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The Boring Talks

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BBC Radio

Behind every boring subject is another layer of boringness you could have never imagined. Presenter: James Ward Updated: Weekly

#56

#55 -Farts

The colorectal surgeon and comedian Jenan Younis wants to get to the bottom of a taboo sub... more

28 Apr 2021

15 MINS

15:25

28 Apr 2021

#55

#54 - Jigsaws

It started with a 'Regency Wedding Scene' puzzle purchased for £2 in a charity shop. Now A... more

06 Jul 2020

21 MINS

21:06

06 Jul 2020

#54

#53 - Car Boots

From Anglo-American differences, to escaping kidnappers and celebrating the classic car bo... more

01 Jun 2020

18 MINS

18:26

01 Jun 2020

#53

#52 - Breakfast Cereals

Family holidays for the artist Louise Ashcroft meant one thing - variety pack cereals. Wou... more

04 May 2020

22 MINS

22:27

04 May 2020

#52

#51 - Oboe Reeds

Gouging, scraping and chopping. The reporter Chloe Veltman shows us the painstaking art of... more

20 Apr 2020

18 MINS

18:02

20 Apr 2020

#51

#50 - Windows

Where does the word 'Window' derive from? And what does it have to do with a Norwegian arc... more

06 Apr 2020

20 MINS

20:29

06 Apr 2020

#50

#49 - Coal Holes

They are either 12, 14 or 16 inches wide, they live just outside our doors, and they come ... more

30 Mar 2020

22 MINS

22:09

30 Mar 2020

#49

#48 - Data Centres

What do we all use, but never visit? The sound artist Matt Parker takes us inside the biza... more

23 Mar 2020

25 MINS

25:35

23 Mar 2020

#48

#47 - Crinoline Ladies

It began as an image of Victorian femininity, became a 1920s style icon, and perhaps ended... more

16 Mar 2020

16 MINS

16:35

16 Mar 2020

#47

# 46 - Teletext

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is ac... more

09 Mar 2020

17 MINS

17:26

09 Mar 2020

#46

#45 - Box Certificates

One day while breaking down a box in a corridor, Joyce Smith noticed a box certificate. Qu... more

02 Mar 2020

19 MINS

19:27

02 Mar 2020

#45

# 44 - Swearing: a personal cross-cultural comparative study of Hindi and English

If you hit your thumb with a hammer, what swear word would you immediately scream? Charvy ... more

24 Feb 2020

14 MINS

14:05

24 Feb 2020

#44

# 43 - The Sounds of Computer Games Loading

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is ac... more

17 Feb 2020

14 MINS

14:13

17 Feb 2020

#43

#42 - The Lexicon Of Breakups

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is ac... more

10 Feb 2020

15 MINS

15:53

10 Feb 2020

#42

#41 - Pencils

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is ac... more

10 Feb 2020

27 MINS

27:44

10 Feb 2020

#41

#40 - Thank You (again)

James Ward says thank you for listening to series two and chooses the best numbers from ea... more

27 Feb 2019

01 MINS

01:57

27 Feb 2019

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#56

#55 -Farts

#55

#54 - Jigsaws

#54

#53 - Car Boots

#53

#52 - Breakfast Cereals

#52

#51 - Oboe Reeds

#51

#50 - Windows

#50

#49 - Coal Holes

#49

#48 - Data Centres

#48

#47 - Crinoline Ladies

#47

# 46 - Teletext

#46

#45 - Box Certificates

#45

# 44 - Swearing: a personal cross-cultural comparative study of Hindi and English

#44

# 43 - The Sounds of Computer Games Loading

#43

#42 - The Lexicon Of Breakups

#42

#41 - Pencils

#41

#40 - Thank You (again)