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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

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About this podcast

If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download! For exclusive content and ad-free episodes of all James' podcasts, subscribe to James O'Brien Plus! You can find out more and sign up here: https://jamesobrienplus.com. You can email the show and get involved at any time jamesobrienshow@global.com. If you're a subscriber, email jamesobrienplus@global.com. For advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: GlobalStudiosSales@global.com

Episodes

• How to stop pesto going mouldy?

  Nov 13, 2026 · 48:44

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• Why does my hair look grey?

  Nov 5, 2026 · 50:20

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• You never see a seagull in a tree?

  Oct 29, 2026 · 46:26

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• Welcome to James O'Brien Plus

  Oct 26, 2026 · 1:12

  James O’Brien Plus is your one-stop shop for everything James O’Brien. For £4.99 a month, enjoy all four of James’s podcasts ad-free, plus exclusive bonus episodes and a…

• My dogs' strange relationship with the butchers?

  Oct 22, 2026 · 50:00

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• Isn't this a motoring question?

  Oct 15, 2026 · 47:09

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• Why is three the magic number?

  Oct 8, 2026 · 45:49

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• How did ancient buildings end up buried?

  Oct 1, 2026 · 47:18

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• Who's filtering these callers?

  Sep 24, 2026 · 49:36

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• What makes a crisp a crisp?

  Sep 17, 2026 · 47:51

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• I've got to smell my dog's paws

  Sep 10, 2026 · 49:26

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• What's the point of bay leaves?

  Sep 3, 2026 · 50:07

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• Smallest living thing in the human body?

  Aug 27, 2026 · 49:58

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• Why can we smell rain before it falls?

  Aug 20, 2026 · 45:10

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• Why does posh slang stay the same?

  Aug 13, 2026 · 48:02

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• Walking around in a see-through dress?

  Aug 6, 2026 · 48:11

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• Harmonica making my dog howl

  Jul 30, 2026 · 47:36

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• Do crabs have a dominant claw?

  Jul 23, 2026 · 50:43

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• Are my polished nails suffocating?

  Jun 25, 2026 · 49:09

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• Do birds herd sheep?

  Jun 18, 2026 · 48:04

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• Ducks in the sea?

  Jun 11, 2026 · 46:19

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• Can mosquitoes get drunk?

  Jun 4, 2026 · 48:45

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• Why is popcorn a cinema snack?

  May 28, 2026 · 48:08

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• How do football commentators remember players?

  May 21, 2026 · 48:51

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• When did people start Mexican waving?

  May 14, 2026 · 49:59

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• Why are slugs coming for my dishwasher?

  May 7, 2026 · 48:04

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• Why has my bagel got a hole in it?

  Apr 30, 2026 · 46:54

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• What colour is his ball?

  Apr 23, 2026 · 49:08

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• Why is the luggage all over the place?

  Apr 16, 2026 · 49:33

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• Easter eggs: what's all that about?

  Apr 2, 2026 · 45:58

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• Why are there so many breads?

  Mar 26, 2026 · 47:01

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• Why don't I burn when I'm cycling?

  Mar 26, 2026 · 48:48

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• Why are letters shaped like that?

  Mar 12, 2026 · 47:15

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• Sniffing empty bottles?

  Mar 5, 2026 · 48:55

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• Why is my hamster so ungrateful?

  Feb 26, 2026 · 47:41

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• Where did they get the water from for the canals?

  Feb 12, 2026 · 46:15

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• Why won't my glasses blow off?

  Jan 29, 2026 · 44:46

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• An insult to science

  Jan 22, 2026 · 48:42

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• Can you feel the tension in a room?

  Jan 15, 2026 · 47:54

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• Is some music too hard to play?

  Jan 8, 2026 · 47:51

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• My kitten won't listen to me

  Dec 18, 2025 · 48:17

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• Mystery Hour Travel Edition: It's in a tin

  Dec 11, 2025 · 46:51

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• How genetically related am I to Farage?

  Dec 4, 2025 · 47:35

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• Raw meat, leaves and that?

  Nov 27, 2025 · 47:07

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• Who invented the suit?

  Nov 20, 2025 · 49:14

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• Where did "Geordies" come from?

  Nov 13, 2025 · 50:22

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• A major induction hobs dispute

  Nov 6, 2025 · 47:45

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• Unbelievable bee content

  Oct 30, 2025 · 50:53

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• The truth about Guinness

  Oct 23, 2025 · 50:19

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• Big Boxer's Beards

  Oct 16, 2025 · 49:26

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• Why do journalists shout questions on Downing Street?

  Oct 9, 2025 · 48:35

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• One question hijacks Mystery Hour

  Sep 25, 2025 · 49:46

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• Running the marathon with a fridge

  Sep 18, 2025 · 45:41

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• Where are the acorn trees?

  Sep 11, 2025 · 45:20

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• What should I do with this pigeon?

  Aug 14, 2025 · 49:00

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• The tyranny of the picture frame

  Aug 7, 2025 · 48:54

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• Why does the UK have only one time zone?

  Jul 31, 2025 · 48:16

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• Why is there a pink pigeon?

  Jul 24, 2025 · 45:36

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• How do spiders get in and out of a bathtub?

  Jul 17, 2025 · 51:29

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• How do train drivers get to work?

  Jul 10, 2025 · 49:51

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• Why is my washing machine lying to me?

  Jul 3, 2025 · 49:06

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• Does the world get heavier?

  Jun 27, 2025 · 47:29

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• What happens when you lose a finger?

  Jun 19, 2025 · 48:11

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• My kids love getting dizzy

  May 29, 2025 · 46:36

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• Why can't I hear my accent?

  May 22, 2025 · 49:14

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• Why peeling an egg can get chaotic

  May 15, 2025 · 49:10

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• Have I got a superpower?

  May 8, 2025 · 49:02

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• Where do geese go?

  May 1, 2025 · 49:19

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• Cats, dogs and... ferrets?

  Apr 24, 2025 · 49:14

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• Where do the rocket boosters end up?

  Apr 17, 2025 · 49:36

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• Why don't you get savoury drinks?

  Apr 10, 2025 · 48:02

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• What does my phone know about me?

  Apr 3, 2025 · 47:49

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• Red sky at night, shepherd's delight

  Mar 27, 2025 · 47:09

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• Cinnamon sneezes and soggy biscuits

  Mar 20, 2025 · 48:33

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• A lot of horsing around

  Mar 13, 2025 · 47:54

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• How we know the colours of dinosaurs

  Mar 6, 2025 · 49:15

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• I haven't got the physics

  Feb 27, 2025 · 47:57

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• Mountains and molehills

  Feb 20, 2025 · 46:02

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• Eating the same breakfast over and over again

  Feb 13, 2025 · 47:41

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• Some smells are better than others

  Jan 30, 2025 · 47:15

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• The greater and lesser spotted

  Jan 23, 2025 · 47:35

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• You end up with a fish at the end

  Jan 16, 2025 · 48:47

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• Isn't that a motoring question?

  Jan 9, 2025 · 46:51

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• Why is there only one human species?

  Dec 19, 2024 · 48:58

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• Sandwiches are for WIMPS

  Dec 12, 2024 · 50:35

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• Where do those babies come from?

  Dec 5, 2024 · 48:59

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• I can see a rainbow

  Nov 28, 2024 · 46:32

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• What counts as 'old skool'?

  Nov 21, 2024 · 51:28

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• Simples or haggis?

  Nov 14, 2024 · 48:38

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• Why are so many barbers Turkish?

  Nov 7, 2024 · 48:53

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• Slugs up mountains

  Oct 31, 2024 · 48:22

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• Has it got windier?

  Oct 24, 2024 · 42:02

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• Who washes planes?

  Oct 17, 2024 · 49:18

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• Why is boarding a plane so chaotic?

  Oct 10, 2024 · 48:21

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• Caller has lots of apologising to do

  Oct 3, 2024 · 47:08

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• Being rubbish at physics is not funny

  Sep 26, 2024 · 46:05

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• Can Cats and Dogs Feel Embarrassed?

  Sep 19, 2024 · 46:28

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• Can you copyright recipes?

  Sep 12, 2024 · 45:57

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• Queen Victoria's underwear up for auction

  Sep 5, 2024 · 45:51

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• 'Don't call me baby', a pigeon's rendition

  Aug 29, 2024 · 51:01

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