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Extraordinary Stories – Part One: Ernest Shackleton
Questions About the World – Part One: What is the tallest mountain on earth? Why does the earth have a magnetic field? Where are the hottest and the coldest places on earth? What was Pangaea? Is the earth slowing down? What are the longest rivers?
How to Start a Fire with a Battery
Questions About the Law – Part One: Can the Queen be charged with a crime? Is treason still a crime? When can the police stop and search you? What is the highest court authority in Britain? Can you be tried twice for the same crime?
Interesting Chemical Reactions
Things to Do: Two Table Tricks
Three Greek Legends Every Boy Should Know
Extraordinary Stories – Part Two: Mount Cook, 1982
Empires of Gold: Akkadian, Persian, Greek, Mayan, Roman, Mongol, Aztec, Ottoman, British
Johnny Ball – Maths Puzzles II
Two Great Card Games: Nomination Whist and Cheat
Things to Do: Frustration Games
The History of Navigation: The Ancients to the Mars Lander
Five More Poems Every Boy Should Know
Famous Battles: Cunaxa, Brunanburh, Towton
The Summer Meal: Starter, Lasagne, Tiramisu
How to Wire a Plug and Make an Inspection Lamp
Five Great Mathematicians: Pythagoras, Euclid, Newton, Einstein, Hawking
The Best Paper Aeroplane in the World – Take Two
Extraordinary Stories – Part Three: Victor Gregg
Forty Quotations Worth Knowing
Questions About the Law – Part Two: Does the death penalty still exist? What rights do you have in a police station once you’re under arrest? How and when can you legally use force in self-defence? Who has the right to enter your home and when? What happens if you’re maliciously targeted by the police?
Polishing Boots like the British Army
Questions About the World – Part Two: How many active volcanoes are there? How many satellites orbit the earth? How deep can we go? How do we generate electricity? What is the universe made of?
Extraordinary Stories – Part Four: Hunting a King
Johnny Ball – Maths Puzzles III
Strength Exercises Every Boy Should Do
