The Week Junior Show
Fun Kids UK
The Week Junior Show takes you behind the scenes of the award-winning magazine for 8 to 14-year-olds. Each week, Bex from Fun Kids is joined by members of The Week Junior team to discuss their favourite stories, debate the week’s hot topic and discover whether the ‘Real or Rubbish?’ report is fake news or the real deal.
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
Kids & Family Podcasts
Networks:
Fun Kids UK
Description:
The Week Junior Show takes you behind the scenes of the award-winning magazine for 8 to 14-year-olds. Each week, Bex from Fun Kids is joined by members of The Week Junior team to discuss their favourite stories, debate the week’s hot topic and discover whether the ‘Real or Rubbish?’ report is fake news or the real deal.
Language:
English
Episodes
A message from a distant spacecraft!
5/4/2024
This week we learn all about a distant spacecraft that has got in touch with scientists, a pet octopus with a surprise and bigger school lunches!
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Duration:00:25:54
Interview with boxer Anthony Joshua and a Wooly Tank!
4/19/2024
This week we hear all about a giant wooly tank, hear an exclusive interview with boxer Anthony Joshua, and learn about a climate change victory in Sweden!
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Duration:00:22:49
The Man who Ran the Length of Africa
4/12/2024
This Week we talk about the man who ran the length of Africa, how best to relieve feelings of anger and also have a debate about snake meat!
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Duration:00:18:35
Musical Cambodian car horns
4/4/2024
The rediscovery of a Javan tiger, an inspiring mural at Birmingham airport, and a record-breaking window cleaner are all in this week's Week Junior Show!
Bex is joined by Joe and Kaye. They're chatting about extinct animals and whether villages should ban coaches.
Plus, should musical car horns in Cambodia being banned by the prime minister?
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Duration:00:19:09
Which famous frog inspired the name of a fossil?
3/29/2024
This week we find out why laughing is good for you, a mission to recruit more spies and which famous frog has inspired the name of a fossil!
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Duration:00:21:49
Icelandic Eruptions and Reviving Trees!
3/22/2024
This week we learn all about Iceland's most recent volcanic eruption and a mission to bring a tree back to life. Today's big debate is whether musicians should stop swearing in their lyrics?
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Duration:00:22:53
Tap Dancing Frogs and Taylor Swift Superfans!
3/15/2024
This week we talk about the Governments new plans for the country's money, tap dancing frogs and the hunt for a Taylor Swift Super fan! We also have a debate about school dinners!
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Duration:00:24:29
A Hippo for President?
3/8/2024
This week we talk about a record breaking win at the BRIT awards and a VERY tall horse! Our big debate is about parks being closed at night!
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Duration:00:22:12
A Mysterious Egg and World Book Day!
3/1/2024
This week we hear about the people who have been saving lives at sea for 200 years, apes teasing each other and hearing all about a very mysterious egg!
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Duration:00:21:15
Do you flush the toilet?
2/23/2024
Flora and Kaye digest the latest headlines including a smelly story about toilets and some great news about hedgehogs
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Duration:00:20:28
A Mysterious Humming Noise and Special Medals
2/16/2024
This week we're talking all about the wonders of beach combing, a mysterious humming sound and specially designed medals for this years Olympic and Paralympic games.
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Duration:00:22:58
Children's Mental Health Week Special
2/9/2024
This week we hear some of your top tips for looking after your wellbeing and mental health, and also hear from mental health experts on how we can look after our own wellbeing
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Duration:00:29:40
A Ghost Bus Mystery and Ghanaian Treasure
2/2/2024
This week we learn about the upcoming Children's Mental health week, a mysterious Ghost bus and Ghanaian Treasure!
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Duration:00:21:52
Mystery of the missing Underpants
1/26/2024
This week we're talking about the recent storms that have swept across the UK, finding out about some missing underpants and hearing about a groundbreaking new medical treatment!
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Duration:00:17:54
The Town with no Sunlight for 30 Days
1/19/2024
This week we learn all about the Big Garden birdwatch, the Canadian town that didn't see sunlight for 30 days and the squash players who played in this years Junior Open
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Duration:00:24:34
How Minecraft became SO popular!
1/12/2024
This week we hear about how Minecraft became one of the world's most popular video games, the discovery of new species and scientists decoding the cluck of a chicken!
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Duration:00:23:30
Training Squirrels to collect rubbish?
1/5/2024
This week we're talking about the UK's heroes who have been honoured by King Charles and new technology that is helping young people in Wales!
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Duration:00:23:02
The Week Junior Christmas Special
12/22/2023
Bex is at the Week Junior's Christmas Party discussing their favourite stories of the year!
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Duration:00:20:48
The Great Snail Rescue!
12/15/2023
This week we talk about the winner of this years amazing cover competition,we also find out how scientists in France have been rescuing snails and should adults get Christmas presents?
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Duration:00:20:29
Should the School Week be four days long?
12/8/2023
This week we're talking about some very cold weather that swept across the UK last week and we'll be discussing whether school week should only be four days long!
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Duration:00:21:46