Fun Kids Science Weekly

Fun Kids Science Weekly


Latest Episodes

DINO BEGINNINGS: Unlocking the Mystery of Their Origins
November 23, 2024

It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which scie

BONUS: The Space Programme
August 06, 2023

Have you heard our series, The Space Programme?Life on the Isle of Lune is about to get out-of-this-world! It's a radio drama all about a brand new UK spaceport and the story of a soon-to-be child-astronaut.Hear The Space Programme every Friday from 4p

How YOU can help the environment - by counting butterflies!!!
August 05, 2023

Say hi to a butterfly! This week, Dan's chatting to Zoe Randal all about the butterfly count. Each Summer, we are encouraged to look around us, counting these gorgeous insects and checking what type of butterfly they are. From this, butterfly experts can

A miracle material worn by Formula 1 drivers and astronauts!
July 29, 2023

What's the link between race car drivers and astronauts? Emma Mosley from the National Space Centre is here to chat all about it! From suits to cameras, missions to space have inspired breakthrough technology in the racing field.  Dan reports on some rece

BEWARE : TOXIC SLIME!
July 22, 2023

Yes you heard us! This slime is so deadly it can even kill... We find out how archaeologists dig up their treasures with expert Letty Ingray, in the news we hear about how these extreme temperatures will soon be normal. We take a trip to space to hear mor

Particularly poisonous pufferish
July 15, 2023

This week, you and Dan are setting sail to take a closer look at what's in the sea! Amy Meek, returning guest of the podcast and founder of Kids Against Plastic, tells us all about her mission to look after the environment and what inspired her to start t

Time moved FIVE TIMES SLOWER at the beginning of the universe!
July 08, 2023

Welcome aboard your journey around the solar system! We've got an ocean expert on this week. Loren Hiller from the Marine Stewardship Council is chatting to Dan all about the effects we have on our oceans and why it's so important to take good care of the

Become a scientist at the Summer Science Exhibition!
July 01, 2023

Happy Saturday! Dan's here to tell you everything that's going on in the world of science. Carlos Frenk is here to tell you all about the wonderful science activities going on next week for the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, including a chance t

Eco-friendly space travel is closer than we think!
June 24, 2023

It's a Saturday, and you know what that means! You're here to whizz around the solar system with Dan, and soon you could be in a reusable spacecraft! Our guest on the Science Weekly podcast this week is space expert Catherine Muller from the National Spac

It's all about ROCKETS with Ted Melville from Rocketry Team GB!
June 17, 2023

Usually Dan is the one chatting about rockets and jetting off around the solar system, but this week we have a very special guest on the podcast to chat about rocketry! Ted Melville is here to talk about how he got into rocket building, and his team's jou