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 On EARTH Do You Weigh The EARTH?!

This week Scientist and author Isabel Thomas joins us to answer some of the strangest questions around. We hear about the deadly blood sucking Vulture Bee in Dangerous Dan and as always we are joined by our friends Professor Hallux and Amy’s Aviation t…

Could We Be The First Country Back on THE MOON?

We speak with the amazing David Aguilar about his prosthetic designs made entirely from LEGO this week, we hear about the race back to the moon and a lost otter pup in Science in the News. There is a dangerous ocean creature in Dangerous Dan. And we le…

Is this the future of fashion?

Our interview with Dr Ciara McGrath the Young Woman Engineer of the Year reveals some of the possibilities for the smart fashion of the FUTURE! In Science in the News Seagulls are going missing and we find out what people are making with old fishing ne…

A Space Week Special including Tim Peake!

It’s Space Week which means we have not one, but two amazing interviews! Firstly we’re finding out all about a special edition of The Week Junior’s Science and Nature Magazine – plus Tim Peake answers questions from you, our wonderful listeners!!
Ther…

You’ll Never Believe How Useful Having A Pet Cheetah Is?

Have you ever heard of the Shrike Bird? Its in our Dangerous Dan this week! We answer your questions on ‘What is Chlorophyll’ and ‘Will we ever live on another planet?’. We also have Professor Alan Wilson join us to chat about his work on Big Cats and …

Why don’t we laugh if we tickle ourselves and how much should we be drinking?

Rats are the subject of Dangerous Dan this week, we also hear from Steve Backshall about his new book all about The Galapagos plus what he’s doing to help combat climate change. There’s more of your questions too including the big topic of black holes!…

Rockin’ Drummer Chimps!

Why are we friends with people who smell similar to us? Why haven’t more animals evolved with trunks? And why is water transparent? All this and more is answered this week! We hear about a failed rocket launch, a terrifying creature in Dangerous Dan, a…

Where Did The Moon Come From?

How does your body defeat viruses? Does it really rain diamonds on Uranus? All of these questions are answered this week on the Fun Kids Science Weekly.  We look at the White Lipped Peccary in Dangerous Dan, and in Science the news we hear about update…

Would You Drink POOEY TOILET WATER?

Would you drink sewage water? In Science in the News we look at scientists making toilet water safe to drink and what singing whales mean for climate change. We answer your questions on how do bubbles work and why don’t atoms touch? And we are joined b…