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161: A railway puzzle

Caroline Roper, Ella Hubber and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything!' face questions about new names, convenient coins and purchasable possessions.

Producer David says...
Even for a Let's Learn Everything!
42:34

Shiny Bonus Question #32

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[Replay] 32: Losing golf balls for fun

Xyla Foxlin, Jordan Harrod and Becky Stern face questions about cable cutting, baking brilliance and ska band shenanigans.

Producer David says...
Re: the bookend question on this episode, at one…
37:09

David's Desk – November 2025

And the cycle begins again...
Hope you had a good Halloween, if you're into that. My kids came back with half a hundredweight of sugar each, which will keep them…

160: Pumpkin?

Michelle Wong, Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland face questions about mobile materials, Swedish signage and anonymous athletes.

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This was supposed to be next week's show, but then…
49:33

Shiny Bonus Question #31

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[Replay] 31: The genius of cheese slices

Brian McManus from 'Real Engineering', Sarah Renae Clark and Nicholas Johnson face questions about timely treatments, perceptive painters and bisected badges.

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One of the joys of this…
39:50

Question Pack #8

The latest PDF question pack for Lateral: Producer's Club members is now available to download. Please go to [hidden link] to get your goodies.

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159: It's raining lemons

Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot and Alex Bell from QI's Lunchbox Envy podcast face questions about rider ridicule, bountiful beef and crunchy comparisons.

Producer David says...
Is a themed show possible…
45:30

Shiny Bonus Question #30

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[Replay] 30: The orchestrated in-joke

Mark Rober, Virginia Schutte and Jabrils face questions about rigorous racing, perceptive photography, and vexatious vexillology.

Producer David says...
The opening question on this one is a favourite piece of…
36:35

Lateral: A Sideways Look – October 2025

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Regular Lateral guest Daniel Peake joins producer David Bodycombe to discuss their favourite questions from September 2025 (episodes 152 to 155).

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1:00:49

158: Room 556

'Map Men' Jay Foreman & Mark Cooper-Jones and Mithuna Yoganathan face questions about accurate aircraft, cute churches and notable names.

Producer David says...
Kicking off a new batch of recordings…
50:43

Shiny Bonus Question #29

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[Replay] 29: The passenger going nowhere

Emily the Engineer, Wren Weichman and Kip Heath face questions about right-handed roads, tea taxonomy and broken bikes.

Producer David says...
The opening question of this one of my favourite…
41:26

David's Desk – October 2025

The Day After...
Phew, that was the Live show done and dusted. Not going to lie, it was quite a lot of work from my side. Unusually, the questions were…

157: A red rubber ball

Macy Gilliam, Toby Howell and Neal Freyman face questions about tortuous things, terrible typefaces and talented tans.

Producer David says...
Happy birthday to us! This week marks the 3rd anniversary…
39:02

Shiny Bonus Question #28

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[Replay] 28: An 'out of this world' lecture

Melissa Fernandes, Sabrina Cruz and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress' face questions about crafty clocks, remunerative records and veiled video games.

Producer David says...
This was one of the…
42:49

Lateral: A Sideways Look – September 2025

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Regular Lateral guest Daniel Peake joins producer David Bodycombe to discuss their favourite questions from August 2025 (episodes 147 to 151).

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