Do you have a favourite toy? Were you a master of monopoly? Do you know that toys and games are an essential part of learning and imagination?

Join Peter and Russell this week as we take a look at the various toys and games throughout history. When did chess become a thing? Who inspired the Teddy Bear?

Why was one of the first talking dolls a commercial failure? All this and more about toys and games in this weeks episode of Sound Bites.

Did you know that the Neanderthals were not the only other human species that lived? At one time we shared this planet with about 5 other "homo" species and we believe our human ancestry was made up of at least 14 other human species. This week Peter and Russell will take a look at our ancestral family tree and find out what other hominins lived before and while we were around. What did we share with them? What did we learn from them? and most important of all What happened to them and why are we the only one's left?

Sound Bites is back! Peter and Russell return with their review of the Eurovision Song Contest for 2024. In Part One we take a look at the first eight entries of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Join us as we review each song and also provide some fun facts, hopes how Sweden will host the contest and some of our predictions on which songs will qualify for the Grand Final. Sit back, and enjoy, feel free to let us know what you think of this year’s entries.