Were there any sightings of UFOs in Victorian times - and what was the first film to feature a flying saucer? This week, Answers to Correspondents boldly goes into the world of little green men from beyond the stars, answering questions from Daily Mail readers on UFO sightings and aliens with UFO author Nigel Watson and Charles Legge, editor of the Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents column. 

Were there any sightings of UFOs in Victorian times - and what was the first film to feature a flying saucer? This week, Answers to Correspondents boldly goes into the world of little green men from beyond the stars, answering questions from Daily Mail readers on UFO sightings and aliens with UFO author Nigel Watson and Charles Legge, editor of the Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents column.&nbsp;

Your questions on... UFOs and flying saucers

Are we actually progammed to eat unhealthy food - and was sparrow pie really a staple dish during rationing in World War II? This week's Answers to Correspondents tucks into a smorgasbord of food and cooking questions with help from author and Mail on Sunday food columnist Tom Parker Bowles. As always, questions from Daily Mail readers are provided by Charles Legge, editor of the Daily Mail’s long-running Answers to Correspondents column.

Are we actually progammed to eat unhealthy food - and was sparrow pie really a staple dish during rationing in World War II? This week's Answers to Correspondents tucks into a smorgasbord of food and cooking questions with help from author and Mail on Sunday food columnist Tom Parker Bowles. As always, questions from Daily Mail readers are provided by Charles Legge, editor of the Daily Mail&rsquo;s long-running Answers to Correspondents column.

Your questions on... food and cooking

What was the fastest steam train trip in the world, and why DID Isambard Kingdom Brunel have such an odd name? This week’s Answers to Correspondents delves deep into railway lore with help from Ben Le Vay, author of Britain From the Rails (who insists he is not a trainspotter, just very, very interested in trains). As ever, questions from Daily Mail readers are provided by Charles Legge, editor of the Daily Mail’s long-running Answers to Correspondents column.

What was the fastest steam train trip in the world, and why DID Isambard Kingdom Brunel have such an odd name? This week&rsquo;s Answers to Correspondents delves deep into railway lore with help from Ben Le Vay, author of Britain From the Rails (who insists he is not a trainspotter, just very, very interested in trains). As ever, questions from Daily Mail readers are provided by Charles Legge, editor of the Daily Mail&rsquo;s long-running Answers to Correspondents column.

Your questions on… railways and trains

Did Sheffield United really turn down Diego Maradona... and is there a better football nickname than 'One Size' for Crystal Palace footballer Fitz Hall? We find out in this podcast answering weird and wonderful questions from Daily Mail readers about football, based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and Daily Mail deputy sports editor Matt Gatward answering your questions.

Did Sheffield United really turn down Diego Maradona... and is there a better football nickname than 'One Size' for Crystal Palace footballer Fitz Hall? We find out in this podcast answering weird and wonderful questions from Daily Mail readers about football, based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and Daily Mail deputy sports editor Matt Gatward answering your questions.

Your questions on... football facts and figures through the ages

Why DOES the Queen have two birthdays… and was Diana the first Princess of Hearts? We find out in this podcast answering weird and wonderful questions from Daily Mail readers about our monarch, based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and Daily Mail Royal Editor Rebecca English answering your questions. 

Why DOES the Queen have two birthdays&hellip; and was Diana the first Princess of Hearts? We find out in this podcast answering weird and wonderful questions from Daily Mail readers about our monarch, based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and Daily Mail Royal Editor Rebecca English answering your questions.&nbsp;

Your questions on... The Queen

Which artists have had songs go to number one more than once... and who is the youngest artist to have had a number one in the UK?  We find out in this podcast themed around number ones in the British charts, based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and Daily Mail music critic Adrian Thrills answering weird and wonderful questions from Daily Mail readers. 

Which artists have had songs go to number one more than once... and who is the youngest artist to have had a number one in the UK? &nbsp;We find out in this podcast themed around number ones in the British charts, based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and Daily Mail music critic Adrian Thrills answering weird and wonderful questions from Daily Mail readers.&nbsp;

Your questions on... British Number One singles

Did Bob Holness really play James Bond... and is Bond ruining his Martinis by having them shaken, not stirred? Find out the answers in this fascinating new bi-weekly podcast based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and other  experts answering weird and wonderful reader questions on subjects from sport to science, from history to pop music, from the sensible to the surreal. 

Did Bob Holness really play James Bond... and is Bond ruining his Martinis by having them shaken, not stirred? Find out the answers in this fascinating new bi-weekly podcast based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and other&nbsp; experts answering weird and wonderful reader questions on subjects from sport to science, from history to pop music, from the sensible to the surreal.&nbsp;

Launching today: Answers to Correspondents, a new trivia podcast from Mail+

This new bi-weekly podcast is based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and other Daily Mail experts answering weird and wonderful reader questions on subjects from sport to science, from history to pop music, from the sensible to the surreal. Each new episode will grapple with questions on a new subject, every other Friday. 

This new bi-weekly podcast is based on the Daily Mail's long-running Answers to Correspondents page, with writer Charles Legge and other Daily Mail experts answering weird and wonderful reader questions on subjects from sport to science, from history to pop music, from the sensible to the surreal. Each new episode will grapple with questions on a new subject, every other Friday.&nbsp;

Answers to Correspondents

Social links:

Follow the podcast:

8 clip(s)