# James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

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RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/james-obriens-mystery-hour/
Official site: http://www.lbc.co.uk/mysteryhour
Author: Global
Episodes: 607

## Resource

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!

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## Episodes
- [Do birds herd sheep?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/do-birds-herd-sheep) — 2026-06-18T15:45:00+00:00
- [Ducks in the sea?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/ducks-in-the-sea) — 2026-06-11T13:50:00+00:00
- [Can mosquitoes get drunk?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/can-mosquitoes-get-drunk) — 2026-06-04T15:55:00+00:00
- [Why is popcorn a cinema snack?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/why-is-popcorn-a-cinema-snack) — 2026-05-28T13:55:00+00:00
- [How do football commentators remember players?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/how-do-football-commentators-remember-players) — 2026-05-21T15:40:00+00:00
- [When did people start Mexican waving?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/when-did-people-start-mexican-waving) — 2026-05-14T13:30:00+00:00
- [Why are slugs coming for my dishwasher?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/why-are-slugs-coming-for-my-dishwasher) — 2026-05-07T13:45:00+00:00
- [Why has my bagel got a hole in it?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/why-has-my-bagel-got-a-hole-in-it) — 2026-04-30T14:25:00+00:00
- [What colour is his ball?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/what-colour-is-his-ball) — 2026-04-23T13:20:00+00:00
- [Why is the luggage all over the place?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/why-is-the-luggage-all-over-the-place) — 2026-04-16T12:45:00+00:00
- [Easter eggs: what's all that about?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/easter-eggs-what-s-all-that-about) — 2026-04-02T13:25:00+00:00
- [Why are there so many breads?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/why-are-there-so-many-breads) — 2026-03-26T14:50:00+00:00
- [Why don't I burn when I'm cycling?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/why-don-t-i-burn-when-i-m-cycling) — 2026-03-26T14:45:00+00:00
- [Why are letters shaped like that?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/why-are-letters-shaped-like-that) — 2026-03-12T13:35:00+00:00
- [Sniffing empty bottles?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/sniffing-empty-bottles) — 2026-03-05T16:00:00+00:00
- [Why is my hamster so ungrateful?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/why-is-my-hamster-so-ungrateful) — 2026-02-26T13:25:00+00:00
- [Where did they get the water from for the canals?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/where-did-they-get-the-water-from-for-the-canals) — 2026-02-12T13:35:00+00:00
- [Why won't my glasses blow off?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/why-won-t-my-glasses-blow-off) — 2026-01-29T13:01:00+00:00
- [An insult to science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/an-insult-to-science) — 2026-01-22T12:47:00+00:00
- [Can you feel the tension in a room?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/can-you-feel-the-tension-in-a-room) — 2026-01-15T15:32:00+00:00
- [Is some music too hard to play?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/is-some-music-too-hard-to-play) — 2026-01-08T14:41:00+00:00
- [My kitten won't listen to me](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/my-kitten-won-t-listen-to-me) — 2025-12-18T13:52:00+00:00
- [Mystery Hour Travel Edition: It's in a tin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/mystery-hour-travel-edition-it-s-in-a-tin) — 2025-12-11T13:11:00+00:00
- [How genetically related am I to Farage?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/how-genetically-related-am-i-to-farage) — 2025-12-04T13:38:00+00:00
- [Raw meat, leaves and that?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-s-mystery-hour-972046/raw-meat-leaves-and-that) — 2025-11-27T13:23:00+00:00

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