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141 Liverpool the city. There's more to Liverpool than its football clubs, or is there? (12 Apr 18)
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This is Liverpool:
140 It doesn't add up! Which school subject sent Jackie running away from the school gates? (1 Mar 18)
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Children talking about their favourite subjects at school:
139 Home sweet home. Jackie and Richard talk about their home and if they are happy living there (25 Jan 18)
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Look at this tiny house a family are living in:
138 Paddington and the Christmas visitor. Another fun end to the year: watch one of the most popular Christmas adverts in the UK (14 Dec 16)
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Don't watch the video before doing the worksheet!
137 Spooky nights. Watch our video and find out what we traditionally do in Britain for Hallowe'en (26 Oct 2017)
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136 Dream on. Richard talks to Jackie about the dreams he has at night (14 Sep 2017)
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The worksheet for this song is on the extras page:
135 Keep left. In the car, on your bike or while walking, road signs are everywhere (27 Jul 2017)
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134 Whoops! We all have minor accidents. Listen to Richard talk about something that happened to him (15 Jun 2017)
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133 The mighty oak. Jackie and Richard talk about the best known and most loved of Britain's native trees (4 May 2017)
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The English oak, what's not to like?:
132 The road to nowhere. What's the best way of driving from A to B without getting lost? (30 Mar 2017)
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131 Sing, sang, sung. So just how keen are Jackie and Richard on singing? Listen and find out! (16 Feb 17)
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The extra worksheet goes with this song:
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The original Coca-cola advert:
130 All the threes. The 2016 quiz. Can you remember what happened last year better than Richard? (12 Jan 17)
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129 Stop me and buy one! Jackie and Richard are amazed by the different things that are carried on Vietnamese bicycles (24 Nov 16)
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128 Feed the world. Here's some things for you to do for World Food Day (13 Oct 16)
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World Food Day 2016:
127 Win a prize! Find out why Di enters so many competitions each year (15 Sep 16)
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126 London's burning. The Great Fire of London was 350 years ago. Watch our video and find out more (4 Aug 16)
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125 Iceland: the land of fire and ice. Listen to some amazing things about Iceland, including their football team of course! (30 Jun 16)
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Watch some of the many things you can see and do in Iceland:
124 Breakfast. We talk about what we eat for the most important meal of the day. What do you have? (5 May 16)
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123 Chalk and cheese. Our two dogs, Jussi and Betty, are very different. Watch our video and find out how (31 Mar 16)
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122 Chinese New Year. Decorations, dragons and dancers - welcome to Chinatown! (4 Feb 16)
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Jackie and Richard enjoyed Chinese New Year in Bangkok:
121 Toys, toys, toys. Which are the most popular UK toys over the last 50 years? (10 Dec 15)
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This is how to wrap your presents simply and beautifully:
120 City life. For UN World Cities day Jackie and Richard talk about cities far and wide (22 Oct 15)
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119 The delivery van. So many things can be delivered straight to your house, you don't need to go shopping! (10 Sep 15)
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How about this instead of a delivery van:
118 Portugal: all year round. We talk about the interesting places to visit in Portugal every season of the year (30 Jul 15)
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Come and visit Portugal:
117 Why yoga? World Yoga Day is 21 June so we talk to Jim about why he does yoga everyday (18 Jun 15)
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Yoga isn't so succesful when you have pets:
116 Thanks for the memory. How good are Richard and Jackie about remembering things? How good are you?! (7 May 15)
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115 Wild orchids. Jackie and Richard show you the wonderful wild flowers growing near their home (26 Mar 15)
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114 Hot wok! part 1. Two videos from Ken Hom to celebrate Chinese New Year this month (12 Feb 15)
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114 Hot wok! part 2. How to use chopsticks.
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113 The 2014 quiz. Once again Jackie tests Richard on events from last year, can you do better than him? (8 Jan 15)
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112 Thanksgiving... and Black Friday: Richard talks about his time in the United States (27 Nov 14)
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111 The fall. Winter, spring, summer and now autumn; it's the cold but colourful season (30 Oct 14)
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The best thing about autumn in the UK is playing a game of conkers:
110 Nice holiday? Jackie and Richard talk about their last holiday, and now you can talk about yours! (25 Sep 14)
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Spot Jackie (in the orange top) at 1m 34 sec cheering on Chris Froome!
109 Bad habits. What bad habits do Richard and Jackie have? Listen and find out! (21 Aug 14)
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108 Can you swim? Jump in the water and listen to Jackie and Richard talk about learning to swim (10 Jul 14)
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These animals can swim, can you?
107 Brazil: not just a country. One country, two trees and lots of interesting facts! (12 Jun 14)
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The Agouti and the Brazil Nut:
106 The Merry Month of May. Lots of information about the year's prettiest month - it's not just about flowers! (8 May 14)
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105 The Easter egg. There's more to Easter eggs than just eating them, listen and find out! (10 Apr 14)
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How to make a strange, glowing Easter egg:
104 Dear diary. There are some good reasons for writing a diary about your everyday life (13 Mar 14)
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103 Paintings not photos. Join the pie team in putting something more artistic on Facebook (6 Feb 14)
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Watch the great Henri Matisse at work:
102 A poem for Christmas. The pie team want you to celebrate the festive season with poetry (19 Dec 13)
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101 Figgy pudding. Hear about some Christmas meals eaten in different parts of the world, mmm! (5 Dec 13)
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Oh, bring us some figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer:
100 Bonfire Night. Richard explains the reason behind this traditional November event (31 Oct 13)
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99 Back to school. Do Jackie and Richard have good memories of their schooldays? (5 Sep 13)
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98 The little prince. William and Kate show off their baby boy, but will he be King George VII one day? (26 Jul 13)
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What everyone was waiting for:
97 The tipping point. Unfortunately, it's not just snow and ice on the slopes of Mount Everest (13 Jun 13)
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96 British icons: the cuppa. Sit down, put your feet up and have a nice cup of tea! (2 May 13)
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Is this the best way to make a perfect cup of tea?
95 A room with a difference. Now Richard finds three more unusual places to stay the night (4 Apr 13)
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If our six unusual places don't interest you, what about here:
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Watch & listen (00:44)94 What a place to stay! Jackie has found some very unusual places to stay the night (7 Mar 13)
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93 Animal odd couples. Some animals simply don't understand that they are not meant to be friends! (31 Jan 13)
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Watch & listen (00:45)92 Winter blues. Neither Jackie nor Richard are looking forward to the long winter season ahead (13 Dec 12)
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Watch & listen (03:37)91 What a wonderful world. David Attenborough sees amazing things on planet Earth (8 Nov 12)
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90 Fearless Felix. The amazing story of the man who fell to Earth (18 Oct 12)
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Watch & listen (01:31)Bonus for members! How his suit helped him to survive:
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89 Let's go to Rio! Jackie and Richard are already looking forward to future sporting events in Brazil (13 Sep 12)
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Watch & listen (03:02)88 Beside the seaside. There are some big changes to the traditional British summer holiday beside the sea (2 Aug 12)
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87 Fingers and thumbs. Helen has a problem when she tries to make things... (5 Jul 12)
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86 Ice cream mmm. Jackie makes some ice cream, the taste of summer (6 Jun 12)
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85 Follow the flame. The Olympic torch relay starts its long journey this month (3 May 12)
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Watch & listen (03:33)84 Please, sir. A day in the life of a... teacher. Mat talks about his life at school (12 Apr 12)
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Watch & listen (54sec)83 Lost and found. The amazing underground world of London's Lost Property Office (1 Mar 12)
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Watch & listen (00:59)82 I am sailing. Is Laura's round-the-world solo trip at 16 fantastic, or not? (26 Jan 12)
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Watch & listen (00:59)81 In a lather. The pie team have found themselves a new hobby - soap making (15 Dec 11)
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80 Why Occupy? Amanda from Occupy Wall Street gives her reasons for being part of the protest (17 Nov 11)
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79 Mine's a Mars bar. The pie team look back on their favourite chocolate bars (27 Oct 11)
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Watch & listen (30sec)78 Double act. Meet Ana Luisa, a language teacher with two hats! (22 Sep 11)
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77 Return to the blue house. What a lot of changes since the pie team bought their house! (28 Jul 11)
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Compare the house now to when we bought it in 2009!
76 Penela: our local town. The pie team talk about what to see in their town up the road (21 Jul 11)
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Watch & listen (02:12)75 My ideal study place. How do you like to study? In a library, at a desk, at home with friends? (26 May 11)
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Watch & listen (3m)74 Spring is in the air. The pie team talk about the prettiest season of the year (28 Apr 11)
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73 The royal family. Surely one of the most popular British icons! (21 Apr 11)
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Watch & listen (4m 03sec)72 Amazing Amazon. Some incredible facts from the world's biggest rainforest (17 Feb 11)
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71 Household chores. What a bore! But some are more fun than others... (20 Jan 11)
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70 On the first day of Christmas. What presents did Richard buy for his family this year? (2 Dec 10)
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69 The 5 senses. You taste with your tongue? You hear with your ears? Think again! (4 Nov 10)
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68 Chicken run. The pie team have bought some chickens! (30 Sep 10)
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67 Quiz show!! Want to win loads of money and become famous? Love competitions? Go on a TV show! (2 Sep 10)
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Watch & listen (6m 52sec)66 Country life. The pie team compare living in the country to the city (12 Aug 10)
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