The Fun Kids Science Weekly

Hosted ByDan Simpson

Dan from Fun Kids takes a look at the week’s biggest science stories. There’s also some amazing special guests, episodes from our favourite science series, and top experts answering all your science-related questions!

Science has got to be one of the coolest subjects around… there’s so many amazing things to discover, from terrifying triceratops to gigantic galaxies!

So if you love everything science as much as we do, check out the Fun Kids Science Weekly! In each episode, Dan from Fun Kids takes a look at the week’s biggest science stories. There’s also some amazing special guests, episodes from our favourite science series, and top experts answering all your science-related questions!

The Fun Kids Science Weekly is the flagship podcast from the children’s radio station Fun Kids, with over 50,000 downloads each month.

Starting in 2017, the podcast has produced over 100 episodes and has been the recipient of two nominations at the British Podcast Awards in both the Kids & Family and the Radio categories.

The podcast has been popular with advertisers with campaigns for ITV, Learning Resources, Drayton Manor and Young Imagineers.

ITV’s campaign was for its Thunderbirds Are Go franchise and consisted of bumpers, adverts and content from the Thunderbirds characters. Here’s the sponsor credit.

For Drayton Manor we amplified their sponsorship by running promotion on Fun Kids Radio and on the podcast network:


All Episodes

How Do Scabs and Snot Help Us? And Why Is Fire Orange?

Vaccine creator and Scientist Katie Ewer joins Dan for this week’s Science Weekly podcast talking the science behind vaccines and why snot and scabs are so important! We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists …

The Amazing Science Behind Spiders Webs!

Andrew Gordus joins Dan for this week’s Science Weekly podcast talking about the amazing science behind spiders webs and why they weave them. We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists – this week its Harrison …

How does the Assassin Bug calm its prey?

Anne Wignall joins Dan for this week’s Science Weekly podcast talking about the history and importants of the assassin bug and how it uses taps to calm its prey. We catch up with Sidney McSprockett who’s teaching us about great british scientists, this…

Talking with Prime Minister Boris Johnson!

Science in the news this week is the biggest news from the last month from one of the most important people – we speak to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson about COP26.
Also this week we answer more of your questions, Sir Sidney McSprocket joins us to t…

A fish with human teeth and seaweed eating cows!

This week we have so many friends joining us from Maddie Moate to Professor Hallux and even Techno Mum!
Plus we’ve got questions about clouds and ears, cows are in the news because Morrisons are feeding them seaweed to help fight climate change and CO…

What is COP26? And We’ve Found a New Planet!

Friend of the show and amazing author Christopher Lloyd joins us to teach us all about COP26 and how we can be more sustainable in our daily lives to help fight climate change.
We catch up with Professor Hallux who’s building a human body and today it…

A Business Park in Space?

Michelle Hicks, rollercoaster engineer and founder of Firefly Creations, joins Dan for this week’s Science Weekly podcast talking about the science behind rollercoasters!
We catch up with Professor Hallux who’s building a human body and today is worki…

Gross Body Facts You Won’t Believe with Adam Kay!

Why do our hands go wrinkly in water? When was the first vaccine created? Join Professor Hallux and Techno Mum on their adventures this week and we answer your science questions!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does Starlight teach us?

Why do we get pins and needles? What is cardboard made of? Louise Devoy from the Royal Observatory joins us to chat all about space, time and what we can learn from starlight on this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…