
Everything Under The Sun
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<p>Children are full of curiosity and questions about the world.</p> <p>Each Friday, join Molly Oldfield, write of the weekly kids quiz in the Guardian each Saturday, the original QI elf and author and host of Everything Under The Sun (both the book and podcast) as she answers questions sent in by children around the world with the help of experts including Neil Gaiman, Heston Blumenthal, Grayson Perry, Lauren Child, Richard Branson and Sophie Dahl to the fish curators at the Natural History Museum.</p> <p>If you're a kid - big or small - with questions you want answered or if you want to learn interesting facts about life on earth, this is the award winning podcast for you.</p> <p>Do check out Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year, published by Ladybird books now!</p>
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Recent Episodes

March 20, 2026
#175 Why do we wear red noses on Red Nose Day? With guest experts Emma Freud & Richard Curtis. Why is your elbow called a funny bone when it’s not funny? Why does bogie come out of your nose when you cry?
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 wi...

March 6, 2026
#174 How does the Moon control the Earth's tides? w/ Brother Guy Consolmagno. What causes a blood moon? Why is there no air on the Moon?
<p data-start="118" data-end="176"><strong data-start="118" data-end="174">Welcome to Episode #174 of Everything Under the Sun!</strong></p> <p data-start="178" data-end="351">Welcome back!</p> <p data-start="178" data-end="351">Brother Guy Consolmango, observer for the Vatican, joins us to explain what the Moon has to offer with Earth's tides!</p> <p data-start="178" data-end="351">We work out what causes a blood moon!</p> <p data-start="534" data-end="621">And to finish the episode off we talk about the lack of air on our Moon and why the atmosphere is so thin up there!</p> <p data-start="534" data-end="621">Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241619122/ref=sr_1_6?crid=31VSVB7FYLDQE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iunWvhA3vee0ieX5RLjIxUwf6S6NW82bttN1WKAzj_LtDhQk5QaTwKU1Sfv2hprEclQpyMMjw7W3s0GvyhFrXahbflbx74i6BbLMQ7JjCYGL2-RWgxAo0oZmpfT8CNRnjNxrmpjTENdJLORf2Mz-aLdis74SAA7k3alqM5hZrTwhqcPrVhaVIYtCxcSi9YOrkzq-ecwCLu-eRrLfC07AbANtGXsHQ2tvEVpLJ8jLFOc.vZC90cUDw-GtosSRKmoYxJkJKRMXWnMG1MTX5831mhM&dib_tag=se&keywords=all+around+the+world&qid=1758207344&sprefix=all+aroud+the+world%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-6">Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!</a> </p> <p data-start="534" data-end="621">Check it out at <a href="https://www.mollyoldfield.co.uk">www.mollyoldfield.co.uk</a>! It makes the perfect <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241619122/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RBTH1VH5FJBW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vKCj-xcjlAgphCIEnWWz6nAHmCdvJct1j7f5PWO-7KStY724i_JdO6UbS50CDH1v86VVm58SP_JPJgVznCb1W3ha2_Ph5YE-CcWUo8fvUKmRVxyVv3RM5OeY9NvcSZOHfd7QpoGFNWc3rwAS5JHgGg9IXAe9ewSBHlz4y8hEcMIPRYVVhumgsBNIQ041i_Kz-M8ecSYYXJpsQ_J9Q7mE8NkwpQNmz0kpmeeLskZVnaVwfd5LjgKL01hiJvRcWhhE.q3IT7ZLrno19Qng2r7FNaY-2A1BX3FSnBd1fw7eYN7w&dib_tag=se&keywords=everything+under+the+sun+all+around+the+world&qid=1743182953&s=books&sprefix=everything+under+the+sun+all+around+the+world%2Cstripbooks%2C101&sr=1-1">pressie</a> do buy one now : )</p> <p>If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the <strong>Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. </strong>Available on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241703832/ref=asc_df_0241703832/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16586082856385458861&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046884&hvtargid=pla-2281435176658&psc=1&mcid=f4ae05ea662a3e698020cca47be1fe83&th=1&psc=1&hvocijid=16586082856385458861-0241703832-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1">Amazon here</a>, or through <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/everything-under-the-sun-the-quiz-book-a-curious-quiz-question-for-every-day-of-the-year-molly-oldfield/7688965?ean=9780241703830&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiuC2BhDSARIsALOVfBI8_6YOKh4FLZsjS4i3tq83h2X2kfXm54d1oh6P7WHXXZLj4GttTqMaAlB7EALw_wcB">independent UK bookshops here</a>. On top of that the original book <strong>E</strong><strong>verything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year</strong> is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241433460">Amazon</a> and in <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/everything-under-the-sun-a-curious-question-for-every-day-of-the-year-molly-oldfield/3178644?ean=9780241643273">independent bookshops here</a>.</p> <p>Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites<br>Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun<br>X/Twitter: @eutsworld</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

December 24, 2025
#173 Merry Christmas! Did Santa deliver presents to dinosaurs? w/ Andy Day! How do snow shoes work? Why does ice stick to things?
<p data-start="118" data-end="176"><strong data-start="118" data-end="174">Welcome to Episode #173 of Everything Under the Sun!</strong></p> <p data-start="178" data-end="351">Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you enjoy this festive episode.</p> <p data-start="178" data-end="351">Andy Day, author, Cebeebies presenter, musician and dinosaur expert explains Santa's behaviour around dinosaurs!</p> <p data-start="178" data-end="351">We figure out how snow shoes work!</p> <p data-start="534" data-end="621">And to finish the episode off and keep us nice and warm for Christmas, we find out how ice sticks to things!</p> <p data-start="534" data-end="621">Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241619122/ref=sr_1_6?crid=31VSVB7FYLDQE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iunWvhA3vee0ieX5RLjIxUwf6S6NW82bttN1WKAzj_LtDhQk5QaTwKU1Sfv2hprEclQpyMMjw7W3s0GvyhFrXahbflbx74i6BbLMQ7JjCYGL2-RWgxAo0oZmpfT8CNRnjNxrmpjTENdJLORf2Mz-aLdis74SAA7k3alqM5hZrTwhqcPrVhaVIYtCxcSi9YOrkzq-ecwCLu-eRrLfC07AbANtGXsHQ2tvEVpLJ8jLFOc.vZC90cUDw-GtosSRKmoYxJkJKRMXWnMG1MTX5831mhM&dib_tag=se&keywords=all+around+the+world&qid=1758207344&sprefix=all+aroud+the+world%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-6">Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!</a> </p> <p data-start="534" data-end="621">Check it out at <a href="https://www.mollyoldfield.co.uk">www.mollyoldfield.co.uk</a>! It makes the perfect <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241619122/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RBTH1VH5FJBW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vKCj-xcjlAgphCIEnWWz6nAHmCdvJct1j7f5PWO-7KStY724i_JdO6UbS50CDH1v86VVm58SP_JPJgVznCb1W3ha2_Ph5YE-CcWUo8fvUKmRVxyVv3RM5OeY9NvcSZOHfd7QpoGFNWc3rwAS5JHgGg9IXAe9ewSBHlz4y8hEcMIPRYVVhumgsBNIQ041i_Kz-M8ecSYYXJpsQ_J9Q7mE8NkwpQNmz0kpmeeLskZVnaVwfd5LjgKL01hiJvRcWhhE.q3IT7ZLrno19Qng2r7FNaY-2A1BX3FSnBd1fw7eYN7w&dib_tag=se&keywords=everything+under+the+sun+all+around+the+world&qid=1743182953&s=books&sprefix=everything+under+the+sun+all+around+the+world%2Cstripbooks%2C101&sr=1-1">pressie</a> do buy one now : )</p> <p>If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the <strong>Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. </strong>Available on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241703832/ref=asc_df_0241703832/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16586082856385458861&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046884&hvtargid=pla-2281435176658&psc=1&mcid=f4ae05ea662a3e698020cca47be1fe83&th=1&psc=1&hvocijid=16586082856385458861-0241703832-&hvexpln=74&gad_source=1">Amazon here</a>, or through <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/everything-under-the-sun-the-quiz-book-a-curious-quiz-question-for-every-day-of-the-year-molly-oldfield/7688965?ean=9780241703830&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiuC2BhDSARIsALOVfBI8_6YOKh4FLZsjS4i3tq83h2X2kfXm54d1oh6P7WHXXZLj4GttTqMaAlB7EALw_wcB">independent UK bookshops here</a>. On top of that the original book <strong>E</strong><strong>verything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year</strong> is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Under-Sun-curious-question/dp/0241433460">Amazon</a> and in <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/everything-under-the-sun-a-curious-question-for-every-day-of-the-year-molly-oldfield/3178644?ean=9780241643273">independent bookshops here</a>.</p> <p>Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites<br>Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun<br>X/Twitter: @eutsworld</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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<p>Children are full of curiosity and questions about the world.</p> <p>Each Friday, join Molly Oldfield, write of the weekly kids quiz in the Guardian each Saturday, the original QI elf and author and host of Everything Under The Sun (both the book and podcast) as she answers questions sent in by children around the world with the help of experts including Neil Gaiman, Heston Blumenthal, Grayson Perry, Lauren Child, Richard Branson and Sophie Dahl to the fish curators at the Natural History Museum.</p> <p>If you're a kid - big or small - with questions you want answered or if you want to learn interesting facts about life on earth, this is the award winning podcast for you.</p> <p>Do check out Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year, published by Ladybird books now!</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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