Nina and the Neurons - Series 1
Pre-school programme. Nina answers questions about science from children around the country
Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - All Bunged Up
Show for pre-school children. Lucy from Edinburgh wants to know why people cannot taste when they have a cold. There is more to tasting than just using the tongue.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Amazing Maze
Show for preschool children. Nina travels to Spain to help Ella and her friends find their way through a maze using their different senses.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Birthday Surprise
Fun science for preschoolers. Bethan wants to open her birthday presents but isn't allowed to yet. Felix the touch neuron is on hand to help.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Bud Needs Help
Science show for preschool children. Nina helps Harry find out which sense tells us most about the food we eat. Bud the taste neuron thinks it is all down to him.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Colours
Fun science for pre-schoolers. Claire from Glasgow asks Nina to help her find out how many different colours there are. Painting a rainbow is a good way to start.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Different Tastes
Show for preschool children. Eilidh wants to know why her dad likes bacon and banana sandwiches. Nina and Eilidh find out about different flavours.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Distance
Show for preschool children. Atinuke wants to know why things look small when they are far away. Nina and Luke, the sight neuron, answer the question.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Do We All Smell Different?
Science show for preschool children. Roddy wants to know if we all smell different, and Nina and her Neurons help with a smell treasure hunt.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Do We All Smell Different?
Show for preschool children. Roddy wants to know if we all smell different, and Nina and her Neurons are on hand to help.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Echoes
Show for preschool children. Emma wants to know why some places have echoes. With help from Belle, the hearing neuron, Nina and Emma find out.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Eyebrows
Show for preschool children. Nina helps Sam from Morecambe find out what eyebrows are for, and what eyebrows can tell us about what people are feeling.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Granny's Glasses
Show for pre-school children. Granny needs glasses, but when she finally gets a pair she loses them. Nina and William decide to find them.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Making Music
Show for preschool children. Joel wants to make music, so Nina helps him find household objects that he can use as instruments. They then go to see a real band.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Monster Hunt
Show for preschool children. Nina joins Anna and Keir at Loch Ness to find the monster, as they don't know which sense would be most use in finding Nessie.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Nina Needs a Wee
Show for pre-school children. Nina goes to Spain to meet Jessica and to find out how we know when we need to use the toilet. Then she heads off sightseeing.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Shadows
Show for preschoolers. Nina tries to find out where shadows come from, but isn't having any luck. She heads off to Spain where there's lots of sunshine and hopefully shadows.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Snowballs
Science fun for preschool children. Nina travels to Andorra to help Jordan find out why snow is soft but a snowball is hard. Felix, the touch neuron, helps them.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Spy Kit
Fun science for pre-schoolers. Nina visits Eve to help her carry out a challenge. Eve's mum wants them to attempt to discover the secret she is planning.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Stars
Show for pre-school children. When Emma from the Yorkshire Dales asks Nina to find out where stars go during the day, she needs help from Luke, the sight neuron, to find out.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Stay Cool
Fun science for pre-schoolers. Joe has written to Nina because whenever he builds a snowman, it melts. Nina visits the mountains of Andorra to learn about staying cool.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Too Much Salt
Fun science for pre-schoolers. John from Paisley can't believe how much salt his Uncle Bobby puts in his soup. Nina shows John how to do a taste test.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Trumpet
Show for pre-school children. Luke from Newcastle has had enough of his dad's trumpet practice, so Nina comes to the rescue - with some help from Belle, the hearing neuron.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Wakey Wakey
Show for preschool children. Nina helps a family who can't hear their alarm and so keep oversleeping.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - What's Cooking?
Show for preschool children. Nicole wants to know why we cook food. A visit to the sensory garden to gather herbs leads to her and Nina trying to make a pizza.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Where's the Bad Smell
Show for pre-school children. Nina visits a family whose home is plagued with a horrible stink. She finds out how we smell things and sniffs out the problem.
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Nina and the Neurons - Series 1 - Why Is My Tongue Wet?
Show for preschool children. Corin asks Nina why tongues are wet, and with a few experiments they discover the reason.
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