The Space Programme

Hosted BySpace Programme

A drama serial with a rocket launch and perhaps the first child astronauts.

A small Scottish island is shocked to find itself home to a brand new space program. When two tech entrepreneurs announce their plan to make one of the local kids the world’s first child astronaut, nothing is ever the same again.


All Episodes

The Titanic and a garden of moths

Felicity, Bex, Michael and Ciaran talk about the world’s oldest land animal, an important week of events, and a brilliant nature-lover’s garden discoveries. They also debate all about what should happen to the Titanic shipwreck.
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Jewellery from dough and award ceremonies

Dan and Bex are back for another pod as Ciaran from The Week Junior tells us about some unusual experiments on birds.

Inventing countries and random acts of kindness

Dan makes his own country – Danmark – as Bex reminds us to do some random acts of kindness. 

Lizzy Yarnold’s skeleton bobsled dreams

Double Winter Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold says her event is like being on a roller coaster: it’s terrifying and exciting! She tells Ayo and Chanel all about it and her worries about losing her Olympic gold medals!

Historical re-enactments and baking bread

Conor’s baking new types of bread – the recipe of which you can find right now on the Fun Kids website at FunKidsLive.com – as Bex encourages us to re-enact some history.

Author Elle McNicoll Speaks To Bex!

Elle McNicoll has a brand new book out called ‘A Kind Of Spark’ – Bex hears all about it!

At-home haircuts and fans

Josh turns his home into a barber shop (so that he doesn’t look like a shaggy dog from all the ads) as Bex makes a fan from paper, PVA glue and lollipop sticks.

Moe Sbihi tells of Rio Olympic gold

Olympic rowing champ Moe Sbihi talks about winning gold at the Rio Games and explains how getting involved in rowing for him was like a ‘fairy tale’. He also talks about how he’s helping inspire kids of all faiths and backgrounds to take up rowing.

Dog diaries and rainbow cookies

Josh is back on the pod and up to some strange things including writing a diary from the perspective of his dog. Meanwhile, Bex makes rainbow cookies!