James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Why do fingers go wrinkly in the bath, the difference between single and double cream, why can't hoovers go all the way up the stairs and would bread go mouldy in space?

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!

Questions today included: Why do you find silver spoons when digging in foundations? If the fridge is full does it use up more energy and what does the expression 'Scot Free' mean?

Questions today included: What do vegetarians feed their pets, why is there a clip on the top of a McFlurry spoon, why do we say 'Excuse my French' when we swear and why don't we flush loos on a train when it's stationary?

Questions today included: Why do they not use lane 1 in the Olympic stadium? Is there a limit to pain, why are some sneezes so loud and what do cyclists do when they need a comfort break?

Mystery hour today included the defrosting of chicken, why do we say par boiled and not part boiled, why do they pat down the body of the boxer before a fight and why do they cover up some letters on the number plates of used cars?

Mystery hour questions today included: first part of the body to develop in the womb, why do we feel sleepy when we're warm, speed of serve in tennis and how do markings stay from a tattoo?

Questions this week included, cats and their markings, why is green associated with envy, who arranged the order of the podium at the Olympics, and why is the sausage dish called 'toad in the hole'?

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!

Mystery hour questions today included: Would life exist if we didn't have the magnetic field, are you allowed to wear a toupee in a passport and why is shortcut pastry called shortcrust?