Three days of screen time and hacked Robot
Judge Bex

Three days of screen time and hacked Robot

B1IntermediateSeptember 6, 202621 min

Albi takes his dad to court over screen time, and it turns out the defence has just bought a field. Albi gets screens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus holidays, and he’s asking for one more day. He isn’t after unlimited Minecraft, just one extra. Dad’s case is that they live in the beautiful Peak District, there are a thousand books in the house and there’s a brand new field to be getting on with. Then Albi points out that Dad is on his phone every single morning reading the news, and Dad admits h...

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Legs that can outrun the fastest human alive. A net longer than a double deck of glass. A tail that people were sure could crack like a wick. I'm Lauren.

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I'm Cassius. And this is DinerQuest, the show where each week we dig up one brand new true fact about dinosaurs. And we use it to build our very own dinosaur, one piece at a time. We call up real scientists.

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We dig into the newest discoveries, hot out of the ground. And we answer your questions. Did you know the pigeon on your windowsill is a real life dinosaur? And did you know you've almost certainly been part of a T-Rex?

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