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Everything Under The Sun

Everything Under The Sun

By: Molly Oldfield
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Children are full of curiosity and questions about the world.

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.

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.

Do check out Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year, published by Ladybird books now!

2026 Molly Oldfield
Episodes
  • #173 Merry Christmas! Did Santa deliver presents to dinosaurs? w/ Andy Day! How do snow shoes work? Why does ice stick to things?

    #173 Merry Christmas! Did Santa deliver presents to dinosaurs? w/ Andy Day! How do snow shoes work? Why does ice stick to things?
    Dec 24 2025

    Welcome to Episode #173 of Everything Under the Sun!

    Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you enjoy this festive episode.

    Andy Day, author, Cebeebies presenter, musician and dinosaur expert explains Santa's behaviour around dinosaurs!

    We figure out how snow shoes work!

    And to finish the episode off and keep us nice and warm for Christmas, we find out how ice sticks to things!

    Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!

    Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )

    If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.

    Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites
    Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
    X/Twitter: @eutsworld

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    10 mins
  • #172 Where does space end? w/Jim Al-Khalili. How do ships float? What is the biggest airport in the world?

    #172 Where does space end? w/Jim Al-Khalili. How do ships float? What is the biggest airport in the world?
    Dec 19 2025

    Welcome to Episode #172 of Everything Under the Sun!

    Today we welcome back the thrillingly theoretical Jim Al-Khalili to uncover the mystery of space's edge! 🪐🔭🚀

    We discover how ships float with the help of Pippa Kenton-Page's amazing contribution to Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World! 🛶⛵️🚤

    And to finish it off we find out about the airports of the world, discovering the biggest one, smallest one, and the weird ones! ✈️🛬💺

    Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!

    Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )

    If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.

    Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites
    Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
    X/Twitter: @eutsworld

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    10 mins
  • #171 How do volcanoes erupt? w/ Robin George Andrews. How are continents made? How do we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide?

    #171 How do volcanoes erupt? w/ Robin George Andrews. How are continents made? How do we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide?
    Dec 12 2025

    Welcome to Episode #171 of Everything Under the Sun!

    Today Robin George Andrews returns to tell us how and why volcanoes erupt! 🌋

    We find out about ancient history as we discover how the continents were made! 🌎🌍🌏

    And to round it all off, we figure out how humans breathe in oxygen, but breathe out carbon dioxide! 😮‍💨

    Don't forget, if three questions just aren't enough for you, there are 366 more in Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World!

    Check it out at www.mollyoldfield.co.uk! It makes the perfect pressie do buy one now : )

    If you want more Everything Under The Sun, here is the Everything Under The Sun: Quiz Book. Available on Amazon here, or through independent UK bookshops here. On top of that the original book Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year is available on Amazon and in independent bookshops here.

    Instagram: @itseverythingunderthesun and @mollyoldfieldwrites
    Tiktok: @itseverythingunderthesun
    X/Twitter: @eutsworld

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    13 mins
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