S4 Episode 5 – Woah Nelly! What’s your birthday?
How do you tell a horses age? Phil and Julie discover how vets read teeth, hooks and wear patterns, and explore record-breaking long-lived a...
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20 of 37 episodesS4 Episode 4 – What a spectacle! How do glasses help us see?
How do glasses and contact lenses help us see? With help from real optometrists, Phil and Julie explore eye shapes, “pancake” lenses, and wh...
S4 Episode 3 - How so sleepy, Mr Hedgehog?
How do hedgehogs survive months of hibernation? Collie Ennis tells Phil & Julie how heart rate, body temperature, and stored fat keep these...
S4 Episode 2 – How come heavy trees can stay standing?
How do massive trees stay upright? Nick from Redwood Trees talks about roots, pith wood, and flexible fibres let them sway in wind without f...
S4 Episode 1 – How do engines work?
Phil & Julie explain how car engines turn fuel into movement, from tiny explosions to electric motors, with fun, science, and plenty of laug...
S3 Episode 10 - Telescopes in space
Julie & Phil journey into space with Astronaut Bruce Melnick to find out how the biggest telescopes get up there, and why they’re up there i...
S3 Episode 9 - What is blood and what is it good for?
Dive into your blood with Julie and Phil and paediatrician Dr. Cilian Ó Maoldomhnaigh to find out how important it really is.
S3 Episode 8 - What happens if you fall into a Black Hole?
Alan Foster joins Phil and Julie from Antarctica once more to explain what might happen if you fell into the gravitational pull of a dying s...
S3 Episode 7 – Why are insects so important?
Julie and Phil join forces once more with Critter Shed bug expert Collie Ennis to find out why these tiny creatures are of such huge importa...
S3 Episode 6 – What happens if the sun explodes?
10 year old Bobby asks a catastrophic question but Phil and Julie ask scientist Alan Foster for a detailed and somewhat reassuring answer. B...
S3 Episode 5 - How does a snail grow its shell?
Julie and Phil join forces with Critter expert Collie Ennis to find out how snails grow their shells.
S3 Episode 4 - What are memories?
Julie and Phil speak with memory expert Ciara Greene to find out where and how memories are made in the brain.
S3 Episode 3 - How many organs can you live without?
Julie and Phil dive into the human body with Tissue Handling Technician Hannah McGivern to find out how many organs you can live without.
S3 Episode 2 - What time is it on the International Space Station?
Julie and Phil welcome retired NASA astronaut Bruce Melnick back to the show to talk about the time in space.
S3 Episode 1 - Why do animals make noises and not talk like humans?
Julie and Phil talk with Simon Watt to find out what noise-making kits different animals have.
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The podcast returns for Science Week 22 with 10 inspirational, investigational and altogether illuminating new episodes. Starts Thursday 17t...
S2 Episode 10 - What is science?
Our bold presenters dive in to science itself! To explore what science and scientific research are with contributors from across the series.
S2 Episode 9 - What are contrails?
Julie and Phil join Red Arrows pilot Nick Critchell to find out that jet planes have magical powers like Elsa from Frozen!
S2 Episode 8 - People Colours, and why don’t we have stripes?
Why are we all different colours? And why aren't we stripy or spotty like the other animals? Julie and Phil dive in!
S2 Episode 7 – Are there different types of water?
Barring earwax, for the first time Julie and Phil can actually dive into this topic with Phil’s Dad, Brian, to talk about how drinking water...