2017-03-30 Dog detectors
In this programme, Dan and Neil talk about man’s best friend – the dog, and teach you six items of…
2017-03-23 The rise of the emoji
In this programme, Neil and Dan will be discussing why emojis and emoticons have become so popular, and teaching you…
2017-03-16 What your lunch says about you
In this programme, Dan and Neil discuss the different lunch choices people make, and teaching you six items of vocabulary.…
2017-03-09 Mermaids – Fact or fiction?
In this programme, Catherine and Dan will be discussing whether mermaids are actually real or not, as well as teaching…
2017-03-02 Life expectancy
In this programme, Catherine and Dan will be discussing how long we humans can expect to live, as well as…
2017-02-23 Gun control without guns
In this programme, Neil and Dan will be discussing alternative gun control, as well as teaching you 6 new items…
2017-02-16 How romance ruined love
In this programme Neil and Dan will be discussing romance, as well as teaching you 6 new items of vocabulary.…
2017-02-09 Can you trust your own eyes?
Can you trust your own memory? Catherine and Neil discuss why the police and the legal system are concerned about…
2017-02-02 Why do cities make us rude?
It’s a familiar scene, a busy metro carriage with people pushing and shoving but never saying hello or even making…
2017-01-26 Family history
Do you know who your great-great-grandparents are? Where did they live? What did they do? Neil and Catherine discuss why…
2017-01-19 Life on the edge
The increased study of extremophile microbes has revealed a lot about what is and is not needed to sustain life…
2017-01-12 What’s your superpower?
Why are we so fascinated with the superheroes that populate our cinema screens and comic books? Alice and Neil discuss…
2017-01-05 Driving
Alice and Neil discuss whether we would miss driving as driverless cars are tested in cities around the world. This…
2016-12-29 Introvert… and proud!
What’s your personality type? Alice and Neil discuss where they lie on the introvert/extrovert spectrum. If you are an introvert…
2016-12-22 Why do crazes take off?
Why is it that some games, hobbies and activities become crazes while others don’t? Alice and Neil discuss whether there…
2016-12-15 When do you feel sleepy?
Alice and Neil discuss circadian rhythms – the so-called body clock that influences an organism’s daily cycle of physical, mental…
2016-12-08 Cleopatra
The last pharaoh to rule Egypt, Cleopatra was a woman of intelligence and charisma, only later celebrated as a great…
2016-12-01 Animal phobias
Why do we fear animals that pose no threat to us? Sophie and Neil face their own phobias and discuss…
2016-11-24 Women’s right to vote
Alice and Neil talk about British suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst and her struggle to get women a better life. This…
2016-11-17 Why we love trainers
Call them what you want – trainers, sneakers, tennis shoes – but why does everybody love them so much? Sophie…