James O'Brien's Mystery Hour
Global
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!
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Aug 8, 2013 • 46min
How many cows does it take to make a pint of milk? 8th August
Questions on Mystery hour today included: what does a barbecue mean, how do we know the atomic clock is accurate and how do they work out the bills for the street lights?
Aug 1, 2013 • 49min
Why aren't there instructions on how to use toothpaste?
Talcum Powder? Why are dusters yellow, Where are all the stag beetles, Can space get too full? Why are south facing gardens better?
Jul 25, 2013 • 46min
Why don't dogs eat us? 25th July
Questions today included: Is sound quality in film getting worse? Why are people coated in iodine before an operation? Does water reduce friction and why are peeled frozen prawns soft?
Jul 18, 2013 • 44min
Why does Nelson face that way? - 18 Jul 13
Why does the Queen's head face left on a stamp, how do fans make hot air cold? Why does honeysuckle smell more at night? When after the Norman conquest did we start to speak English again? And more...
Jul 11, 2013 • 46min
What is 20/20 vision? 11th July
Why are most batteries round, what is 20/20 vision, is the emergency siren copyrighted and why are there silent words in the English language?
Jul 4, 2013 • 47min
Why do your eyelids puff up when you're tired? 4th July
Why do your eyelids puff up when you're tired. Why are some counties 'shires' and do Downing Street have to reply to all letters?
Jun 27, 2013 • 43min
How much saliva do we produce each day? 27th June
Today's questions included: How much saliva do we produce in a day, can different breeds of birds understand each other, what is 'duff' as in 'up the duff'? Plus why do Americans swap their fork to their right hand to eat?
Jun 20, 2013 • 43min
Why do pigeons nod their heads when they walk?- 20 Jun 13
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!
Jun 13, 2013 • 42min
Why do babies have different blood to their mothers? 13 June 13
What would happen if all the ice caps melted, do we defy age if we travel in space, is it true that dolphins are the only other creature to enjoy sexual relations?
Jun 6, 2013 • 44min
Why are woodlice called cheesy bugs? 6th June
Why do old buildings have an X or S on the side, where does the expression 'house on fire' come from and if the tide goes out here, is it going in somewhere else?
