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192 Making memories. What do we leave behind if everything is digital? (7 Nov 2024)
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In a digital age will we lose photos and videos of everyday life?:
191 Local customs. Celebrating local dances, music and costumes (12 Sep 2024)
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Some of the local dancing we saw:
190 What a racket! Peace and quiet in the countryside? No way! (11 Jul 2024)
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189 The low lands. Where are the skyscrapers in Europe? (16 May 2024)
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Will this ever stop?
188 Landmarks unvisited. Which famous landmarks in London have we not seen? (21 Mar 2024)
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The British Museum is 265 years old:
187 How to make a billion. A start up company that became a huge success (25 Jan 2024)
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If you were a multi billionaire, what would you spend your money on?
186 Buyer beware. What to look out for when buying online (23 Nov 2023)
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185 Leaving home. The challenges of learning to live away from home
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Everybody went to a launderette in the 1980s:
184 Lost in translation. Just how easy is it to translate from one language to another?
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Both translators and interpreters can get it wrong:
183 Back of the net. Some fun football jargon before the season finishes
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So who "got himself completely at sizes and sevens"?
182 Left or right? Do you have a problem telling left from right?
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181 Being kind. The simplest way to make you, and others, feel better
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It is an advert but it still makes a good point:
180 Do protests work? Do governments actually listen to protestors?
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Either women are to be killed or women are to have the vote:
179 Dinosaurs. Amazing creatures from a prehistoric world
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The film that got everyone excited about dinosaurs:
178 British icons: Robin Hood. Jackie and Richard talk about a popular British legend
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Forget Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham is a far more interesting character!
177 Take the train not the plane. But aren't train journeys long, slow and boring?
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Bonus for members! What did Jackie discover for the Porto - Paris trip?:
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Surely this is nicer than flying?
176 What did you learn at school today? We think some more practical skills should be taught
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One way to teach the life skill of cleaning up!:
175 The Commonwealth. A very British institution, but what exactly is it?
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Barbados becomes a republic:
174 Street life. What's happening in the street outside your house?
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Are people doing this in your street?
173 Do look up! Jackie and Richard talk about the amazing James Webb space telescope
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James Webb begins a voyage back to the universe:
172 Life before the Internet: letter writing. How did we keep in touch before emailing and social media?
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171 Orange tea. The names of a fruit and a drink have a fascinating history!
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The best of both worlds:
170 Cheap, expensive, more expensive. How much money do you need to be an Olympian?
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A 13 year old and one of the new, exciting sports at the Olympics:
169 What is Britishness? How do the people of England, Scotland and Wales identify themselves?
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Do you agree with these people about Britishness?!
168 Hard cash. So is Richard a penny-pincher or a big spender?!
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Top tips on how to save money:
167 How did they survive? Two situations you wouldn't want to experience
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Sean survives being swept off a waterfall:
166 Animals, humans and diseases. Some interesting reasons why we fall sick
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Ways to prevent getting sick:
165 Before the Internet: buying records. There was a time when people left their homes and went to the shops to buy their music
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The Diskery is one of the oldest record shops in the world:
164 Before the Internet: travelling. Jackie and Richard recall how they organised their travels in the past
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163 The big five. Meet Europe's five most impressive wild mammals
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Brown bears and wolves back in the UK, but not in the wild!
162 The collectors. It's not just people who like to find and keep things
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A fine collection of blue bottle tops and straws!
161 Hobbies at home. Interesting things to do when you're indoors all day
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Some people enjoy making things like this:
160 Once upon a time. There are some very unpleasant people in fairy tales!
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Maleficent, the witch in Sleeping Beauty, is truly evil:
159 Facebook fun. Jackie and Richard recommend a couple of sites to raise a smile
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Bonus for members! What problems do the two groups have?
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Wildlife in the garden:
158 The long arm of the law. Jackie and Richard talk about their experience with the police...
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So many police shows on British TV! The Bill was a big favourite:
157 The big top. Acrobats, trapeze artists and animals: we are at the circus!
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Bonus for members! Where is the lion tamer?
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Today's modern circus:
156 Happy hols? Jackie and Richard had the perfect Christmas, or maybe not...
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Not everyone has a perfect Christmas:
155 TV or not TV? Is television still the most popular home entertainment?
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The ending of a popular 1960s children's programme:
154 What's cooking? Richard talks about the things he can make in the kitchen.
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Perhaps Richard should be on Masterchef!
153 Life in the UK. Jackie and Richard take the UK citizen test, but do they pass?!
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Of course ex Prime Minister David Cameron knows all about British history...
152 Then and now. Jackie returned to the UK after 10 years, what changes did she see?
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Fly over London and see the changes:
151 TT week. Join Richard on the Isle of Man for the ride of your life!
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Bonus for members! Richard talks about Mad Sunday:
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Wow, hold on tight:
150 Big machines. See why our village has turned into a building site
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149 Green is the fashion. How can you be stylish and save the planet at the same time?
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Bonus for members! More top tips:
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How bamboo is made into material:
148 The 2018 quiz. Which stories made the headlines last year? And can Richard remember them?!
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Bonus for members! Listen to Richard's answers and check yours too:
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147 Filming the wild. We look at the amazing technology that makes wildlife programmes so great.
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So that's how to film a walrus sitting on ice:
146 Life v films. We look at some of the differences between our lives and those we watch at the cinema.
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Of course anyone could survive this:
145 The golden section. The wonder of a mathematical formula found in nature
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Bonus for members! The golden section in design:
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144 The land of the red dragon. We talk about Wales, one of the smallest countries that makes up the UK.
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Geraint Thomas and the red dragon flag:
143 Milestones. Which are the events that Jackie and Richard see as special in their lives?
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142 A clash of continents. So will there be any surprises at the World Cup this time?
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World Cup 2018, every team's best player:
141 Being crafty. Jackie talks about two craft courses she went on recently
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140 The shooting. Another tragic event in the US, we talk about what happened and the case for gun control
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Bonus for members! How different is it to buy a gun in the UK?
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139 Where's our package?! Jackie and Richard start the new year by complaining about couriers
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138 Mind games. Experiments show there's more to making up our minds than we think
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Bonus for members! Richard takes part in a mini experiment.
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137 Pick up the pieces. Jackie and Richard have discovered a new way to spend time: doing jigsaws!
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136 That's funny. Jackie and Richard talk about what makes them laugh, hee hee!
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British people think this is very funny:
135 Bugbears. Jackie and Richard have a moan about those everyday things that annoy them.
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134 Four-legged friends. 40% of households in the UK have pets. Listen to Jackie and Richard talking about their pets, past and present.
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133 May Day. Join Jackie and Richard as they talk about the May 1st celebrations.
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Morris dancers doing their stuff in Oxford:
132 The Taj Mahal. Travel to India and join Richard at a truly magical place.
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131 Hair today, gone tomorrow! Jackie and Richard talk about their hair and which products they use.
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130 Buster the boxer. A fun end to the year: watch the most popular Christmas advert in the UK.
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Don't watch the video before doing the worksheet!
129 The Trump card. Love him or loathe him, Trump's speeches have always made the headlines.
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This podcast goes with this video from the Guardian newspaper
128 Knife, fork and spoon. Or perhaps something else? How do you eat your food?
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One way to eat a fish with bones:
127 Collecting things. Butterflies, beads or buttons, people collect many different things. So what does Richard collect?
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What do you think of this man's collection?
126 Not just a phone. Karin talks to Jackie about her favourite apps on her mobile.
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125 The Euros. Four weeks of fun and football to look forward to with the UEFA European Championship!
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The official anthem of the 2016 Euros:
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124 All around the world. Helen tells Richard about the different places she has lived, and which is her favourite.
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123 Call the midwife. Meet Naomi who is training to become the most important person on the maternity ward!
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Call the Midwife is on BBC1:
122 No idea! the 2015 quiz. How much does Jackie know about 2015 and can you do any better?
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Now listen to both the questions and Jackie's answers:
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121 The calendar. Attractive as well as useful, calendars also have an interesting history!
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Chickens being photographed for an 'egg-citing' new calendar:
120 Cowboy country. Join Jackie and Richard with the cowboys, horses and shoot-outs
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119 Fly the flag. New Zealand is thinking about changing their flag - so why is that?
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Some great tips for when you're designing a flag:
118 Once in a blue moon. This month we see a blue moon, but what is that exactly?!
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The worksheet for this song is on the 'extras' page:
117 Jaws. Why the "teeth of the sea" is still one of Hollywood's most frightening films
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There is a creature alive today...
116 The old grey matter. Get your thinking hats on for this podcast which is all about the brain!
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115 Baking soda. There's something quite amazing on the shelf in the kitchen!
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Some more great ideas we didn't know about:
114 The 5:2 diet. What success, if any, have the pie team had with their dieting?
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Some top tips if you're considering the 5:2 diet:
113 Whose turn is it? There are lots of reasons why you should sit down with family and friends and play a board game this holiday!
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112 Real Madrid. Join Richard with Real Madrid supporter Al before a Champions' League match
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Real Madrid v Liverpool in the Champions' League:
111 Useful or useless? That's the question we ask about some household gadgets
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110 Dennis the Menace. Jackie and Richard talk about comics and their favourite comic characters
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109 Drive, drove, driven. A podcast about driving and learning to drive. Beep! Beep!
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108 The Great War. Listen to some facts about the First World War which started a hundred years ago
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107 The World Cup. Facts and fun about one of the most coveted trophies in sport
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The World Cup trophy was designed by Silvio Gazzaniga over 40 years ago:
106 Holy Week. For the Easter festival the pie team tell the story of Jesus' last days
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105 The tramp. The pie team celebrate 100 years of Charlie Chaplin and his famous tramp
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Classic Charlie Chaplin:
104 A mouse in the house. Jo talks about some uninvited guests that are making themselves feel at home
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103 Giddy up! Jackie and Richard share their riding experiences to celebrate the Year of the Horse
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How to go faster on a horse:
102 British icons: The Doctor. The pie team celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who
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Bonus for members! Can you recognise these sounds from Doctor Who?
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Trailer for The Day of The Doctor:
101 Mushrooms. Delicious and deadly, the pie team take care when picking their favourite free food
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How to choose the best Puffballs, and how to eat them mmmmm!
100 Catching up. Jackie hasn't see Sue for a while, what's the news from her and the family?
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