KidCast - RTÉ Kids

We’re ‘Back with the Future’ of KidCast, that is Series 2! Hosts Céire and Caoimhe hear about Albert Einstein, purple spaghetti and self inflating balloons! And Prof. Luke O’Neill pops by to tell us all about the world of immunology.

Our final episode of KidCast for series 1 and a wonderfully relaxing train ride to studio- or is it?! Ceire and Hazel (9) try to beat Cormac in Mystery Sounds, we hear about a very special granny’s paella from sisters Isabel and Clara in Spain, we visit Ruby at June Blakes garden and Pete the Vet stops on When I Grow Up.

An exhilarating jump through the skies bring Céire and Sean to a more comfortable recording location. Sean tells us how planes work, he catches up with Bebe and Astrid in Canada and we hear from young cellists Harry and Joseph. If you have aspirations to be an illustrator you’ll want to stay tuned to When I Grow Up with Sheena Dempsey too!

This week Céire and Rachel blast into space to bring you Episode 6 of KidCast! Her trip Around The World is thankfully a little closer as she meets up with Isaac in France. We hear some fascinating facts about bees and Irish Times Best Actress Aoibheann McCann fills us in on her life on stage and screen.

It’s a dark and damp trek to studio this week as Céire and Noah crawl through a cave. Noah tells us about stalagmites and stalactites (can you remember which is which?!), he chats to Erik in Sweden and is challenged by Robyn in a game of mystery sounds. Author Sarah Gilmartin sits down with Noah to chat about their love of books.

This week Céire and Clodagh (10) gallop to studio on Bob and Jeff! And their animal chat isn’t just about horses, we find out what a ‘stumpy’ and a ‘rumpy’ are! The pupils at Temple Street Hospital School bring us some interesting food facts on this weeks ‘Did You Know’ and animator Sean gives Clodagh a few tips on how to follow in his footsteps.

Céire and Xander (10) loop the loop by rollercoaster to studio to bring you Episode 3 of KidCast! We learn all about the stars, chat to Naas natives Robert and Anna who are now living in Portland, America and Xander picks the brains of Dr. Niamh.

Fia Walsh (8) co-hosts this weeks episode of KidCast with Céire and shares her love of swimming, books and dogs! In fact her she swaps dog stories with Taoiseach Micheal Martin! And the students at Dramarama in Cork have some quirky dog facts for us and we hear Siobhan’s ‘Brilliant Books’ review.

KidCast kicks off with Céire and Harry(10) scaling a mountain to get to studio! And the adventure doesn’t stop there. Harry chats to William in Australia, spells the longest word in the English language and meets up with drone champion, Enda Walsh at the Irish Aviation Authority.