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Jul 2021
26m 21s

Team GB and incredible fossils

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On this week’s episode of The Week Junior Show we’ll be talking about the Team GB gold rush at the Olympics, an incredible fossil find and one animal’s unusual survival skills. Plus, we’ll have a debate all about whether reducing waste is better than recycling.

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