I was invited by Tom Scott and the Citation Needed team to be their support act when they performed their show live at Conway Hall, London on 13th August 2016.
There's a bit of the sea claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and China. But especially China. Why do they want it? And how do they...
This East German map from 1988 has a great gaping hole where West Berlin should be. Mark and Jay discover that this map with a gap is not "wrong", an...
The border between India and Bangladesh is extremely messy and complicated. Why is this? And what's it like living there? (Until last year when they ...
This was filmed by PAUL KENDLER and URS ROBBE at my show 'Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children' at the Udderbelly on London's South Bank on 11 June 2016.
The north and south of England are culturally, economically, historically and accently different. But where exactly is the line that splits the count...
In the 13th Century, some people made this world map, and it was rubbish. Were they bad at geography? Or is there an intriguing reason behind the map...
The media make it feel like we choose the Prime Minister. But we don't. So how do elections actually work? What are political parties? Are they necessary? And what role does the Queen play in all t...
13 million people have declared themselves "unlikely to vote" in the upcoming 2015 General Election. What's their problem? And can their decision be justified?
What's going to happen to London's airports in the future? Will Heathrow expand? Will they build "Boris Island"? And if they close Heathrow, what should we put in its place?
My topical song from Thursday 3rd July 2014, about Barclays, the Tour de France, and a long list of yellow-logoed companies (Thanks to all my Twitter followers who helped me write this one!)
Another topical song I wrote just in time for Not The One Show, on Wednesday 11th June 2014. It's about the anti-riot water cannon Boris Johnson bought without asking permission from the Home Secre...