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Can you be allergic to water?

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Oct 28, 202145 min

Why don't you forget how to ride a bike?

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Oct 21, 202144 min

How far can the eye see?

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Oct 14, 202144 min

Why is it called a 'nuclear football'?

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Oct 7, 202145 min

How long does a house last?

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Sep 23, 202138 min

Where does the weight go when you lose it?

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Sep 16, 202145 min

Why do we get growth spurts?

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Sep 9, 202145 min

What happens if you object at a wedding?

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Sep 2, 202145 min

Emergency call with no signal?

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Aug 12, 202147 min

Is destroying money illegal?

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Aug 5, 202144 min

Facial recognition for animals?

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Jul 29, 202146 min

Where do police lineups come from?

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Jul 15, 202145 min

Why masculine and feminine?

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Jul 8, 202144 min

Can I get a vaccine for my cold?

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Jul 1, 202147 min

Introducing 'I've Been Thinking with Peter Frankopan'

Hi, Mystery Hour listener, We’ve got another brand new podcast we think you’ll enjoy. ‘I’ve Been Thinking’ is a new weekly show hosted by Peter Frankopan. As well as being a best-selling author (Silk Roads), Professor of Global History and Oxford and voted as one of the World’s Top 50 Thinkers, Peter uses this podcast to speak with some incredible guests looking at topics from around the world that help understand and explain the past, present and future. Guests include former Director of the FBI James Comey and Chinese artist & activist Ai Weiwei. This is a taster of what you can expect from the show. If you like what you hear please search for I’ve Been Thinking with Peter Frankopan on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.

Jul 1, 20212 min

Can the PM be impeached?

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Jun 17, 202145 min

Introducing ‘If It Bleeds It Leads’

Hi Mystery Hour fans – we have a new True Crime podcast we think you’ll enjoy called ‘If It Bleeds It Leads’ Could you be a criminal? What separates the way you think, from the criminal mind? Join the world’s leading professor of criminology, Prof. David Wilson and star of Silent Witness Emilia Fox as they discover what’s really going on behind some of the most notorious crimes. What do you do with have-a-go heroes who try to stop you robbing a bank? What's it like inside an escalating prison riot? And how do you deal with Britain’s most infamous hitman telling you he's been ordered to kill you? In this podcast series you’ll hear from offenders, the police, crime experts and investigators as we delve into the workings of the criminal mind. Here’s a sneaky peak and the first Episode drops on Monday 14th June. If you like what you hear search for ‘If It Bleeds It Leads’ on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.

Jun 11, 20212 min

Mystery hour

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Jun 10, 202144 min

Age of a pylon?

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May 27, 202146 min

Roundabout impasse?

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May 20, 202145 min

What is bitcoin?

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May 13, 202145 min

Can a policeman commandeer a vehicle?

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May 6, 202145 min

When did we start eating Spaghetti?

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Apr 29, 202146 min

Does the Queen write a will?

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Mar 25, 202144 min

What is a Shanghai in darts?

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Mar 11, 202146 min

Is a coconut a nut?

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Mar 5, 202145 min

Why do wet-suits do up at the back?

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Feb 25, 202144 min

Are viruses really alive?

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Feb 18, 202144 min

How does the post office sort first/second class post?

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Feb 11, 202144 min

Can the space-station rust?

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Jan 28, 202144 min

Two hat tricks in one football match?

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Jan 21, 202145 min

The First Question of 2021...

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Jan 14, 202144 min

Why would you call someone 'late'?

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Dec 21, 202045 min

What is the most photographed object in the world?

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Dec 10, 202043 min

If I give blood, do I transfer antibodies?

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Dec 3, 202043 min

What is the whip?

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Nov 19, 202044 min

Introducing Hunting Ghislaine with John Sweeney

Hi Mystery Hour fans LBC have a new podcast we think you’ll enjoy - Hosted by legendary reporter John Sweeney, Hunting Ghislaine is a 6 part series about Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of a disgraced billionaire and the former partner of a super-rich paedophile who killed himself while awaiting trial for sex trafficking. After hiding for almost a year, she now finds herself facing multiple charges for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually exploit and abuse under-age women which could lead to her spending the rest of her life in jail. In this new podcast series, Hunting Ghislaine, reporter John Sweeney investigates a fairy story which happens the wrong way round, of how a princess ends up accused of being the monster and no-one at all ends up happily ever after. First Episode available 19th November. Listen on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts

Nov 13, 20201 min

Can you lock a plane?

Can you lock a plane?

Nov 12, 202043 min

Do plants feel pain?

Do plants feel pain?

Nov 5, 202042 min

Can being cold, give you a cold?

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Oct 22, 202044 min

Why don't birds on telephone wires, frazzle?

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Oct 1, 202045 min

Do Planes Honk?

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Sep 17, 202046 min

You're arrested on a plane: what Country are you tried in?

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Aug 20, 202047 min

Do we fly with the dead?

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Aug 13, 202045 min

Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze?

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Jul 30, 202047 min

Why are some insects 'dragons'?

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Jul 23, 202047 min

How much does money cost to make?

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Jul 16, 202049 min

Deja Vu?

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Jul 2, 202046 min

Why are there safety caps on kid's vitamins, but not on alcohol?

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Jun 18, 202048 min

Why are they called Tories?

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Jun 4, 202050 min