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Latest episodes
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12 min
Victorian Surgery at London's Oldest Operating Theatre
Adam climbs a narrow spiral staircase, fifty-two steps of it, into the roof of an old church by London Bridge. Up there is the oldest surviving operating theatre in Europe...It was…
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19 min
Skeletons and a Jar of Moles at the Grant Museum of Zoology
Adam is in Bloomsbury this week, at the Grant Museum of Zoology. It is part of University College London, it is one room, and that room is packed floor to ceiling with skeletons, j…
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12 min
Riding the Mail Rail Under London
Bex heads to the Postal Museum in Clerkenwell, and then underneath it. Mail Rail is a tiny railway built to carry post across London, running in tunnels below the streets since the…
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8 min
Sweet Wrappers and Cereal Boxes at the Museum of Brands
Adam is in Notting Hill this week, at a museum made almost entirely of the things most people throw away. The Museum of Brands has kept the packaging: cereal boxes, sweet wrappers,…
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9 min
A Thousand Years of History at Oxford Castle and Prison
Adam visits Oxford Castle and Prison to step back in time and explore the city's past.There has been something standing on this spot for a thousand years, and a costumed guide walk…
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8 min
The Curious Tale of the Horniman's Walrus
Adam is off to Forest Hill in south London for the Horniman Museum and Gardens, and the curious tale of a very overstuffed walrus...The walrus arrived in London in Victorian times,…
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14 min
Exploring the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
This week Adam is wandering around the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, finding out what is on offer for visitors of every age.The Ashmolean opened its doors in 1683, which makes it the…
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13 min
Deep Beneath London at the London Mithraeum
Adam heads into the City of London and then goes down, well below the modern pavements, to investigate the capital's Roman past at the London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE.Underneath t…
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13 min
Feeding the Giraffes at Woburn Safari Park
Adam is off to Bedfordshire for a day at Woburn Safari Park, and he has landed one of the park's very special VIP experiences. That means getting far closer to the animals than mos…
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24 min
Getting Up Close to Concorde at Aerospace Bristol
Adam heads to Filton on the northern edge of Bristol, where a First World War airfield has become Aerospace Bristol, a museum telling the story of more than a hundred years of flyi…
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10 min
Taking on the Targets at Topgolf
Adam heads to Topgolf, a driving range with a twist, where golf gets mixed up with a bit of darts and a bit of bowling. You don’t need to have played before and you don’t need your…
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12 min
Climbing the Rigging of the Cutty Sark
Bex sends Dan to Greenwich for a face your fears challenge, and he turns up on the riverside with no idea what is coming. Inside his envelope is the mission: climb to the top of th…
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12 min
Back in Time at the Loxwood Joust
Bex sends Adam back to the 15th century as he visits the Loxwood Joust, an entire medieval fantasy kingdom hidden away in an ancient woodland at Loxwood, right on the West Sussex a…
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22 min
Behind the Scenes at the London Transport Museum Depot
Bex gets a rare peek inside the London Transport Museum's depot in Acton, usually open only a few weekends a year. She rides a 1938 underground train, explores six zones of transpo…
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13 min
Exploring the National Portrait Gallery
Adam swaps the studio for the galleries as he heads to the National Portrait Gallery, right in the heart of London — just around the corner from Trafalgar Square and Leicester Squa…
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8 min
Royal Society Summer Exhibition
ex sends Adam to the Royal Society in the heart of London for the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, where the very best of British science is on show. The room is bursting w…
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11 min
Tennis and glow in the dark bowling
Dan visits the iconic Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), a Wimbledon fan’s dream, for a one-on-one coaching session with top tennis pro Sam at the National Tennis Centre. Find out what…
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9 min
Exploring Julio Le Parc’s Interactive Exhibition at Tate Modern
Bex visits Tate Modern’s new Julio Le Parc exhibition, discovering art you can touch, play with, and experience in surprising ways. Curator Francis shares behind-the-scenes secrets…
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8 min
Stonehenge
Adam heads to one of England's oldest and most mysterious historical monuments — the world-famous Stonehenge. Joined by Stonehenge volunteer manager Sue Martindale, Adam explores t…
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16 min
Butterfly Bonanza! Stratford-upon-Avon and Butterfly Spotting
Host Bex takes us along with Adam for a magical trip to the Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm. Experience what it’s like to step into the tropics even in the middle of a British w…