in the QI Office Andrew Hunter Murray (@andrewhunterm), James Harkin (@eggshaped), Anna Ptaszynski (@qikipedia), Molly Oldfield (@mollyoldfield) and special guest Ig Nobel Prizes Founder Marc Abrahams (@marcabrahams) gather round a microphone to share their favourite newly discovered facts from the last days.

Ken Plume has a chat with author and QI elf Molly Oldfield about secret museums, cuneiform for kids, Bletchley teacups, and bombed statues.

Commencing at 12pm EST on Friday, March 1st 2013 and ending at 1pm EST on Saturday, March 2nd, Ken Plume conducted a 25-hr marathon of Bit Of A Chats featuring 57 guests in support of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day celebrations. This is one of them. YOU CAN STILL DONATE at rednosenet.com. PLEASE DO.