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World’s first virtual reality surgery and how does your phone find the person you’re calling?

Dr Shafi Ahmed is the world’s first surgeon to perform and broadcast surgery in virtual reality (VR). Dr Shafi tells us more about his achievement and how VR is providing doctors with new ways to treat their patients. We also learn about some of the co…

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Matt Haig on Father Christmas and Me

Author Matt Haig comes into the Fun Kids Studio to chat to Bex all about the newest and last book in the series… Father Christmas and Me!
We find out about what Amelia is up to in the next book, Matt’s ideas for the future and Bex challen…

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Robot’s Christmas blunder and the numbers behind Christmas

Robot’s in big trouble with the Fun Kids bosses this week, as he turns on Christmas four days early! 
In our top picks from the week on Fun Kids, we meet the world’s last dragon, learn about a typical day during The Great War, Robot confesses tha…

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Making milkshake with heavy metal music and how does the heart work?

Meet The Blowfish – the world’s only heavy metal marine biologist! He’s on the phone from New Zealand to tell us about The Rock Music Milkshake Mixer – a prototype for a unique, new milkshake blender… that’s powered by an electric guit…

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Toys of the war and Sean & Robot’s least favourite animal

Robot has a new riddle for us to kick off the show, but Sean is confused once again!
In our look at the best of Fun Kids we take stops to find out about Nosepickers, toys and games of The Great War, Robot spills the beans on his friend Ed Sheeran whil…

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Where does your poo go and the vomiting fleas that pass on a disease!

It’s a pretty disgusting episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly! Science presenter and comedian Steve Mould is on the phone sharing some of his favourite science stories and facts. Steve explains why our eyes sometimes twitch and tells us about how fle…

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A super tricky Robot’s riddle and Bo Peep has lost her sheep!

What is so delicate that it can be broken just by saying its name? Find out with Robot’s riddle. 
Plus, there’s some news to amuse, we’re heading back to the Great War and finding out what it was like at home in 1914 and we’re flying to London wi…

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Killer venom and can sheep really recognise humans?

When you think of venom, exotic snakes and giant spiders probably come to mind. But venom is everywhere – in parks, gardens… even in the corners of your house! Ronald Jenner, a venom evolution expert at the Natural History Museum, tells us more about…

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Sasha Banks and Finn Balor

Sean takes a trip to Kidzania to chat to WWE stars Sasha Banks and Finn Balor on the Fun Kids Download this week. 
Plus, Robot is learning some more polish, we find out what entertainment was like during the Great War and Robot has another ridicu…

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How to code and the mould that makes food taste delicious!

Coding has helped humans create robots, build cars that drive themselves and sent rockets into space… but what is coding and how does it all work? Sean McManus, author of Coder Academy, joins Dan in the studio to explain what a coder does and the bas…

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