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Lunchbox Envy

The QI Elves explore food facts - from blue bananas to turnip ice cream.

Sounds,33 episodes

Episodes

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Diets
Manu, Jack and Alex discuss diets, doughnuts, and how many calories a gram of uranium has
09 Jan 2026,47 mins,
Pub Grub
Special guest Jake Bhardwaj joins to discuss all things edible in the pub snack realm.
02 Jan 2026,43 mins,
Christmas Drinks
One more for the road? Merry Christmas!
26 Dec 2025,18 mins,
Christmas Dinner
Alex, Jack, Manu AND Rosie discuss all things gastronomic about Christmas.
26 Dec 2025,56 mins,
Ovens
Jack, Alex, and Jamie Morton discuss baked laptops and self-operating ovens.
19 Dec 2025,38 mins,
Vodka
What happens when vodka and gunpowder mix? When should doctors give you vodka?
12 Dec 2025,42 mins,
School Dinners
Manu, Jack, and Rosie discuss bento boxes, turkey twizzlers and wine with (school) dinner
05 Dec 2025,36 mins,
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, from Jack, Manu, Alex, and the whole Lunchbox Envy team!
28 Nov 2025,49 mins,
Honey
Manu, Jack and Jodie Nixon discuss hot honey, ant honey, and purple honey.
20 Nov 2025,45 mins,
Bacon
Manu, Jack and Alex discuss bacon, spek, and bananacon.
14 Nov 2025,43 mins,
Breakfast Cereal
Manu, Jack and Alex discuss flaked, puffed, shredded and granular cereal.
07 Nov 2025,38 mins,
Pumpkins
Manu, Jack and Rosie discuss PSLs, Three Sisters and Stingy Jack.
31 Oct 2025,35 mins,
Mushrooms
Manu, Jack and Rosie discuss mushrooms, toadstools, truffles and more.
24 Oct 2025,44 mins,
Fridges
Manu, Jack and Alex discuss the original King of Cool and how to properly use your fridge
17 Oct 2025,37 mins,
Biscuits
Manu, Jack and Alex discuss biscuits, cookies, and everything in between.
10 Oct 2025,40 mins,
Fish
Manu, Jack and Alex discuss whether there's such a thing as a fish.
03 Oct 2025,38 mins,
Apples
Manu, Alex and Rosie discuss bobbing, Newton, and Granny Smith.
26 Sep 2025,39 mins,
Tea
Jack, Manu, and Rosie discuss the story of tea and decide which goes in first...
19 Sep 2025,38 mins,
Microwaves
Manu, Alex and Rosie discuss the science behind microwaves.
12 Sep 2025,38 mins,
Beer
Manu, Jack and Rosie crack open a cold one to talk about liquid bread. It’s beer!
05 Sep 2025,41 mins,
Salt
Manu, Alex & Rosie talk about salty seas, salt of the earth and rubbing salt in the wound
29 Aug 2025,48 mins,
Cheese
Manu, Jack and Rosie talk about banking parmesan and putting the holes in Swiss cheese.
22 Aug 2025,47 mins,
Chocolate
Manu, Jack and Rosie talk about Dairy Milk, KitKats and vomit-flavoured chocolate.
20 Aug 2025,37 mins,
Pizza
Manu, Jack and Rosie talk about 3D-printed pizza and how to make pizza with beer.
20 Aug 2025,34 mins,
Wine
Manu, Jack and Rosie discuss communion in space & if expensive wine actually tastes good
20 Aug 2025,37 mins,
Onions
Manu, Jack and Rosie talk about how onions save lives and how to stop the onion tears.
20 Aug 2025,37 mins,
Rice
Manu, Jack and Rosie talk about risotto spoons, rice farmers and reheating rice.
20 Aug 2025,38 mins,
Coffee
Manu, Jack and Rosie talk about salted coffee and how caffeine keeps us awake.
20 Aug 2025,45 mins,
Ice Cream
Manu, Jack & Rosie talk about ice cream in space and how to make ice cream out of bread.
20 Aug 2025,35 mins,
Tomatoes
Manu, Jack and Rosie talk about screaming tomatoes and Napoleon's tinned tomatoes.
20 Aug 2025,34 mins,