Solo TV time and the gumball machine that got away
Judge Bex

Solo TV time and the gumball machine that got away

B1IntermediateOctober 18, 202624 min

Judge Bex gets caught listening to a rival science podcast, Connor claims to make up 75% of the Dream Team, and there are two brand new cases for the court. Nine-year-old Henry takes his mum to court because he isn’t allowed to watch TV on his own. If a parent leaves the sofa, even to go to the loo, the programme gets paused until they’re back. Henry thinks that’s unfair, and he’s even offering a compromise: TV on his own at weekends, and with someone else on weekdays. But Mum says Henry has left out some...

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Take Fun Kids with you wherever you go with the free Fun Kids app. It's Fun Kids. Here with me, George, on your Tuesday. Time now for our big new one-to-watch tune. You can take us wherever you like.

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Ahoy, explorer. Welcome along. It's a brand-new science quest. Whether it's Fun Kids breakfast on the radio on the way to school or the Judge Beck's podcast on a journey to Mars...

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Oh, my goodness. So, how big are these burps? Very big. And did you say she doesn't apologise? Yeah, she doesn't apologise.

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