Four shows. One idea.
We start from the point that kids are deeply intelligent and incredibly curious. They can handle big complex ideas, if they're explained and not unnecessarily simplified. And there's immense joy in sharing that with them. 565 episodes so far, all free.
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History
History's Not Boring
The story of how we got here. Who we are and why we're here.
From ruthless kings and invisible warplanes to doomed ships and devastating fires, each episode uncovers the most dramatic and sometimes shocking moments in human history, told in a way that actually makes sense to kids.
341 episodes New episode every day
Latest How did they invent helicopters? 10 October 2026
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Science
Science's Not Boring
How we understand the way the world works.
From exploding volcanoes and black holes to deadly venom and the tiny machines inside your own body, each episode uncovers the most astonishing and sometimes mind-bending wonders of science, explained in a way that actually makes sense to kids.
116 episodes New episode every day
Latest Who was Dmitri Mendeleev? 10 October 2026
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Philosophy
Philosophy's Not Boring
The big questions, and how we've tried to answer them.
Philosophy, psychology and religion as one big family of questions about how we make sense of things. Some have one answer, some have several worth comparing, and some nobody has ever settled. We tell you which is which.
79 episodes New episodes weekly
Latest Why do we dream? 10 October 2026
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Maths New
Maths is Not Boring
The patterns behind everything, once you know how to look.
One great mathematical idea an episode - numbers that never end, shapes with only one side, the strange rules of chance, the patterns hiding in a snowflake. Nobody does sums here. Maths is not just a list of rules to learn; it is one of the most beautiful ways anyone has found of seeing the world.
29 episodes New episode every day
Latest What is the Collatz conjecture? 10 October 2026
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