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James Ward says 'Happy New Year', and that's about it.
Ho Ho Ho! Rhodri Marsden explores the disappointing realities of the festive period.
Andrew Male takes a personal look at the history of yellow line road markings.
Florence Schechter and Emma Parkin examine some curious genitalia from the animal world
Tracy King shares her love for good puns and the Asterix comic books.
The writer Andrew Male enjoys the dull nature of 17th Century Dutch landscape paintings.
Chatbots, squid and 'a smile in your voice'. Louise Ashcroft on Call Centres.
The artist Anne Griffiths shows us how and why she collects cornflakes.
Could the NATO phonetic alphabet help Charvy Narain order a taxi?
Scott Kelly compares the graffiti left behind in male and female toilets
James says thank you for listening to series one & plays the best words from the talks.
Samira Ahmed explains just why the Carry On films are better than Shakespeare.
A book for $1.7 million? To a computer, it made sense. Sort of. Tracy King explains.
Good maths, a strong bladder & no 'brewer's droop'. Ali Coote on life in an Ice Cream Van
Keith Kahn-Harris explores the linguistic pleasure of the Kinder Surprise warning label.
Sarah O'Carroll explores the magnificence of London's Gasometers.
How do you get poetry from toilet rolls? What's 'fogged beef'? Nicholas Tufnell explains.
Kate McLean leads us, nose first, on a smell walk across the world.
Can you change your name to your existing name? James Michael Ward tried to find out.
Is basalt really the most boring type of rock in the world?
Rhodri Marsden is underwhelmed by British earthquakes.
Peter Fletcher tells us what he has learned from counting his sneezes.
Dr Eleanor Herring wants to know, are you for or against lampposts?
What is the specific date of Armageddon according to Douglas Adams? Steve Cross finds out
James O'Malley looks at the life, death and resurrection of Teletext.
Charvy Narain takes a foul mouthed look at swearing in Hindi and English.
