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The Boring Talks
The Boring Talks
BBC Sounds

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting... maybe.

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Episodes

#55 -Farts

The colorectal surgeon and comedian Jenan Younis wants to get to the bottom of a taboo subject, that everyone has... more

28 Apr 2021 · 15 minutes
Jigsaws

It started with 'regency wedding scene' puzzle purchased for £2 in a charity shop.Now Anya Driscoll is a jigsaw junkie.... more

06 Jul 2020 · 25 minutes
#53 - Car Boots

From Anglo-American differences, to escaping kidnappers and celebrating the classic car boot sale. In this Boring Talk, Auto Express journalist... more

01 Jun 2020 · 18 minutes
#52 - Breakfast Cereals

Family holidays for the artist Louise Ashcroft meant one thing - variety pack cereals. Would it be Cornflakes? Or Frosties?... more

04 May 2020 · 22 minutes
#51 - Oboe Reeds

Gouging, scraping and chopping. The reporter Chloe Veltman shows us the painstaking art of making an oboe reed, and how... more

20 Apr 2020 · 18 minutes
#50 - Windows

Where does the word 'Window' derive from? And what does it have to do with a Norwegian architectural historian and... more

06 Apr 2020 · 20 minutes
#49 - Coal Holes

They are either 12, 14 or 16 inches wide, they live just outside our doors, and they come in a... more

30 Mar 2020 · 22 minutes
Data Centres

What do we all use, but never visit? The sound artist Matt Parker takes us inside the bizarre world of... more

23 Mar 2020 · 30 minutes
#47 - Crinoline Ladies

It began as an image of Victorian femininity, became a 1920s style icon, and perhaps ended as a 1970s toilet... more

16 Mar 2020 · 16 minutes
# 46 - Teletext

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.From Bamboozle,... more

09 Mar 2020 · 17 minutes
The Boring Talks
#55 -Farts
The Boring Talks