
Sound Bites
Each fortnight Sound Bite's Peter and Russell talk about a topic, tune in and even join in the conversation.
Episodes you may like:
We all know about the first moon landing over 50 years ago, but what about the race to get there. It was just after World War II and the two biggest super-power's were battling it out to conquer space. This week Peter and Russell look at the achievements made during the cold war by the USA and the USSR. Even though each side won various milestones along the way, this rivalry would eventually lead to cooperation. But before that happened, there were many mishaps and some unsolved mysteries. We even have sound clips of key moments during the great space race, as well as some unexplained ones including what has been said to be the last words of a lost female Cosmonaut.
All good things come to an end and this episode is the end of Season 2. Did you know that one day our own planet, sun, solar system, galaxy and universe will also end? This week Peter and Russell look at the end of everything. One day in the distant future, everything will come to and end. What will it look like? How will it happen? What could happen afterwards? Join us as we explore it all.
This week Peter and Russell take a look at the history of the Olympic Games. Going all the way back to ancient Greece where the first games took place on Olympia to honour Zeus and all the other gods. We then take a look at the end of the ancient Olympic Games and explore the revival of the games into what we now refer to as the Modern Olympic Games. Find out who won the first Olympic games, when the Olympic Symbol was introduced and lots of other fun facts surrounding this four-yearly tradition.