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Teach Me A Lesson with Greg James and Bella Mackie

Greg James and Bella Mackie learn a fascinating and fun lesson from one of Britain's most inspiring teachers.

Radio 5 Live,47 episodes

Episodes

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Break Time, with Tom Allen
Tom Allen joins Greg and Bella for the last Breaktime of the series.
18 Nov 2022,27 mins
Can We Make Fast Fashion Guilt Free?
Greg and Bella get a lesson in ethical consumerism from D&T teacher Mr Brandy.
14 Nov 2022,52 mins
Is Taylor Swift Our Greatest Living Poet?
Greg and Bella find out if Taylor Swift is a great poet, as well as a great songwriter.
07 Nov 2022,42 mins
Break Time, with Craig David
Greg and Bella chat to Southampton's favourite son Craig David about his schooldays.
04 Nov 2022,24 mins
Halloween Special: How To Grow A Skeleton
Miss Robinson gives Greg and Bella a lesson about how to grow a human skeleton.
31 Oct 2022,51 mins
Can We Live Our Whole Lives Online?
IT teacher Mr Kolawole teaches his favourite lesson to Greg and Bella.
24 Oct 2022,50 mins
Break Time, with Daisy May Cooper
Greg and Bella chat to This Country’s Daisy May Cooper about her schooldays.
21 Oct 2022,19 mins
Will Humans Ever Become Extinct?
Greg and Bella explore extinction with the help of dinosaur enthusiast Mr Yates.
17 Oct 2022,43 mins
Why Do We Need Sadness?
Greg & Bella are back with a brand-new term of teachers teaching their favourite lesson!
10 Oct 2022,49 mins
Break Time, with Nadiya Hussain
Greg and Bella welcome another showstopper of a guest, Nadiya Hussain.
03 Oct 2022,32 mins
How To Never Lose A Penalty Shoot-Out
Greg and Bella get schooled in penalties by primary school teacher Miss Sheridan.
11 Jul 2022,39 mins
What's So Great About '68?
Greg and Bella welcome back Drama teacher Mr Yale with a lesson about the year 1968.
04 Jul 2022,42 mins
How To Kill A Vampire... With GCSE Science!
Award-winning Miss Jethmalani recruits Greg & Bella to her vampire slaying research team!
27 Jun 2022,47 mins
10 things you might not know about the Windrush
To mark Windrush Day, Miss Patel is back for a lesson all about the Windrush Generation.
20 Jun 2022,49 mins
Where's The Most Painful Place To Get A Tattoo?
Greg and Bella are joined by Biology teacher Miss Wilsher for a lesson all about tattoos!
13 Jun 2022,40 mins
Can Maths Explain What We Find Beautiful?
Greg and Bella are back with a brand new term of teachers giving their favourite lessons!
06 Jun 2022,42 mins
Break Time, with Jimmy Anderson
Cricketer Jimmy Anderson joins Greg and Bella to reminisce about his school days.
31 Jan 2022,24 mins
How Can Cheese Slices Help Us Find The Speed Of Light?
Mr Ceeraz invites Greg and Bella to an end-of-term cheese-but-no-wine party.
24 Jan 2022,41 mins
How Can We Mend A Broken Heart?
Greg and Bella return for 2022 with a special lesson all about the heart.
17 Jan 2022,50 mins
Break Time, with Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran joins Greg and Bella for a festive special edition of Break Time.
22 Dec 2021,26 mins
Are You More Squeamish Than A Shakespearean?
Mrs Steele gives Greg + Bella a lesson about just how gross life was in Shakespeare's day
20 Dec 2021,46 mins
Break Time, with Melanie C
Melanie C talks about her school days, cool teachers and gate-crashing karaoke booths.
15 Dec 2021,24 mins
Can We See Music?
Greg and Bella head back to the art room for a lesson about how art and music collide.
13 Dec 2021,37 mins
How To Be The Real You
Greg and Bella find out how to be their true selves, in a drama lesson like no other.
06 Dec 2021,47 mins
CSI Geography: Can we solve a 2,000 year old crime with GCSE Geography?
DI James and DCI Mackie investigate how bodies can be preserved for thousands of years.
29 Nov 2021,41 mins
Are We Manipulating Images Or Are Images Manipulating Us?
Greg and Bella are back with a Computing lesson from Mrs Cunningham-Smith.
22 Nov 2021,38 mins
Break Time, with Ravneet Gill
Top pastry chef Ravneet Gill joins Greg and Bella to reminisce about her school days.
19 Nov 2021,18 mins
Could A Human Actually Get Super Powers?
Greg James and Bella Mackie take a lesson in genetics from Biology teacher Ms Marwick.
15 Nov 2021,44 mins
How Did Exploding Rats Help Win WW2?
Greg James and Bella Mackie don their best spy gear for a History lesson from Ms Patel.
08 Nov 2021,41 mins
How Equal Is Your House?
Greg James and Bella Mackie are back with a new term of inspiring teachers.
01 Nov 2021,41 mins