Everything Under The Sun

90. Why are there always problems in stories? With Michael Morpurgo. How do owls see in ultraviolet light? Who decides the names for groups of animals?

On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world. This week award-winning author Michael Morpurgo tackles the question 'why are there always problems in stories?' and there's a chance to win a copy of two of Michael's amazing books, Owl Or Pussycat? or The Puffin Keeper! We also answer Rory's question about whether owls can see in ultraviolet light and we explore the origins of all sorts of collective nouns as we take on Isabel's question about naming groups of animals. Tune in and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Enjoy! Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: <a href="https://www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun</a>! Follow us on social media:Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/everythingunderthesunpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@everythingunderthesunpod</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mollyoldfieldwrites/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mollyoldfieldwrites</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MollyOldfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MollyOldfield</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/everythingunderthesunbymollyoldfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Everything Under the Sun</a> Thank you! Have a lovely week. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Children are full of curiosity and questions about the world.
Each Friday, join Molly Oldfield, write of the weekly kids quiz in the Guardian each Saturday, the original QI elf and author and host of Everything Under The Sun (both the book and podcast) as she answers questions sent in by children around the world with the help of experts including Neil Gaiman, Heston Blumenthal, Grayson Perry, Lauren Child, Richard Branson and Sophie Dahl to the fish curators at the Natural History Museum.
If you're a kid - big or small - with questions you want answered or if you want to learn interesting facts about life on earth, this is the award winning podcast for you.
Do check out Everything Under The Sun - a curious question for every day of the year, published by Ladybird books now!