Teach Me A Lesson with Greg James and Bella Mackie
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Can We Make Fast Fashion Guilt Free?
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Bella get a lesson in ethical consumerism from Design and Technology teacher Mr Brandy.They'll start by looking at their own purchasing decis...
Is Taylor Swift Our Greatest Living Poet?
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following the release of her latest album, 'Midnights', Greg and Bella find out if Taylor Swift is a great poet, as well as a great songwriter.English...
Halloween Special: How To Grow A Skeleton
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Halloween special as Forensic Anthropologist and now secondary school science teacher Miss Robinson gives Greg and Bella a lesson about how to ...
Can We Live Our Whole Lives Online?
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
IT teacher Mr Kolawole teaches his favourite lesson to Greg and Bella – after 18 months of WFH, home learning and video calls – could we ever live...
Will Humans Ever Become Extinct?
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Bella explore the science of extinction with the help of dinosaur enthusiast Mr Yates.Together, they’ll look at some famous recent extincti...
Why Do We Need Sadness?
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Bella are back with a brand-new term of teachers teaching their favourite lesson! To kick us off we have RE teacher Mr Bonfield with a lesson...
How To Never Lose A Penalty Shoot-Out
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last lesson before the summer break, Greg and Bella get schooled in penalties by primary school teacher Miss Sheridan. Can they find out how to...
What's So Great About '68?
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Bella welcome back Drama teacher Mr Yale with a lesson about the year 1968.'68 might seem to fall through the history books - dwarfed by othe...
How To Kill A Vampire... With GCSE Science!
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning Miss Jethmalani recruits Greg and Bella to her vampire slaying research team! What's the best way to kill a vampire - with a string of g...
10 things you might not know about the Windrush
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To mark Windrush Day 2022, our resident history teacher Miss Patel is back for a lesson all about the Windrush Generation.In this lesson Greg and Bell...
Where's The Most Painful Place To Get A Tattoo?
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Bella are joined by award-winning Biology teacher Miss Wilsher for a lesson all about tattoos!By looking at how a tattoo works, we'll find ou...
Can Maths Explain What We Find Beautiful?
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Bella are back with a brand new term of teachers giving their favourite lessons! Today it's Maths with former semi-professional footballer Mr...
How Can Cheese Slices Help Us Find The Speed Of Light?
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professional breakdancer and Physics teacher Mr Ceeraz invites Greg and Bella to an end-of-term cheese-but-no-wine party, as they attempt to find the ...
How Can We Mend A Broken Heart?
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Bella return for 2022 with a special lesson from primary school teacher Miss Osueke all about the heart.Award-winning Miss Osueke will take u...
Are You More Squeamish Than A Shakespearean?
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
English teacher Mrs Steele gives Greg and Bella a lesson about just how gross life was in Shakespeare's day.Greg and Bella will work out if they could...
Can We See Music?
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie head back to the art room for a lesson from Miss Green about how art and music collide.They'll hear about how the great pa...
How To Be The Real You
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the help of drama teacher Mr Yale, Greg and Bella find out how to escape stereotyping to become their true selves.They'll look at the birth of st...
CSI Geography: Can we solve a 2,000 year old crime with GCSE Geography?
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a Geography lesson like no other, DI Greg James and DCI Bella Mackie investigate how human bodies can be preserved for thousands of years, with the...
Are We Manipulating Images Or Are Images Manipulating Us?
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Bella are back with a another slightly terrifying Computing lesson from Mrs Cunningham-Smith, this time looking at how much we can trust our ...
Could A Human Actually Get Super Powers?
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie take a lesson in genetics from Biology teacher Ms Marwick.Greg and Bella look at the science behind DNA, find out why lovi...
How Did Exploding Rats Help Win WW2?
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie don their best spy gear for a lesson in wartime espionage from History teacher Miss Patel.Greg (Codename: Agent BaeWhizz) ...
How Equal Is Your House?
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie are back with a new term of inspiring teachers, mind-blowing lessons and just a tiny bit of bickering.This week it's socio...
Can Advertising Be Art?
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
How Can We Move To The Moon?
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
Can We Trust Our Own Memories?
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
How Much Should You Wee On A Jellyfish Sting?
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
That's Not So Random!
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
How Do You Say "I Have Five Red Apples" In A Language Without Words For Colours Or Numbers?
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
Why Do We Get Ill?
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
Should We Be Afraid Of Computers?
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
How Suffrajitsu Won Women The Right To Vote
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
Should You Believe In Love At First Sight?
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
How To Win An Argument With RuPaul
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
Are People Born Evil?
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they miss...
Welcome to Teach Me A Lesson
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With an all-killer, no-filler syllabus, learn something new every week with Greg James and Bella Mackie. Expect brilliant teachers, lots of laughs and...