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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 London We 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...

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...

In this Halloween themed episode, we answer questions about jellyfish with Juli Berwald, jellyfish and coral expert and lover! She has a new book out called Life on the Rocks which is all about the urgent fight to save coral! After that, we find out why black cats and the number 13 are unlucky... spooky. Finally, we answer whether spiders can be born with fewer than 8 legs. Find out more about Juli at juliberwald.com Enjoy the show and happy Halloween! Do check out Molly's book filled with...

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...

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...

On this award winning show we answer questions live with children in the Den (kids club) at Soneva Jani, a beautiful resort in the Maldives. Our questions are: How many universes did the big bang create? Why do spinner dolphins spin? Why do turtles hide in their shells? How do fish breathe underwater? All great questions from kids on a tropical island under bright nighttime stars! They're answered with help from Tess, Dee and Rosie the Soneva experts! Tess is a marine biologist on the...

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...

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...

Welcome back to another episode Everything Under The Sun!   This week we have the fantastic mathematician and author Marcus du Sautoy, answering the question ‘Who came up with the names of numbers, and how did they choose them?’   We also work out the answer to Sam's question 'Why do plane's flaps go up when landing, but not when taking off?' as well as Delilah's question 'Do all of our fingers have the same fingerprints?'   Lots of fun questions to delve into this week and we look forward...

Welcome back to another episode Everything Under The Sun!   This week we have the brilliant historian and author Dominic Sandbrook, answering Penny’s question ‘Who was the first monarch of England?’   We also work out the answer to River's question how are books made? And discuss a pressing question from Jemima which is what are the world's smallest and biggest islands?   Lots of fun questions to delve into this week and we look forward to exploring them with you.   Have a lovely...

Its the 100th episode of Everything Under The Sun! Which means we've answered over 300 children's questions on the show! This week Dame Joanna Lumley is our guest answering a question about The Queen for the Jubilee! Plus we discuss a question about bank holidays, did you know the man who invented them liked to study ants and taught his pet poodle to read? We also find out about the hottest country in the world! Have a lovely weekend! Do check out the BOOK...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...