Dan and Bex, with the help of Lord Shaftesbury’s Journal, find out that it’s not just coal that’s mined – clay, slate and other minerals all involved child workers.

Dan and Bex, with the help of Lord Shaftesbury&rsquo;s Journal, find out that it&rsquo;s not just coal that&rsquo;s mined &ndash; clay, slate and other minerals all involved child workers.

This is THE podcast for kids that want to learn all about history.

From the Victorian era to the Romans, each "History Quest: History for Kids" series dives into the lives of people living back in those days and get's kids learning all about what happened in the past!

This is THE podcast for kids that want to learn all about history.
From the Victorian era to the Romans, each "History Quest: History for Kids" series dives into the lives of people living back in those days and get's kids learning all about what happened in the past!

Explore what it was like to be a child during the First World War.

History Quest: History for Kids

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We're the UK's children's radio station. Listen across the UK on DAB Digital Radio, on mobile and online at funkidslive.com.

We're the UK's children's radio station. Listen across the UK on DAB Digital Radio, on mobile and online at funkidslive.com.

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Working in a Slate Mine (Really? Jobs from the past)

1. Monument

2. Philpot Lance Mice

3. Leadenhall Market

4. The Mercers' Maiden

5. Cornhill Alleys and Pasqua Rosee Coffee Hou

6. Three Water Features 

7. French Protestant Church

8. Lloyds of London

9. Woodford Stones

10. Fen Court Garden

11. St. Olvae's Church

12. Samuel Pepys

Professor Horatio Pendulum has a problem. His time-travelling invention, the Chronosphere, has overloaded and scattered fragments of London's history across the City. Roman soldiers march past Lloyd's of London, a Huguenot refugee sings hymns on Threadneedle Street, and a Victorian nursemaid can't find her way home.

Become a Time Hunter and help Dan and Bex solve twelve riddles, from the Monument to Seething Lane Gardens, meeting the ghosts of the Great Fire of 1666, Leadenhall Market's old gander, the Mercers' Maiden and Samuel Pepys along the way.

This free family audio walk from Fun Kids pairs with a printable Time Hunter map and handbook for a real 2 to 2.5 hour adventure around the City of London. Download yours at funkidslive.com and start hunting.

Professor Horatio Pendulum has a problem. His time-travelling invention, the Chronosphere, has overloaded and scattered fragments of London's history across the City. Roman soldiers march past Lloyd's of London, a Huguenot refugee sings hymns on Threadneedle Street, and a Victorian nursemaid can't find her way home.
Become a Time Hunter and help Dan and Bex solve twelve riddles, from the Monument to Seething Lane Gardens, meeting the ghosts of the Great Fire of 1666, Leadenhall Market's old gander, the Mercers' Maiden and Samuel Pepys along the way.
This free family audio walk from Fun Kids pairs with a printable Time Hunter map and handbook for a real 2 to 2.5 hour adventure around the City of London. Download yours at funkidslive.com and start hunting.

The Great Fire Trail: a free Time Hunters history walk around the City of London

It’s over to you!  Marina and Map App want you to design a micro grid – use what we’ve found out… and your imagination!

It&rsquo;s over to you! &nbsp;Marina and Map App want you to design a micro grid &ndash; use what we&rsquo;ve found out&hellip; and your imagination!

Marina Ventura and The Micro-Gridders: Your Go... Designing A Grid of the Future 

Marina and Map App find out about the Energy Guzzlers – businesses that use super large amounts of energy and how in the future they can use new tech to use less and even send energy back into the grid!

Marina and Map App find out about the Energy Guzzlers &ndash; businesses that use super large amounts of energy and how in the future they can use new tech to use less and even send energy back into the grid!

Working in a Slate Mine (Really? Jobs from the past)

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