The Week Junior Show
Fun Kids
The Week Junior Show
Fun Kids
The Week Junior Show takes you behind the scenes of the award-winning magazine for 8 to 14-year-olds. Each week, Bex from Fun Kids is joined by members of The Week Junior team to discuss their favourite stories, debate the week’s hot topic and discover whether the ‘Real or Rubbish?’ report is fake news or the real deal.
Friday 05 March 2021 : Anna, Flora and assistant editor of The Week Junior’s monthly Science+Nature magazine, Ciaran talk about why video calls can be so tiring,...
Friday 26 February 2021 : Ben, Flora and assistant editor of The Week Junior’s monthly Science+Nature magazine, Ciaran talk about cats that go fishing, why algae...
Friday 19 February 2021 : This week we’ll be talking about three missions to Mars, a surprising discovery at Stonehenge, and the latest political events in the US....
Friday 12 February 2021 : This week, Flora, Kaye, Bex and Ciaran talk about Lunar New Year, sometimes called the Chinese New Year, a great week for Scotland’s rugby...
Friday 05 February 2021 : Ciaran, Michael, Vanessa and Bex talk about what could be the largest dinosaur ever found, a dramatic week in the Asian nation of Myanmar,...
Friday 29 January 2021 : Electrifying animals, protests in Russia, and a historic spaceflight all feature in this week's episode. Plus, we’ll be having a debate...
Friday 22 January 2021 : This week we’ll be talking about some very clever monkeys, the new US President, and record-breaking mountaineers. Plus, we’ll be...
Friday 15 January 2021 : This week, Vanessa, Ciaran, Michael and Bex talk about a riot in the United States of America, some very cheeky parrots, and some clever...
Friday 08 January 2021 : Happy New Year! In the first episode of The Week Junior Show in 2021, we’ll be talking about the incredible work on the COVID-19 vaccines,...
Thursday 31 December 2020 : Today's the last day of 2020 and we’ll be taking a look back at the year and picking out some of our favourite stories. This year, we...
Friday 18 December 2020 : This week we’ll be talking about how the world’s tallest mountain just got taller, a new discovery about how humans survived the Ice...
Friday 11 December 2020 : This week we’ll be talking about the coronavirus vaccine, how a telescope found a million new galaxies, and the world’s best...
Friday 04 December 2020 : This week we’ll be talking about Christmas, an Ice Age discovery, and one of the planet’s most talented footballers. Plus, we’ll have...
Friday 27 November 2020 : Flora, Bex, Ciaran and Michael talk about the UK’s Christmas coronavirus plans, a modern day Noah’s Ark, and what words have changed the...
Friday 20 November 2020 : Anna, Bex, Ciaran and Michael talk about how the UK’s best Formula One driver has made history, why otters are so clever, and some good...
Friday 13 November 2020 : Flora, Ciaran, Ben and Bex talk about the next US president, an important day of remembrance, and how an octopus tastes its food. Plus, our...
Friday 06 November 2020 : This week we’ll be talking about new plans to tackle the coronavirus, the US elections, and why a new discovery could boost plans to send...
Friday 30 October 2020 : We're talking about the best trees in the country, a beetle with superpowers, and we’ll find out how a spacecraft completed a daring...
Friday 23 October 2020 : This week, Dave, Bex, Michael and Vanessa are talking about mysterious lines carved into a desert, an Ice Age adventure told through...
Friday 16 October 2020 : This week we’ll be talking about the governments new plans to tackle coronavirus, the special citizens honoured by the Queen for her...
Friday 09 October 2020 : This week we’ll be talking about how a paramedic learned to fly, the whales that have swum their way to freedom, and a day raising...
Friday 02 October 2020 : This week we’ll be talking about an important month to celebrate history, why knives made of poo have won an award, and a hero rat that...
Friday 25 September 2020 : This week we’ll be talking about the new coronavirus restrictions, an anti-bullying campaign, and rumours of alien life in the solar...
Friday 18 September 2020 : This week, Michael, Flora, Ben and Bex talk about some new coronavirus rules, a seal ranger, and outer space bacteria. Plus, we’ll be...
Friday 11 September 2020 : Felicity, Ciaran, Ben and Bex talk about some good news for the world’s loneliest elephant, a new hygiene campaign, and a day of...
The Week Junior Show
Fun Kids
Video calls and how the government is spending its money
Anna, Flora and assistant editor of The Week Junior’s monthly Science+Nature magazine, Ciaran talk about why video calls can be so tiring,...
Route out of lockdown and fishing cats
Ben, Flora and assistant editor of The Week Junior’s monthly Science+Nature magazine, Ciaran talk about cats that go fishing, why algae...
Mars rover landing and the end of physical money
This week we’ll be talking about three missions to Mars, a surprising discovery at Stonehenge, and the latest political events in the US....
Lunar New Year and Scottish rugby
This week, Flora, Kaye, Bex and Ciaran talk about Lunar New Year, sometimes called the Chinese New Year, a great week for Scotland’s rugby...
Large dino discovery and what's happening in Myanmar
Ciaran, Michael, Vanessa and Bex talk about what could be the largest dinosaur ever found, a dramatic week in the Asian nation of Myanmar,...
Historic space flights and fiction books
Electrifying animals, protests in Russia, and a historic spaceflight all feature in this week's episode. Plus, we’ll be having a debate...
Joe Biden becomes US President
This week we’ll be talking about some very clever monkeys, the new US President, and record-breaking mountaineers. Plus, we’ll be...
Trump's riots and your right to roam
This week, Vanessa, Ciaran, Michael and Bex talk about a riot in the United States of America, some very cheeky parrots, and some clever...
COVID vaccines and giant goldfish
Happy New Year! In the first episode of The Week Junior Show in 2021, we’ll be talking about the incredible work on the COVID-19 vaccines,...
Our favourite stories from 2020
Today's the last day of 2020 and we’ll be taking a look back at the year and picking out some of our favourite stories. This year, we...
Mince pies: disgusting?
This week we’ll be talking about how the world’s tallest mountain just got taller, a new discovery about how humans survived the Ice...
Coronavirus vaccines and favourite teachers
This week we’ll be talking about the coronavirus vaccine, how a telescope found a million new galaxies, and the world’s best...
Diego Maradona and a debate about world leaders
This week we’ll be talking about Christmas, an Ice Age discovery, and one of the planet’s most talented footballers. Plus, we’ll have...
Christmas with corona and carol concerts
Flora, Bex, Ciaran and Michael talk about the UK’s Christmas coronavirus plans, a modern day Noah’s Ark, and what words have changed the...
Lewis Hamilton and brutalist buildings
Anna, Bex, Ciaran and Michael talk about how the UK’s best Formula One driver has made history, why otters are so clever, and some good...
President Biden and a debate about Christmas
Flora, Ciaran, Ben and Bex talk about the next US president, an important day of remembrance, and how an octopus tastes its food. Plus, our...
US election and flying to the moon
This week we’ll be talking about new plans to tackle the coronavirus, the US elections, and why a new discovery could boost plans to send...
Should Halloween be banned?
We're talking about the best trees in the country, a beetle with superpowers, and we’ll find out how a spacecraft completed a daring...
Desert lines and Ice Age signs
This week, Dave, Bex, Michael and Vanessa are talking about mysterious lines carved into a desert, an Ice Age adventure told through...
Fat bears and drive-in events
This week we’ll be talking about the governments new plans to tackle coronavirus, the special citizens honoured by the Queen for her...
Flying paramedics and the return of bowing
This week we’ll be talking about how a paramedic learned to fly, the whales that have swum their way to freedom, and a day raising...
Poo knives and rat heroes
This week we’ll be talking about an important month to celebrate history, why knives made of poo have won an award, and a hero rat that...
Life on Venus (kinda) and a new anti-bulling campaign
This week we’ll be talking about the new coronavirus restrictions, an anti-bullying campaign, and rumours of alien life in the solar...
Humans trusting robots and sleeping in stables
This week, Michael, Flora, Ben and Bex talk about some new coronavirus rules, a seal ranger, and outer space bacteria. Plus, we’ll be...
Roald Dahl and punctuation, does it matter?
Felicity, Ciaran, Ben and Bex talk about some good news for the world’s loneliest elephant, a new hygiene campaign, and a day of...
