Duration: 14'18''
Nina helps a family who can't hear their alarm and so keep oversleeping.
Licence: ERA Licence required
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S1E1: Stars | Nina and the Neurons
When Emma from the Yorkshire Dales asks Nina to find out where stars go during the day, she needs help from Luke, the sight neuron, to fin...
S1E10: Spy kit | Nina and the Neurons
Nina visits Eve to help her carry out a challenge. Eve's mum wants them to attempt to discover the secret she is planning.
S1E11: Granny's Glasses | Nina and the Neurons
Granny needs glasses, but when she finally gets a pair she loses them.
S1E12: Where's The Bad Smell? | Nina and the Neurons
Nina visits a family whose home is plagued with a horrible stink. She finds out how we smell things and sniffs out the p...
S1E14: Why Is My Tongue Wet? | Nina and the Neurons
Corin asks Nina why tongues are wet, and with a few experiments they discover the reason.
S1E15: Shadows | Nina and the Neurons
Nina tries to find out where shadows come from, but isn't having any luck. She heads off to Spain where there's lots of sunshine and ho...
S1E16: Birthday Surprise | Nina and the Neurons
Bethan wants to open her birthday presents but isn't allowed to yet.
S1E17: Different Tastes | Nina and the Neurons
Eilidh wants to know why her dad likes bacon and banana sandwiches. Nina and Eilidh find out about different flavours.
S1E18: Monster Hunt | Nina and the Neurons
Nina joins Anna and Keir at Loch Ness to find the monster, as they don't know which sense would be most use in finding Nessie.
S1E19: Making Music | Nina and the Neurons
Joel wants to make music, so Nina helps him find household objects that he can use as instruments.
S1E2: Do We All Smell Different? | Nina and the Neurons
Roddy wants to know if we all smell different.
S1E20: Distance | Nina and the Neurons
Atinuke wants to know why things look small when they are far away.
S1E21: Staying Cool | Nina and the Neurons
Joe has written to Nina because whenever he builds a snowman, it melts. Nina visits the mountains of Andorra to learn about stayin...
S1E22: Too Much Salt | Nina and the Neurons
John from Paisley can't believe how much salt his Uncle Bobby puts in his soup.
S1E23: Bud Needs Help | Nina and the Neurons
Nina helps Harry find out which sense tells us most about the food we eat.
S1E24: Echoes | Nina and the Neurons
Emma wants to know why some places have echoes.
S1E25: Colours | Nina and the Neurons
Claire from Glasgow asks Nina to help her find out how many different colours there are. Painting a rainbow is a good way to start.
S1E3: Amazing Maze | Nina and the Neurons
Nina travels to Spain to help Ella and her friends find their way through a maze using their different senses.
S1E4: Trumpet | Nina and the Neurons
Luke from Newcastle has had enough of his dad's trumpet practice, so Nina comes to the rescue.
S1E5: Snowballs | Nina and the Neurons
Nina travels to Andorra to help Jordan find out why snow is soft but a snowball is hard.
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Knowles and McCork ask, how do aeroplanes fly?
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Adaptation of the Owl | Life In The Snow
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Cattle feedyard | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?
Liz Bonnin visits a cattle feedyard, a mass factory farm, that contains about 50,000 cows.
Flight of the bumblebee | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough explores the role of insects, especially bees, in the pollination process.
Permaculture | Natural World
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