Shocking facts about electricity

Imagine crossing a road and turning to see a car heading towards you... without a driver! While this might seem scary, driverless cars are already operating safely in many cities around the world. These autonomous cars contain huge amounts of technology to help them drive alongsi ... Show More

Unloading the dishwasher, mopping the floor, cleaning the loo... what is your most hated household chore? We all know there are jobs around the house which have to be done regularly, even if they are sometimes boring or unpleasant. But who tends to do the most amount of jobs in y ... Show More

Across the world, climate change is already beginning to change the way we live our lives. But how big will that change be and what kinds of change will occur? These are the kinds of questions that scientists have been asking for decades. So, how exactly do they try to find answe ... Show More

Daniel and Katie explain how electric current, lightning and static electricity emerge from the strange quantum nature of electrical charge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Georgina and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

It is literally all around you (and even inside you) - electricity makes up the basis of modern life. But what exactly is electricity and how does it work? In this classic episode, Josh and Chuck chase away the darkness and explain electricity in their usual electrifying way.See ... Show More

Why is there a difference in voltage between America and pretty much the rest of the world? Is there an advantage to one vs the other? How did we end up with so many different types of electrical sockets? What’s different about the ‘shavers only’ sockets you see in bathrooms? ... ... Show More

Listen to Neil and Catherine discussing how to use six different English tenses. 

Neil and Catherine discuss the key language from this story. 

Disk or disc? Confused about which one to use? Finn and Catherine talk about spelling. 

Disk or disc? Confused about which one to use? Finn and Catherine talk about spelling. 

Dave Gilmore and Hael Kobayashi talk about a variety of topics, including Artificial Intelligence and the United Nations SDGs... 

Catherine and Neil talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.