James O'Brien's Mystery Hour
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Why are slugs coming for my dishwasher?
07 May 2026
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Why has my bagel got a hole in it?
30 Apr 2026
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What colour is his ball?
23 Apr 2026
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Why is the luggage all over the place?
16 Apr 2026
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Easter eggs: what's all that about?
02 Apr 2026
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Why are there so many breads?
26 Mar 2026
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Why don't I burn when I'm cycling?
26 Mar 2026
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Why are letters shaped like that?
12 Mar 2026
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Sniffing empty bottles?
05 Mar 2026
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Why is my hamster so ungrateful?
26 Feb 2026
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Where did they get the water from for the canals?
12 Feb 2026
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Why won't my glasses blow off?
29 Jan 2026
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An insult to science
22 Jan 2026
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Can you feel the tension in a room?
15 Jan 2026
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Is some music too hard to play?
08 Jan 2026
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My kitten won't listen to me
18 Dec 2025
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Mystery Hour Travel Edition: It's in a tin
11 Dec 2025
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How genetically related am I to Farage?
04 Dec 2025
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Raw meat, leaves and that?
27 Nov 2025
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Who invented the suit?
20 Nov 2025
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Where did "Geordies" come from?
13 Nov 2025
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A major induction hobs dispute
06 Nov 2025
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Unbelievable bee content
30 Oct 2025
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The truth about Guinness
23 Oct 2025
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Big Boxer's Beards
16 Oct 2025
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Why do journalists shout questions on Downing Street?
09 Oct 2025
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One question hijacks Mystery Hour
25 Sep 2025
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Running the marathon with a fridge
18 Sep 2025
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Where are the acorn trees?
11 Sep 2025
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What should I do with this pigeon?
14 Aug 2025
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The tyranny of the picture frame
07 Aug 2025
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Why does the UK have only one time zone?
31 Jul 2025
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Why is there a pink pigeon?
24 Jul 2025
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How do spiders get in and out of a bathtub?
17 Jul 2025
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How do train drivers get to work?
10 Jul 2025
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Why is my washing machine lying to me?
03 Jul 2025
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Does the world get heavier?
27 Jun 2025
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What happens when you lose a finger?
19 Jun 2025
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My kids love getting dizzy
29 May 2025
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Why can't I hear my accent?
22 May 2025
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Why peeling an egg can get chaotic
15 May 2025
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Have I got a superpower?
08 May 2025
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Where do geese go?
01 May 2025
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Cats, dogs and... ferrets?
24 Apr 2025
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Where do the rocket boosters end up?
17 Apr 2025
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Why don't you get savoury drinks?
10 Apr 2025
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What does my phone know about me?
03 Apr 2025
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Red sky at night, shepherd's delight
27 Mar 2025
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Cinnamon sneezes and soggy biscuits
20 Mar 2025
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A lot of horsing around
13 Mar 2025
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How we know the colours of dinosaurs
06 Mar 2025
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I haven't got the physics
27 Feb 2025
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Mountains and molehills
20 Feb 2025
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Eating the same breakfast over and over again
13 Feb 2025
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Some smells are better than others
30 Jan 2025
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The greater and lesser spotted
23 Jan 2025
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You end up with a fish at the end
16 Jan 2025
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Isn't that a motoring question?
09 Jan 2025
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Why is there only one human species?
19 Dec 2024
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Sandwiches are for WIMPS
12 Dec 2024
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Where do those babies come from?
05 Dec 2024
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I can see a rainbow
28 Nov 2024
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What counts as 'old skool'?
21 Nov 2024
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Simples or haggis?
14 Nov 2024
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Why are so many barbers Turkish?
07 Nov 2024
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Slugs up mountains
31 Oct 2024
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Has it got windier?
24 Oct 2024
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Who washes planes?
17 Oct 2024
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Why is boarding a plane so chaotic?
10 Oct 2024
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Caller has lots of apologising to do
03 Oct 2024
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Being rubbish at physics is not funny
26 Sep 2024
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Can Cats and Dogs Feel Embarrassed?
19 Sep 2024
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Can you copyright recipes?
12 Sep 2024
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Queen Victoria's underwear up for auction
05 Sep 2024
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'Don't call me baby', a pigeon's rendition
29 Aug 2024
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How did humans... do yeast?
22 Aug 2024
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Why won't automatic doors hurry up?
15 Aug 2024
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Something about knots and shoelaces?
08 Aug 2024
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Can we hear the sun?
18 Jul 2024
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Strong opinions on tennis balls
11 Jul 2024
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Gangsters and their toothpicks
04 Jul 2024
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So what exactly is Beagling?
20 Jun 2024
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Politicians and their gestures
06 Jun 2024
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Mould in my maple syrup
23 May 2024
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Why aren't surgeons Drs?
16 May 2024
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Nobody has ever asked this
09 May 2024
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Hay scattering across the motorway
02 May 2024
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What makes stuff sticky?
25 Apr 2024
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Do lawyers everywhere wear wigs?
18 Apr 2024
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Why are pheasants so stupid?
11 Apr 2024
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Is my phone listening to me?
04 Apr 2024
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They smuggled through some nonsense!
28 Mar 2024
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How can a celibate monk teach sex ed?
21 Mar 2024
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A very awkward question
14 Mar 2024
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When does 'falling over' become 'having a fall'?
07 Mar 2024
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How does a dog recognise its owner's whistle?
29 Feb 2024
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What do continuity announcers do the rest of the time?
22 Feb 2024
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Why do kids fear the dark?
15 Feb 2024
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How portable is DNA?
08 Feb 2024
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Why are so many people right-handed?
01 Feb 2024
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