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The Week Junior Show

The General Election and an Orchestra conducted by Dogs?

The Week Junior Show

Fun Kids

News, Kids & Family, News Commentary, Education For Kids

4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Week Junior Show we talk about the upcoming General Election, find out why sea otters are using tools to crack open shells and debating whether films should be shorter! 

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you in association with In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen,

0:04.8

the first book in an epic new fantasy trilogy from best-selling author,

0:08.9

Kiran Millwood Hargrave.

0:10.8

Join Isolda and her loyal Seahawk Nara as they embark on a quest to unlock a magic so powerful

0:17.4

that it will change the world forever. In the shadow of the Wolf Queen is out now in Paperback, E-book and Audio.

0:25.0

Hello, I'm Bex and welcome to the Week Junior Show.

0:28.0

Today I'm joined by two of the team from The Week Junior, that's the magazine Making Sense of the World for 8 to 14 year olds.

0:34.7

We've got editor Vanessa and Editorial Assistant Elena.

0:38.7

Today we're going to be talking about the upcoming general election, why C-Otors are using tools to crack open food, and the dressmaker

0:45.2

sewing life into old tea towels.

0:47.6

We're also going to be having a big debate about whether films should be shorter.

0:51.0

So on the subject of films, I want to know what was your favorite

0:54.0

film growing up now mine was um you have two obscure Disney choices Pete's

0:58.0

Dragon and the Sword in the Stone very very old Disney, but I absolutely love them.

1:03.6

Pete's Dragon was half animated, half real life,

1:06.5

and it was about, well, a boy in a dragon,

1:08.1

and I loved it.

1:09.5

They remade it recently, and I cried through the whole thing.

1:12.2

Vanessa, how about you?

1:14.0

I've forgotten about the sword and the stone.

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That was a brilliant film.

1:18.0

Gosh, I was just taking that one now.

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