James O'Brien's Mystery Hour
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
Episodes
Sandwiches are for WIMPS
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12/12/24•50m 35s
Where do those babies come from?
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05/12/24•48m 59s
I can see a rainbow
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28/11/24•46m 32s
What counts as 'old skool'?
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21/11/24•51m 28s
Simples or haggis?
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14/11/24•48m 38s
Why are so many barbers Turkish?
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07/11/24•48m 53s
Slugs up mountains
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31/10/24•48m 22s
Has it got windier?
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24/10/24•42m 2s
Who washes planes?
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17/10/24•49m 18s
Why is boarding a plane so chaotic?
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10/10/24•48m 21s
Caller has lots of apologising to do
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03/10/24•47m 8s
Being rubbish at physics is not funny
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26/09/24•46m 5s
Can Cats and Dogs Feel Embarrassed?
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19/09/24•46m 28s
Can you copyright recipes?
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12/09/24•45m 57s
Queen Victoria's underwear up for auction
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05/09/24•45m 51s
'Don't call me baby', a pigeon's rendition
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29/08/24•51m 1s
How did humans... do yeast?
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22/08/24•49m 47s
Why won't automatic doors hurry up?
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15/08/24•47m 43s
Something about knots and shoelaces?
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08/08/24•49m 4s
Can we hear the sun?
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18/07/24•50m 22s
Strong opinions on tennis balls
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11/07/24•50m 12s
Gangsters and their toothpicks
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04/07/24•47m 55s
So what exactly is Beagling?
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20/06/24•47m 18s
Politicians and their gestures
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06/06/24•49m 47s
Mould in my maple syrup
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23/05/24•48m 27s
Why aren't surgeons Drs?
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16/05/24•47m 16s
Nobody has ever asked this
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09/05/24•47m 15s
Hay scattering across the motorway
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02/05/24•46m 25s
What makes stuff sticky?
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25/04/24•49m 24s
Do lawyers everywhere wear wigs?
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18/04/24•46m 30s
Why are pheasants so stupid?
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11/04/24•50m 42s
Is my phone listening to me?
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04/04/24•50m 27s
They smuggled through some nonsense!
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28/03/24•44m 57s
How can a celibate monk teach sex ed?
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21/03/24•46m 57s
A very awkward question
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14/03/24•43m 48s
When does 'falling over' become 'having a fall'?
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07/03/24•44m 33s
How does a dog recognise its owner's whistle?
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29/02/24•42m 52s
What do continuity announcers do the rest of the time?
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22/02/24•43m 39s
Why do kids fear the dark?
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15/02/24•45m 8s
How portable is DNA?
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08/02/24•46m 13s
Why are so many people right-handed?
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01/02/24•44m 18s
Where are all the great white sharks?
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25/01/24•45m 41s
Why so many saints in Cornwall?
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18/01/24•45m 46s
Why does my tea taste so awful?
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11/01/24•46m 2s
Birds on one leg?
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04/01/24•46m 52s
The origin of 'black and white'?
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21/12/23•51m 25s
A lot of confusion over water vapour
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14/12/23•46m 34s
Why do some people have more empathy?
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07/12/23•46m 25s
What's Brexit got to do with my bin?
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30/11/23•45m 53s
Why don't GIFs have sound?
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23/11/23•46m 20s
Where does all the blood go?
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16/11/23•45m 41s
Why do so many people struggle with H?
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09/11/23•44m 25s
Where have all the kippers gone?
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02/11/23•44m 55s
Where are the whites of their eyes?
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19/10/23•45m 42s
Never seen a seagull in a tree...
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12/10/23•59m 17s
Sleep paralysis - what's that about?
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05/10/23•47m 10s
Why does other people's cooking taste better?
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28/09/23•44m 57s
Why can't I get drunk?
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21/09/23•47m 17s
Where do the doves go?
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14/09/23•46m 24s
Is there an in-between accent?
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07/09/23•48m 9s
Ham - what's that about?
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31/08/23•48m 52s
How redheads are different
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24/08/23•48m 25s
What do moths get out of wool?
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17/08/23•46m 52s
Do rats avoid mice?
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10/08/23•48m 46s
Why does your tongue get stuck on cold things?
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03/08/23•46m 54s
Why do our bodies wear out?
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13/07/23•49m 11s
Why do some people sneeze so violently?
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06/07/23•47m 20s
Why do I need a point on my knife?
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29/06/23•47m 22s
Can moths mate with butterflies?
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22/06/23•39m 34s
Man calls about walking dog
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08/06/23•46m 50s
Biscuits in lukewarm tea?
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01/06/23•46m 6s
What's the easiest record to break?
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25/05/23•47m 14s
Do birds get better at building nests?
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18/05/23•46m 43s
Why do I keep doing terrible things?
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11/05/23•44m 25s
How do the French impersonate the English?
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04/05/23•46m 4s
Why is lemonade so fizzy?
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27/04/23•43m 45s
Why are my nuts salty?
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20/04/23•47m 4s
Who decides what's fashionable?
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13/04/23•45m 30s
How am I 'vulnerable'?
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06/04/23•45m 45s
Why do scabs itch?
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30/03/23•44m 47s
Do farm animals have friends?
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23/03/23•45m 2s
Why does this song make me feel sick?
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16/03/23•45m 55s
Why is my cat freaking out?
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09/03/23•49m 5s
Why do babies struggle to burp?
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02/03/23•45m 6s
Where am I allowed to be naked?
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23/02/23•44m 6s
Seedless grapes?
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09/02/23•45m 59s
Fresh water and salt water fish?
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02/02/23•44m 58s
Why are they called Tories?
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26/01/23•46m 48s
Where does wind come from?
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19/01/23•46m 38s
Why don't we eat turkey eggs?
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12/01/23•46m 53s
Whites of the eyes?
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05/01/23•48m 27s
Statistically, the trickiest sport?
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22/12/22•49m 52s
What's heavier: still or sparkling?
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15/12/22•44m 1s
Throwing axes?
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08/12/22•45m 6s
Can chickens have twins?
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24/11/22•45m 27s
Tumbling tins?
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10/11/22•43m 12s
Why no seatbelts on trains?
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03/11/22•41m 0s
What is the most Isolated place in the world?
What is the most Isolated place in the world?
27/10/22•42m 3s
High calibre mysteries
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13/10/22•45m 16s
You're both right
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06/10/22•47m 17s
How do knives work?
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29/09/22•45m 23s
Why do chameleons camouflage?
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22/09/22•42m 44s
Car keys on the head?
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15/09/22•47m 22s
Why is my hair so long?
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01/09/22•47m 23s
Like riding a bike?
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25/08/22•49m 6s
How do they make sudoku difficult?
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23/08/22•45m 42s
Flying Ant Day - what's it all about?
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11/08/22•49m 46s
The weight of the world?
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04/08/22•46m 52s
Why do we cry?
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28/07/22•50m 11s
How do people find their tents at Glastonbury?
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30/06/22•49m 47s
Coming Soon - The Followers
Hey Mystery Hour listeners, here’s a brand new podcast we think you’d like, called The Followers. Shelagh Fogarty began her LBC career as a guest presenter in 2014, and her balanced and calm presenting style soon earned her a permanent role. Heartbreakingly, it was this calm approach which led to the most harrowing ordeal of Shelagh's life, when a man stalked her for nearly 2 years. In 2017, Shelagh began to notice the same face appearing in crowds, on the tube, outside her work. She dismissed it at first, but then the appearances became more and more frequent and noticeable - he was there when she met friends, when she travelled across London, at her local train station, and even when he followed her home.??The Followers is a 5-part LBC podcast series where Shelagh talks about the disturbing stages she went through during her stalking: dismissing it, fearing it, and feeling powerless as she was forced to live a limited life. The podcast also included conversations with experts and victims, looking at how societal views, misogyny and popular media tropes may be enabling stalkers to commit crimes without intervention.? Shelagh wanted to tell her story and to speak with various experts to understand more about obsessive and controlling behaviour, to deal with what happened to her on a personal level and to help others identify the behaviour that can lead to stalking. All 5 episodes will be available from July 4th exclusively on Global Player. Download it now from the App store or go to https://www.globalplayer.com If you think you or someone you know is being stalked, please call the police or the National stalking helpline on 0808 802 0300
28/06/22•6m 52s
Why do lullabies work?
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23/06/22•47m 17s
What about bone transplants?
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16/06/22•48m 21s
Was the Old Bailey always old?
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09/06/22•46m 16s
Do cats have their own personal navigation system?
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26/05/22•45m 29s
Is handwriting inherited?
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19/05/22•48m 53s
The sawing sound as a plane lands?
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12/05/22•47m 6s
Do penguins have knees?
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05/05/22•49m 47s
Flamboyance of flamingos?
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28/04/22•46m 46s
Is there such thing as a friendly virus?
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21/04/22•47m 36s
Can I build a zipwire to my neighbour?
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07/04/22•47m 59s
Does colour exist?
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
31/03/22•47m 55s
How did they measure they height of mountains before modern technology?
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24/03/22•50m 18s
Why do we cover ourselves when we sleep?
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17/03/22•45m 11s
Where do birds go to die?
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10/03/22•46m 22s
Momentary deafness in a yawn?
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03/03/22•45m 50s
Salt and pepper?
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17/02/22•45m 8s
Morse code in Chinese?
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10/02/22•45m 20s
Fire alarm during surgery?
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27/01/22•45m 37s
Who are the people in my dreams?
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13/01/22•47m 11s
Qualification? I'm French!
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06/01/22•43m 41s
Can vets operate on humans?
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23/12/21•47m 45s
How do you remember things you've forgotten?
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16/12/21•47m 24s
How many children does Boris Johnson have?
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09/12/21•44m 56s
The largest UK postcode?
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02/12/21•45m 10s
Why multiply before addition?
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25/11/21•45m 6s
Are all bodies of water tidal?
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22/11/21•44m 8s
Why is the West hillier than the East?
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11/11/21•42m 48s
How do deaf people learn how to read?
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04/11/21•39m 32s
Can you be allergic to water?
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28/10/21•45m 6s
Why don't you forget how to ride a bike?
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21/10/21•44m 45s
How far can the eye see?
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14/10/21•44m 54s
Why is it called a 'nuclear football'?
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07/10/21•45m 28s
How long does a house last?
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23/09/21•38m 48s
Where does the weight go when you lose it?
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16/09/21•45m 9s
Why do we get growth spurts?
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09/09/21•45m 17s
What happens if you object at a wedding?
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02/09/21•45m 50s
Emergency call with no signal?
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12/08/21•47m 14s
Is destroying money illegal?
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05/08/21•44m 19s
Facial recognition for animals?
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29/07/21•46m 32s
Where do police lineups come from?
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15/07/21•45m 52s
Why masculine and feminine?
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08/07/21•44m 49s
Can I get a vaccine for my cold?
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01/07/21•47m 32s
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.
01/07/21•2m 42s
Can the PM be impeached?
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17/06/21•45m 14s
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.
11/06/21•2m 57s
Mystery hour
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10/06/21•44m 29s
Age of a pylon?
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27/05/21•46m 1s
Roundabout impasse?
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20/05/21•45m 43s
What is bitcoin?
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13/05/21•45m 36s
Can a policeman commandeer a vehicle?
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06/05/21•45m 20s
When did we start eating Spaghetti?
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29/04/21•46m 45s
Does the Queen write a will?
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25/03/21•44m 7s
What is a Shanghai in darts?
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11/03/21•46m 31s
Is a coconut a nut?
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05/03/21•45m 12s
Why do wet-suits do up at the back?
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25/02/21•44m 42s
Are viruses really alive?
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18/02/21•44m 51s
How does the post office sort first/second class post?
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11/02/21•44m 37s
Can the space-station rust?
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28/01/21•44m 8s
Two hat tricks in one football match?
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21/01/21•45m 38s
The First Question of 2021...
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14/01/21•44m 29s
Why would you call someone 'late'?
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21/12/20•45m 4s
What is the most photographed object in the world?
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10/12/20•43m 35s
If I give blood, do I transfer antibodies?
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03/12/20•43m 54s
What is the whip?
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19/11/20•44m 58s
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
13/11/20•1m 5s
Can being cold, give you a cold?
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22/10/20•44m 39s
Why don't birds on telephone wires, frazzle?
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01/10/20•45m 43s
Do Planes Honk?
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17/09/20•46m 38s
You're arrested on a plane: what Country are you tried in?
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20/08/20•47m 39s
Do we fly with the dead?
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13/08/20•45m 2s
Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze?
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30/07/20•47m 52s
Why are some insects 'dragons'?
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23/07/20•47m 47s
How much does money cost to make?
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16/07/20•49m 0s
Deja Vu?
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02/07/20•46m 43s
Why are there safety caps on kid's vitamins, but not on alcohol?
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18/06/20•48m 25s
Why are they called Tories?
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04/06/20•50m 9s
How were magnets discovered?
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27/05/20•48m 23s
Why do Bees Sting?
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14/05/20•49m 15s
Why does your skin go wrinkly in the bath?
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30/04/20•49m 46s
When do your arms stop growing?
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16/04/20•49m 49s
Why don't we laugh in different languages?
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05/03/20•45m 23s
Ice...what's that about?
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28/02/20•45m 58s
Tchaikovsky absolutely slaps
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20/02/20•45m 44s
Where can one Royal wee?
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07/02/20•45m 8s
Why am I 6 foot under?
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31/01/20•45m 44s
Why am I cheesed off?
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24/01/20•46m 3s
Bingo numbers...why?
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16/01/20•33m 36s
Pub names: why must they contain a limb?
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09/01/20•46m 16s
Who pilots if both the pilots can't pilot?
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02/01/20•48m 49s
When was the first world border drawn?
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19/12/19•46m 28s
Why do I traditionally take my husband's name?
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05/12/19•48m 24s
How do you get cranes up the top of buildings?
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02/12/19•46m 13s
Why is it no.10 if there aren't 10 houses?
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28/11/19•47m 15s
Pigs: where do they sleep?
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31/10/19•42m 6s
What was the earliest recorded piece of music?
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03/10/19•43m 29s
Why do men have nipples?
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19/09/19•42m 59s
I'm about to have a very important dining experience; advice please?
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11/09/19•44m 28s
Do Bees seek death?
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08/08/19•44m 58s
Can we say that on the radio?
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01/08/19•46m 55s
Can we have Mystery Hour on a Friday?
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30/07/19•46m 47s
Apples are seeds, so why aren't all apples trees?.
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18/07/19•47m 14s
How does the urban fox find water?
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10/07/19•43m 16s
Did Stonehenge have a roof?
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10/07/19•41m 43s
Why does Monopoly's commission have a Monopoly on Monopolies?
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10/07/19•44m 26s
What happens to doves when they are released?
What happens to doves when thet are released?
20/06/19•43m 59s
Can I ask a motoring question?
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13/06/19•47m 40s
Pilots? Always on the left hand side of the cockpit?
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06/06/19•44m 35s
Why does the monopoly's commission have a monopoly?
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16/05/19•44m 21s
Why does a crow dictate distance?
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09/05/19•46m 55s
Why are objects in the rear-view mirror larger than they appear?
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02/05/19•44m 21s
Why are mushy pea tins smaller?
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25/04/19•43m 53s
Where does the word 'lanky' come from?
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18/04/19•45m 5s
Why do flights fluctuate in price so much?
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11/04/19•45m 7s
Why do MPs get such long holidays?
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28/03/19•44m 2s
How do they decide where to put bus stops?
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22/03/19•44m 28s
Do you get fat insects?
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22/03/19•45m 22s
Do they copyright crosswords?
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07/03/19•44m 41s
Do trees stop cleaning the air in winter?
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28/02/19•43m 45s
Why do men lose their hair?
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14/02/19•43m 57s
Why do you get 7 years of bad luck if you break a mirror?
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07/02/19•45m 37s
Is there a point at which things can't get hotter?
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31/01/19•44m 25s
How and why do our taste buds mature?
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24/01/19•46m 29s
What do they do with amputated limbs?
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17/01/19•44m 55s
When did diamonds become popular?
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10/01/19•44m 54s
Why do clocks go clockwise?
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03/01/19•46m 2s
Why can't we get a more accurate due date for babies?
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20/12/18•47m 50s
How does the The Royal Mint decide how much money to print?
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13/12/18•39m 38s
What crisp flavour is ?cool orginal??
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06/12/18•47m 4s
Why do politicians bob?
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29/11/18•43m 25s
Will tidal power effect the moon?
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22/11/18•43m 11s
What do they do with olive pits?
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08/11/18•41m 39s
Who invented calories?
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01/11/18•42m 7s
Why do chefs wear patterned trousers?
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25/10/18•38m 15s
Do emergency service vehicles have set speed limits?
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18/10/18•42m 15s
How tall does a building have to be considered a skyscraper?
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11/10/18•43m 2s
Chris Moyles pops in to ask a question
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04/10/18•43m 13s
Why does sunlight fade things?
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27/09/18•43m 33s
How do scallops multiply?
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13/09/18•42m 36s
Can you take a fish to the vets?
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06/09/18•43m 23s
Why isn't the Queen's portrait up to date on the latest notes?
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30/08/18•44m 22s
Where do flies go when it rains?
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09/08/18•44m 58s
How does a moth know what colour it is?
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02/08/18•38m 5s
Why don't birds interbreed?
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26/07/18•47m 1s
What did they do before toothpaste?
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19/07/18•43m 0s
Where was world's first ever embassy?
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12/07/18•43m 34s
Why do people speak louder after drinking alcohol?
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05/07/18•40m 20s
Why does mint toothpaste make you cold?
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28/06/18•45m 12s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 21st June
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27/06/18•45m 31s
Can bees get lost?
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07/06/18•44m 7s
What happens if you refuse to give your name when you're arrested?
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24/05/18•44m 55s
Do pigs get sunburn?
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17/05/18•42m 50s
Why is tinfoil only shiny on one side?
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10/05/18•44m 22s
How do they make firework shapes?
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03/05/18•44m 22s
Where do gold nuggets come from?
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26/04/18•45m 34s
How did saloon doors keep Western saloons safe at night?
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19/04/18•44m 26s
What happens when left-hand roads meet right-hand roads?
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12/04/18•43m 17s
Why don't flakes melt?
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29/03/18•36m 57s
Why do we have bobbles on bobble hats?
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
22/03/18•42m 47s
Why do we always have salt and pepper on the table?
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15/03/18•40m 55s
Why don't ducks get frostbite?
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08/03/18•42m 26s
Why do some people sink?
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01/03/18•42m 6s
Why does life seem to go faster when you're older?
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22/02/18•41m 58s
Why do escalator hand rails move faster than the steps?
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15/02/18•41m 7s
What causes us to 'snearly'?
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08/02/18•40m 49s
Why do we call them 'Cabinet' ministers?
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02/02/18•42m 57s
Do we really eat spiders at night?
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25/01/18•42m 26s
Can worms climb trees, if so, how?
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18/01/18•37m 52s
Do fish get thirsty?
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11/01/18•42m 8s
Why are insects so quick to get away?
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04/01/18•43m 10s
Why do some words become swear words?
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21/12/17•44m 27s
What causes the massive lumps on trees?
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19/12/17•39m 46s
How do pathologists manage to find dental records?
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07/12/17•41m 57s
What's the difference between toilet paper and tissue paper?
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
30/11/17•43m 1s
Why are corned beef tins designed the way they are?
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23/11/17•42m 14s
What makes you a morning person?
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16/11/17•41m 27s
How do I start up my own country?
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09/11/17•41m 49s
Why can't you get blackcurrants in America?
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03/11/17•39m 25s
Why don't squirrels eat conkers?
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19/10/17•42m 32s
What came first, the colour orange or the fruit orange?
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
13/10/17•43m 17s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 28 Sep 17
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28/09/17•41m 54s
Why do they sell popcorn in the cinema?
Also weddings and asking just too much of your friends and family
21/09/17•42m 24s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 14 Sep 17
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
14/09/17•40m 22s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 7 Sep 17
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07/09/17•43m 9s
James O'Brien - Mystery Hour
Listen to James O'Brien's phone-in show, which will make you think - and possibly change your outlook on the big stories.
31/08/17•48m 7s
Why X symbolises a kiss
Also, when a tunnel is being built how is the water kept back?
10/08/17•44m 28s
Why can we hold our pee until wee see the toilet?
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
04/08/17•46m 44s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 14 Jul 17
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14/07/17•43m 48s
How do the Chinese run a library?
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06/07/17•40m 19s
If you drink a hot drink in hot weather does it cool you down?
What does the phrase 'get off your high horse' mean?
22/06/17•42m 53s
Why are some chocolates wrapped in foil?
Is there a relationship between spicy foods and late pregnancy?
08/06/17•43m 3s
Why is the bee a symbol of Manchester?
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26/05/17•43m 49s
How thick does glass have to be before you can't see through it?
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18/05/17•38m 42s
Do ducks know how many ducklings they have?
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11/05/17•43m 20s
Why throw salt over your shoulder?
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04/05/17•43m 2s
Why do we call cats 'pussy'?
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20/04/17•44m 24s
Watch modelling - why are the hands in the same place?
Also why do we have candles on cakes?
06/04/17•44m 19s
Gary is going to call back next week..
Also where does the phrase 'penny drop' come from?
30/03/17•35m 55s
Could the Queen just say no?
Also do a smoker's lungs ever return to a non-smoker's lung after they quit?
16/03/17•42m 5s
Are bogeys nutritional?
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
02/03/17•44m 25s
Why don't I salivate when I see a cow, but do when I see a steak?
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
20/01/17•43m 11s
What does the X mean in LAX?
If people can whistle in tune,why can't they sing in tune?
05/01/17•41m 54s
A Christmas themed Mystery Hour this week
Wreaths, mistletoe and the colour of prawns
22/12/16•45m 35s
How do sat navs know where traffic is?
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16/12/16•43m 45s
Would stomach acid burn your skin?
Also why do wheels look like they are going backwards?
01/12/16•43m 9s
James O'Brien - The Whole Show - 25 Nov 16
Listen to James O'Brien's phone-in show, which will make you think - and possibly change your outlook on the big stories.
25/11/16•43m 38s
Where was the first ever University?
Also why does a BCG leave a mark and why does Pearl get goosebumps?
10/11/16•43m 41s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour
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03/11/16•43m 47s
A special charity mystery hour - featuring Jones 'The Engineer'
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07/10/16•42m 27s
Aled Jones makes a surprise appearance on Mystery Hour
Are there motorbike adverts and the patterns on a cat?
06/10/16•44m 26s
Why do my headphones get tangled up?!
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29/09/16•44m 16s
How are the letters on bus stops decided?
Also, 'man alive' where does that saying come from?
22/09/16•42m 51s
How do the police name their operations?
Also how do posters get in the windows of closed down shops?
15/09/16•44m 21s
When does a Master become a Mr?
Also belly fat, wobbly or hard, what's the difference?
08/09/16•47m 6s
Another Mystery Hour With Many Belly Laughs
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29/07/16•46m 54s
Why did my water freeze?
Also, find out the one question we couldn't get an answer for?
21/07/16•44m 47s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 14 Jul 16
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14/07/16•44m 4s
Why is there a Pineapple on the top of the Wimbledon trophy?
Your mysteries answered...
07/07/16•47m 35s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 9 Jun 16
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
09/06/16•44m 44s
Sliced bread, the twins and grunting when you are old? - 2 Jun 16
Another chance to listen to this week's mystery hour
02/06/16•47m 58s
Mystery Hour - 26 May 16
Listen to James O'Brien's phone-in show, which will make you think - and possibly change your outlook on the big stories.
26/05/16•44m 43s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 19 May 16
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
19/05/16•43m 38s
Mystery Hour - 12 May 16
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13/05/16•43m 45s
What's the difference between OBE & MBE - 21 Apr 16
Also how do you rate the 'hotness' of a chilli?
21/04/16•44m 57s
Do snails go to high areas because they know they are going to die - 14 Apr 16
Also why do you keep your elbows off the table?
14/04/16•48m 41s
Why is Easter early this year - 24 Mar 16
What's the difference between a pea and a bean?
24/03/16•46m 29s
Why do we cheers 3 times? - 3 Mar 16
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03/03/16•45m 19s
If you are a Sir can your partner have a title? - 25 Feb 16
Are animals left handed or right handed?
25/02/16•44m 50s
What time zone is space on? - 18 Feb 16
One caller thinks he has an answer based on trying to save a rabbit's life
18/02/16•44m 10s
James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 14 Jan 16
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
14/01/16•41m 49s
Ok let's stop on the duvet question - 7 Jan 16
Will humans get taller and what use is a spoon in a bottle of your prosecco?
07/01/16•41m 37s
Why do bagels have holes? - 17 Dec 15
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
17/12/15•44m 13s
Why do people kiss under mistletoe? - 10 Dec 15
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10/12/15•40m 6s
Why aren't we allowed to close the blinds on a plane during take off? - 3 Dec 15
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03/12/15•42m 34s
Why don't ladybirds get stuck in spider webs? - 26 Nov 15
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26/11/15•41m 12s
Why don't the animals we eat get rigor mortis? - 19 Nov 15
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19/11/15•39m 41s
What is the origin of 'The Penny Drops'? - 12 Nov 15
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16/11/15•40m 27s
Why don't dolphins get the bends?- 5 Nov 15
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06/11/15•43m 39s
How are we able to locate sound when it's coming from in front of you? - 22 Oct 15
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22/10/15•41m 5s
Why do Elephants have big ears?- 16 Oct 15
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16/10/15•43m 42s
Make Some Noise Mystery Hour - How can I get my teddy sorted? - 8 Oct 15
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08/10/15•40m 29s
Why are calulators different to phone keypads? - 1 Oct 15
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01/10/15•41m 38s
Why is one side of tin foil shiny, and the other isn't? - 24 Sep 15
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24/09/15•42m 54s
Why do I go deaf when I yawn? - 17 Sep 15
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17/09/15•41m 50s
If i levitate and land, would I be in the same spot? - 10 Sep 15
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10/09/15•42m 18s
Why do medical symbols have snakes? - 3 Sep 15
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03/09/15•43m 36s
Why do books start a page with capital letters? - 27 Aug 15
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27/08/15•42m 53s
Why does a cement mixer go anti clockwise? - 13 Aug 15
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13/08/15•42m 51s
What was a # before twitter - 6 Aug 15
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06/08/15•38m 16s
Can a dog smell fear? - 30 Jul 15
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30/07/15•42m 40s
Does Robert De Niro ever die in a film? - 23 Jul 15
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23/07/15•41m 58s
Why do ambulances have cat flaps? - 16 Jul 15
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16/07/15•44m 27s
What is the feeling I get when I think I'm falling? - 9 Jul 15
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09/07/15•39m 14s