Welcome to The Week Junior Show.
I'm Bex and I'm joined by writers Kay and Joe from The Week Junior, the magazine making sense of the world for 14-year-olds.
Now, in a week where Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed a peace deal and firefighters battled a blaze on Arthur's seat in Edinburgh, we're going to be discussing some of the other stories that feature in the latest issue of the magazine.
Make sure you're listening closely, because at the end of this episode we'll be asking a question about what you've heard.
And if you answer it correctly, you could win prize.
But before we begin, there's something I want to talk to you both about now.
In the magazine this week there's a story about strange life in ocean trenches which got me thinking what is the strangest creature you've seen in real life?
Joe, what do you have for me?
So when I was young, my parents would take me on holiday to this tiny Greek island called Paxos.
It was only five miles long and you got the boat to it from Corfu.
We went a few times and I remember spotting some great marine life along the coast and around the harbor while I was there.
There were eels, which had kind of a leopard print pattern on them.
They were really cool.
I saw an octopus and sea cucumbers, which at least to my eyes look a bit like marine slugs.
They're a bit alien-like.
And I remember the ones I saw were bright red, saw them around the harbor.
They were Kind of weird and a bit spooky, but really cool.
Oh, a sea cucumber.
Okay, that's a great answer.
I don't think I've ever seen one.
Or maybe I just haven't recognised one I have.
Kay, how about you?
So yeah, when I was younger, I used to go to Whitstable quite a lot.
And there's a harbour there.
And there was a fisherman with a massive bucket of whelks there, which I just learned are the largest sea snail in the UK.
But these ones were boiled up and kind of pickled, I guess.
And I'm not a big lover of seafood really, but my brother loved shellfish growing up.
Like he could eat kind of a massive bowl of mussels or yeah, anything sort of with a shell.
He's some, for some reason, loved.
And yeah, he was just eating these whelks, which are just like a big snail.
And the fisherman was even quite impressed that a little boy was just loving these kind of snails.
I mean, I am as well, to be honest.
I love the idea of just a.
Both of them were quite.
You've both got quite um under the sea creatures there.
Um, i'm gonna go for something more normal.
Uh, it's a swan.
I think birds are really weird.
I think if you see them really close they're creepy.
You can really see the dinosaur to birds pipeline.
It really freaks me out.
And swans with their like long necks and they're quite aggressive and their big wings, swans and geese, there's something about them that they they kind of terrify me um, And I do think they're a bit strange.
So I'm going to put it out there.
That's my opinion this week.
It's an odd choice, I know.
But if listeners at home want to tell us what the strangest animal they've ever seen are, just send an email to hello at theweekjuniorcouk or leave a voice note at funkidslivecom.
Slash theweekjunior.
All you've got to do is grab a grown-up, look for the big red button and record your voice.
And, of course, if your voice note is played next week, you could win a Week Junior roving reporter badge.
Now, last week, we asked what everybody's dream job would be.
And we've got lots of answers in.
So thank you for that.
First of all, it's a message from Fifi.
Hi, my name is Fifi.
I'm from China.
And my dream job will be a lawyer because I really like to debate.
I respect Fifi.
I did a lot of debating at my school and I really enjoyed it.
I'm not really an argumentative person, but for some reason...
Debating really got me going and I absolutely loved it.
So yeah, thank you so much to Fifi for that.
We also have one here from Oscar.
Hi, Week Junior.
I'm Oscar and my dream job is being a comic or graphic novel writer, because I read a lot of Dogman and Bunny vs Monkey.
Bye, Week Junior.
Joe, what do you think about that?
Would you fancy becoming a novel writer of some sort?
Maybe one day.
I read a lot as a kid and I read a lot as an adult and...
When I was a kid, it was something I used to really love doing, creative writing at school.
And I suppose it's one of those things that's always been in the back of my mind.
Maybe, maybe one day.
Who knows?
Who knows?
We'll come back to this, me saying this in 20 years time.
And you'll have that thousand volume novel out.
That's when the movie will be released.
Yeah, sure.
That's when you'll see it.
When you sell the rights, of course, of course.
And it's then made into a stage show.
So we've also got a message here from Cosette.
Hi, Week Junior.
My name is Cosette and I'm from Cornwall.
My dream job would be an archaeologist because I really like history and getting dirty.
Bye.
Oh, I love that kind of idea of loving it because it's history getting dirty, getting mucky and learning more about life in the past, I guess.
Kay, would you fancy being an archaeologist?
Do you respect this choice from Cosette?
Yeah, I think that's such a cool job idea.
And I've got really into watching Human, the new series with Ella Arshamani recently.
So yeah.
I love this.
So, Fifi Oscar Cosette, thank you so much for telling us all about your ideas for what you want to be in the future.
And if you want to tell us about the topic this week, the strangest animal you've seen just send a voice note to funkidslivecom.
Slash theweekjunior.
Let's turn our attention to the latest magazine, because I want to know what's been happening in the headlines this week.
Joe, what do you have for me?
It's a story on UK news pages about a petition being delivered to 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's home.
It was presented by six-year-old Etta Blythe and a group of primary school pupils.
The petition was signed by more than 13,500 people.
Now, in December 2021, Etta's brother Benedict, died after having an allergic reaction to cow's milk at his primary school in Lincolnshire, England.
An inquest jury, which is a group of people who listen to the facts about her death and decide what happened, found that Benedict's allergy plan wasn't properly distributed by the school-to-school staff.
The petition called for a new law called Benedict's Law to be introduced.
This would require all schools to introduce an allergy policy and provide allergy training to staff so they can quickly spot the signs of a reaction and know what to do next.
Schools would also have to keep spare adrenaline pens, also known as EpiPens, to use in emergencies.
Adrenaline is a substance that can help a person experiencing a severe allergic reaction.
The Department for Education said it does not believe a new law is necessary because This autumn it plans to introduce proposals to support children with allergies and other medical conditions, and Etta's mum Helen, praised her daughter and her friends, saying they'd shown courage and that their message was simple no more preventable deaths.
Really important stuff.
Really interesting story.
A sad reason for it to come about, but I think a really big deal.
I've I've got an allergy.
I'm allergic to nuts.
I have an EpiPen.
So yeah, I know the feeling.
This is a really, really big one.
And yeah, well done to the whole family there.
Kay, what's another story that you've seen in the news this week?
I love the story about Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival, which has been taking place in a village called Kettlewell in North Yorkshire.
And it's been happening there for more than 30 years now.
And it's just described as this big festival of creativity.
And every year they welcome thousands of visitors to see various scarecrows which are placed around the village.
And there's really traditional ones or more modern ones.
And this year children were invited to make scarecrows on the theme of magical and mystical.
And adults were invited to come up with scarecrows themed around festivals and celebrations.
And the first festival in Kettlewell began in 1994.
And this was to raise funds for the primary school in the village.
Oh, that's such a fun idea.
I love this so much.
I might start it in my own village.
A little scarecrow festival.
I might make a scarecrow of myself.
Stick it outside.
I love you, sir.
Thank you very much, guys.
Now, moving on, it's time for my favourite part of the show, real or rubbish.
This is the bit where someone tells me a story.
I have to guess if it's fact or fake news.
So, Kay, what do you have for me this week?
So a woman really, really adores cockapoos, but she thought they were a bit too small for the sort of mountain walks that she wants to go on.
So she got in touch with a breeder and she asked them to come up with this larger dog which would combine everything she needed in a breed, so a bigger size, a bit stronger and the sort of personality to get up all these mountains with her and like, cover really long distances in changeable weather.
So the breeder helped her and now she's just collected her new dog, called Bobby, and he weighs 45 kilograms, which is about the same size of a 13 year old teenager.
Um, and Bobby is doing really well and he loves going on walks with his new owner.
Um so yeah, do you think this is true?
Um, can you tailor a dog to your lifestyle or is this an appalling fib?
Appalling, I like it.
Um okay, this seems okay.
We need to talk about this because the idea that you can make a dog to order seems very odd to me.
Um, i don't like the idea of picking the best bits of a dog to pop it into one big dog and and to like.
It's a bit like going to the builder bear factory and being like i want that cuddly toy bit with that stuffing, with that thing inside it, with those clothes on.
Please, it's a dog, you can't do that right, that seems a bit unfair.
To to change nature.
I think that is how different dog breeds have kind of evolved over the centuries, where people have taken aspects of them that they like and tried to.
You know, continue that.
But you're saying to me it's the same weight or same size as a 13-year-old?
Yeah.
That's a big dog.
And also that's a massive leap from a cockapoo.
They're quite small, lovely, normal-sized dogs.
If you want a big dog, go and get a big dog.
There's some lovely big dogs out there.
It seems very odd to me to be like, I want that in that body, please.
It's a big choice, right?
Yeah, I mean, you want your dream dog, and if you can create it, you will.
It feels very Frankenstein's monster to me.
Something about it just feels a bit weird to just be picking different bits of different dogs.
If this is true, I don't know whether I love it, but I'm not too sure.
Maybe it's a good way, like you say.
Maybe that's how dog breeds have come around through the years and I need to accept that.
Well, let's see if I'm barking up the wrong tree later.
And while I think about it, it's time to talk.
Yeah, thank you for that, Grown Joe.
It's time to talk about our book of the week.
We've got a message here from Swapna Haddo to tell us all about it.
Hi, everyone.
It's Swapna Haddo here.
I'm a children's author.
I wrote a book called How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train, which is illustrated by the brilliant Jess Bradley.
Now, this book is packed full of bonkers dilemmas that can be solved with science.
And there's a bunch of brilliant experiments you can do at home or in school.
If you love science, this is a book for you.
And if you're not sure about science well, this is a book for you too, because it's packed full of brilliant comic strips, lots of easy to understand science and some brilliantly hilarious illustrations.
Now, when I was a kid, my favourite author was Roald Dahl.
He wrote books like Matilda, which is my favourite book.
And most of his books were about kids who overcame really huge obstacles, which I could relate to.
I hope you really enjoy How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train.
I had a blast writing it.
I think my minute's nearly up.
So happy reading and bye!
Yes, I too loved Roald Dahl books as a kid and also as an adult, to be honest.
Still reading Matilda nearly every year.
Now.
If you want a chance to win a copy of How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train, stay with us until the end of the show and you can find out how to enter our prize draw.
Speaking of books, we'd love listeners to get involved in the Week Junior Book Awards.
There's the Children's Choice Award and we need your help.
The winning book will be the one with the most votes overall.
To find out how to vote...
Ask an adult to scan the QR code on page 25 of the magazine or go to tinyurlcom forward.
Slash TWJ hyphen choice.
Lovely stuff.
Thank you very much, Joe.
Now, we've just been joined by this week's guest editor, Dan.
Dan is the editor of the Week Junior Science and Nature magazine.
Hey, Dan, welcome to the show.
Hello.
What are you going to share with us this week?
Well, I'm very excited Bex, because through my letterbox this morning came the brand new, freshly minted, freshly printed copy of Science and Nature which is out today.
It looks great.
I'm going to do something that I should probably not do on a podcast and show you the cover, because it's a corker.
The cover line is Chaos Rules.
Look at that.
What do you think of that?
Oh my goodness that is a I want to pick that up immediately and read it.
That looks incredible.
Do you want to describe it?
Okay.
So it's very colourful, which is perfect for me.
It's got chaos rules right in the middle and looks like things blasting out of it around it as well.
Yeah, exactly.
It's about the mind bending patterns, secret patterns that underlie and control our universe.
Okay.
So chaos, right is well, it's kind of like a word that adults use a lot, I think you know, just to describe anything that goes horribly wrong or is a big mess.
I have been described as chaotic.
So yes, I can understand that.
Okay, less said about that, but you know, I don't know.
Let's say, you know, our listeners bedrooms might be described as chaotic.
My room is definitely a chaos, but for scientists it has a very particular meaning.
I'll try to explain this.
We kind of did a big jump into the deep end on this one.
Essentially, there's random things like a game of snake and ladders.
And because dice rolls are random, you don't know what the dice is going to say.
You can't really predict how they're going to end.
And you could start on any square, if you like, and the results would kind of be random.
But then there's other things that are dependent, that are unpredictable, but you can kind of predict them.
So There's this famous effect known as the butterfly effect.
And that is basically.
These things which are unpredictable are the kinds of things that happen in the real world all the time.
Things like crashing waves, things like weather.
And you can't really predict them because they're very sensitive to the initial conditions.
So, like this thing with the butterfly effect, something very gentle like the fluttering of a butterfly's wings might have a huge effect.
And it's a very famous effect, which is describing how a butterfly might flap its wings in Brazil.
And that might cause a massive tornado in America.
And so this whole crazy mind blowing science of surprises is all about trying to figure out how to predict these unpredictable systems.
And it's really fascinating because we find that it's everywhere.
It's like inside our own bodies.
It's how our mind works.
It's the reason we can't predict the weather for more than about 10 days' time, because things kind of just go wild and crazy after that.
And by trying to understand this and predict these unpredictable things.
Scientists are doing things like saving the Earth from space rocks, predicting which asteroids might be on their way and might be on a collision path with Earth.
How did I do?
That was quite complicated, I feel.
But still, chaos theory is quite in-depth, but I have heard of the butterfly effect.
That is one I do know, because the idea that something tiny happens and you have no idea how it influences something else which influences something else, which influences something else.
It is a big theory, but it's quite an important one, right?
Yeah, absolutely.
And I just think...
When we were sort of researching and writing it and putting it together, we found it kind of totally changed our lives because we realised how important it is to everything that goes on around us.
So yeah, we are all in chaos and we are trying our best to understand how it works.
It's also kind of terrifying to know that there's a point where you're just like something's going to happen and we don't know what.
But also exciting.
Chaos rules.
Chaos rules.
Much like the magazine says.
And tell us, what else do we have in the magazine this week?
We have an amazing article on girl power.
So these are the queen bees and alpha females of the animal kingdom.
Groups that are run by the females, like elephants and hyenas and lions and bonobos and obviously, ants and bees.
And that's an absolutely fascinating look into that world and the different leadership styles.
Not all...
Very kind.
Some of them are ruled by absolute power and brutal control.
And there's also, you know, that we have a pullout poster in every issue.
And I'm just going to show you this cute little thing.
This is a pullout poster of a tiny bird taking a ride on top of a bald eagle.
Oh, yeah.
Fantastic poster, I think.
Oh, that's really cool.
I love that.
Yeah.
By the way, just as the girl power thing, I was nearly going to compare it to the podcast.
How I run it.
But I thought better of it.
Before I let you go as well, can you tell us a bit about the scavenger hunt?
Oh, yes.
Thanks for the reminder.
It is now, we're about 10 days away from the closing date.
So our scavenger hunt photo contest encourages you to get outside, Take those snaps, get creative with the camera and take some amazing pictures of nature.
Send them in via our website, which is sciencenature.theweekjunior.co.uk forward slash scavenger hunt.
It's a fantastic competition.
There's some incredible prizes up for grabs.
Like the first prize get their photo on the front cover of Science and Nature magazine.
And there's a tonne of amazing camera equipment from Canon UK that we've got to give away as well.
Oh, it's such a big prize.
It's so cool.
Dan, thank you so much for telling us all about that.
Everybody has to go and grab a copy of Science and Nature.
Mostly, I mean, you can't miss it because of the cover.
So thank you for telling us all about it.
All right, and it's time for this week's big debate.
And the question is, are driverless taxis a good idea?
So, Kay and Joe, we're going to go head to head, take a side each on this argument, but before we hear from them uh, let's have some information you need to know.
So first up uber, which is a taxi and delivery company, says it's ready to launch driverless taxis, known as robo taxis in the uk.
Driverless vehicles use technology to understand their surroundings and drive themselves.
They don't need a person to control them.
Countries including China and the United Arab Emirates UAE already use robo-taxis.
In the US, a driverless car company called Waymo makes 250,000 taxi trips per week.
The UK government wants to make sure robo-taxis are safe before letting them on UK roads, but says it's working quickly to introduce them by the end of 2027.
So, are driverless taxis a good idea?
We've got Joe saying yes and Kay saying no.
Each of them will have 60 seconds to make their case.
And then I'll make up my mind on who I agree with more.
So let's hear from Joe first, who thinks driverless taxis are a good idea.
So Joe, I'm going to get up my timer here.
Lovely stuff.
Whenever you're ready, take it away.
So like it or not, driverless taxis are the future.
They can do things that humans struggle with, like drive long distances in tricky conditions without needing to take a rest break.
So you can get further quicker.
And have you ever been in the back of a car making noise and the driver has asked you to keep it down so they can concentrate?
Well, there'll be no more of that because the computer driving the taxi won't be bothered.
And besides, driverless taxis could create a whole new industry in the UK, earning billions of pounds and creating jobs.
They're already in the US.
They're in China.
They're in the United Arab Emirates.
So come on, UK.
Hop in, relax and get on board with the idea.
Okay, I love the idea of you being told off for making too much noise, Jo.
Right, I want to see what Kay has got to say about this.
So Kay, whenever you're ready, tell us your side of the debate.
Instead of robo-taxis, we should be exploring more planet-friendly ways to travel, such as building more bike lanes and better public transport.
Instead of just filling the roads up with more cars.
Also, taxi drivers are people, you know.
They have tips that they can give their passengers and they have really good local knowledge.
So we should be giving value to them instead of just taking their jobs away from them.
And there's also loads of evidence that...
In the US.
Driverless cars have crashed into things and one passenger even got trapped inside a robo-taxi as it drove around in circles around a car park.
And a human wouldn't do that, hopefully.
So yeah, definitely just stick with normal taxis or hop on your bike instead.
Two very good arguments.
I'm gonna... Oh, this is a tricky one.
Personally, for me, I...
I like the idea of not having a driver, because sometimes you know some places you have to be rated.
And I don't like the idea of a driver rating me for my chat.
But I also don't like the idea of being alone in a car.
Like if it was to crash, I'd be like, what do I do?
Do I have to fix the tire?
Do I have to do something here?
Like there's no one in charge of this vehicle.
So I think for this one, I'm probably going to go with K. But you know what?
It's not my opinion that counts.
It's the readers and listeners.
So what do you think about this week's big debate?
You can get involved right now by voting online at theweekjunior.co.uk slash polls.
You can also email your thoughts to us at hello at theweekjunior.co.uk or send us a voice note.
Just go to funkidslive.com slash theweekjunior.
Scroll down until you see that big red button and grab a grown-up to record your voice.
Now, last week's big debate was all about whether it matters if music is made by AI.
So let's find out what our readers and listeners voted.
So most of you 75 think it does matter if music is made by AI, because music is about feelings and emotions, not computer systems.
Yeah, that's fair.
We also had a message here from Oliver.
Hi, my name is Oliver Chad and I'm from Hong Kong.
For this week's big debate.
I think AI-generated music can never replace real music by real artists and real bands, because you wouldn't go and see AI-generated music live at a concert.
And that's the joy of real music created by real artists and real bands.
Bye, The Week Junior.
The concert.
I hadn't even thought about the concert aspect.
Yeah, it'd be weird to go to a concert and just watch a kind of computer screen in the stage, wouldn't it?
Oliver, excellent point there.
We also had this argument in.
Hi, Nick Jr.
I'm Oli.
And for this week's big debate, I think not.
AI music is just no good.
Just leave it to human-made music.
Human-made music is more reliable.
I mean, you see, AI just reaches out into the Internet and grabs a lot of songs and then combine them together.
They're just a bunch of copycats.
So what's the point of listening to songs composed by copycats?
So no, just leave it to humans.
Yes, okay.
I appreciate the idea of, yeah, why are you listening to copycats?
Go and listen to the real thing.
Go and check out the actual original artist.
Joe, what other messages have been sent in about the debate this week?
One person said, using AI is great. if used in the right way.
AI is a good tool to use in music, for example, giving ideas and making parts of them into sound.
It just goes wrong when you are not creative and decide to use other people's materials to make something using no brainpower.
And another said, as long as music sounds good, it shouldn't matter who made it.
Interesting points of view there.
So we love hearing what you've got to say about the big debate.
And if you've got an opinion about our taxis this week, just go to theweekjunior.co.uk slash polls.
Now we've heard the Week Junior readers opinions on the debate, but let's hear some messages about what everybody's been up to recently.
Kay, what do you have for me?
So this week we got a really nice letter from someone called Meredith.
She said she went on holiday with her cousins, grandparents and her sister.
And when she got there, she was delighted to find millions of old copies of The Weak Junior.
Then on her last night, her and her younger cousin Annie, took all The Weak Juniors up to their bedroom and read all of the real or rubbishes in the magazines.
There were 16 copies and Annie guessed nine right.
And Meredith said she only tricked her seven times.
So close.
I love this so much.
Do you reckon Meredith could come and join us on the podcast one day?
It sounds like she's a bit of a real rubbish hero, to be honest.
Meredith and Annie, between them, would probably help me get everything right if we invited them on.
Yeah, definitely.
It sounds like a bit of a help, right?
Yeah, it sounds like she's really on it, really good.
If ever any of us are all on holiday at once, Bex, you need to get in touch.
You've got a stand-in right there.
Absolutely.
I also just love seeing an old school letter, because this letter is written on lovely paper with flowers in the top and the bottom.
And I will say also I love at the top when she said I went on holiday with my cousins and grandparents and, in brackets, and my sister.
Just, yeah, she happened to be there as well, but most importantly.
I'm also fascinated by the idea of going somewhere with a ready-made stack of the week junior.
It sounds like wherever you picked had very good taste.
So Meredith, thank you so much for sending in that letter.
I love the idea of getting an old school letter.
We also had a voice note here from Millie.
Hello, The Week Junior.
My name is Millie.
And this weekend, me and my family went to the beach and we rescued a jellyfish that had been washed up on the shore.
Bye.
Joe, any previous interactions with jellyfish?
I have seen a jellyfish before.
I feel like on that island I was talking about that being used as a podcast, I...
I suspected once that I'd been stung by a jellyfish, but I don't know.
Maybe that was just my kind of imaginative 10-year-old mind or whatever.
But well done to Millie for having the bravery to rescue the jellyfish.
Because, you know, obviously all animals deserve love and respect.
But there's no denying that they're slightly kind of strange and a bit eerie animals.
So massive, massive congratulations to her.
Yeah, that's a very good thing to do.
And it kind of freaks me out, not going to lie.
Thanks so much for sending us your messages.
Now that everyone's on their summer holidays, we'd love to hear what you're up to.
So send us an email or voice note telling us what you've been doing.
And if it's played on the episode, you could win a roving reporter badge.
Brilliant stuff.
So let's turn our attention back to the magazine and the team's favourite stories.
Jo, who's been your hero of the magazine this week?
My hero of the week is Divya Deshma, who recently won the Women's Chess World Cup in Batumi, Georgia.
Her victory earned her the title of Chess Grandmaster, which is only given to the best chess players in the world.
19-year-old Deshma is the fourth Indian woman to be named Chess Grandmaster.
She said she hoped this was just the start.
What a skill to have.
I'd love to be that good at chess.
Kay, what's your favourite fact that you've learned this week?
An artist has made an imitation fish and chip shop in London using 65,000 handmade felt items.
And these include fish chips, sausages and even mushy peas.
65,000!
I'd love to see some handmade felt imitation mushy peas.
Maybe I'll have to get down there and check it out.
I love mushy peas.
It's a free exhibition as well.
Oh man, my only worry is, if I was to go, I'd be very peckish afterwards and I'd immediately go and try and buy some fish and chips or accidentally try to eat some of the felt ones.
That looks awesome.
Okay, a magazine in the week that I saw that I think is awesome as well is well the rather brilliant big picture of a hot air balloon, because there is a big Bristol International Balloon Fiesta that happens every year.
And actually a lot of my friends were there this year and sent me pictures of it.
They all look so pretty.
And the one that you can see in the week junior on our big picture page is basically a balloon that looks like it's made up of lots of other balloons.
It's giving up, I think.
So yeah, if you fancy checking it out, go and open your copy of the magazine right now.
Now, before we go, it's time for the moment of truth.
Kay, can you remind me about this week's real or rubbish, please?
So this is the story that a woman has requested this very specific dog for her to take on long distance mountain trips.
And it's a really big dog.
It weighs 45 kilograms.
And yeah, she's got this dream dog now and they're going on all these really long walks and she's really happy.
I just can't imagine getting a dog made to order.
You know what I mean?
Like just saying, I want this dog with this thing, please.
And if you want a new dog, get a dog that's around already.
I don't know.
I'm going to say the story this week is rubbish, but it's a tricky one.
So let's do a little drum roll, shall we? you're right it is rubbish yeah so this woman called laura mcfarlane thought she was buying cockapoo but it turned out to be this really big dog which is called a burner doodle which is part bernese mountain dog and also part poodle but they are like really getting along and she's she's really happy to have bobby Well, I'm glad Bobby has a good home.
That is a very different vibe from a dog.
Lovely stuff.
Finally, it's time for our Listen Up section.
This is where you get a chance to win a copy of our book of the week How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train, by Swapna Haddo.
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Which village recently held its 31st Scarecrow Festival?
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That brings us to the end of this week's show.
Thank you, of course, to Joe, Kay and Dan.
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