The Week Junior Show

Prize-winning rug factory and a shrinking Mont Blanc

A rug factory in Rangpur, Bangladesh, has been named the world’s best new building outside the UK, and Bex, Eve and Joe talk through why the Green Field Factory by Nakshabid Architects won the RIBA In...

2026-10-23

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Nobel Peace Prize and animals on banknotes

South African lawyer Navi Pillay has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her work on human rights and international law, and Bex, Eve and Dan talk through her life’s work, from defending people who ...

2026-10-16

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Hope for wildlife and world champion porridge

The WWF’s new Living Planet Report is called The Science of Hope, and Bex, Eve and Stevie talk through what it found, including wild tiger numbers rising by more than 70% since 2010, and what we can a...

2026-10-09

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Book awards and Sycamore Gap’s new shoots

It was The Week Junior Book Awards this week, and Bex, Eve and Stevie talk through the big night, including Jack Mackay’s spooky story Gloam winning two trophies and the books they each helped to judg...

2026-10-02

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Turning hope into action

This week, as part of the Be Hope Podcast Takeover, we talk to guerilla gardener and nature rights campaigner Kalpana Arias about her work and what makes her feel hopeful. We also talk about new soc...

2026-09-25

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Slowing down AI and woolly glaciers

The boss of AI company Anthropic has said that powerful artificial intelligence should be developed more slowly and checked more closely, and Bex, Eve and Dan talk through why more than 70 UK politici...

2026-09-18

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Fast fashion fees and a fossil hunter’s blue plaque

France has brought in new rules that make ultra fast fashion companies pay a fee on every new item of clothing they sell there, from 43p for an item of underwear to £10.28 for a jacket, and Bex,...

2026-09-11

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Nepal flood aid and a castle on rollers

Flash floods hit communities along the border between Nepal and Tibet on 26 August after a glacier collapsed high in the mountains, and Bex, Eve and Joe talk through the rescue effort and the aid arri...

2026-09-04

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Runny egg warning and Snowdon queues

The Food Standards Agency has warned young children, older people and pregnant women to avoid runny eggs in cafes and restaurants after an outbreak of salmonella, and Bex, Eve and Joe talk through the...

2026-08-28

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Total solar eclipse and hidden gold

A total solar eclipse passed over Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain, and Bex, Eve and Martha talk through what happened, including Eve’s trip to Spain to see it. There’s also an 18-year-old in Bel...

2026-08-21

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Lucky lotto ticket and giant cars

A new defence agreement has been signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and Bex, Joe and Dan talk through what it means. There’s also a woman in Italy whose winning lottery ticket was rescued fr...

2026-08-14

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Farming octopuses and the missing space pen

The Commonwealth Games have come to a close, and Bex, Joe and Stevie look back at what happened. There’s also a hero rescue dog retiring, a nine-year-old author, and a big debate on whether it&r...

2026-08-08

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Number 10 North and noisy museums

The Prime Minister opens a second Number 10 in Manchester, and Bex, Joe and Stevie explain what it means for where power sits in the UK. There's also a campaign asking museums to let children be as lo...

2026-07-31

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New Prime Minister and pets in restaurants

The UK has a new Prime Minister. The team explains who Andy Burnham is and how he landed the top job so quickly. There's also the Queen's surprise Christmas present for every Year 6 pupil, an electric...

2026-07-24

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The Bayeux Tapestry and Neil the Seal

This week, the Bayeux Tapestry arrives in the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years, a famous elephant seal called Neil causes a stir in Tasmania, and the team debates whether schools should clo...

2026-07-17

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The Hope Issue: Drone rescues and robot octopuses

It's the Hope Issue! Bex is joined by Eve and Joe from The Week Junior. Joe reveals how a potato-shaped sea creature from Antarctica could one day help scientists treat skin cancer, and Eve explains...

2026-07-10

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Sports day and beavers in your city

The team share their favourite sports day activities as listeners answer last week's question about music that helps them relax. Plus: Young climate leaders gathered at Tate Modern for the London ...

2026-07-03

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Keir Starmer resigns and changes for free school meals in Wales

On Monday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he would step down as Prime Minister and Labour Party leader. Eve, Joe and Bex digest the latest – plus there’s an interview in this week&r...

2026-06-26

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Social media ban and Toy Story 5

Eve explains new government plans to set a minimum age of 16 for social media platforms as Joe shares the story of Parkrun, which recently hit its millionth ever event since starting in 2004.  ...

2026-06-19

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Armenian elections and the case for more public toilets

Joe explains the results of Armenia’s recent election, what it means for their relationship with Russia and the EU, and why the country’s foreign policy is in the headlines as Eve sha...

2026-06-12

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