Bullfrog of the day! Wednesday, 5 August 2026
'A hypnotic effect that fills you with joy': The incredible story of 96 Tears, the US's unlikeliest one-hit wonder
'A hypnotic effect that fills you with joy': The incredible story of 96 Tears, the US's unlikeliest one-hit wonder
In 1966, a Mexican-American teen band made one of the great smash-hit singles and helped invent garage rock, a genre that has inspired artists for decades.
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Bullfrog of the day! Tuesday, 4 August 2026
The spotted lanternfly is ravaging the eastern US. Pet dogs are coming to the rescue
The spotted lanternfly is ravaging the eastern US. Pet dogs are coming to the rescue
Spotted lanternflies are an invasive pest and a multimillion-dollar disaster for the US's wine industry. Meet the good boys and girls of the resistance.
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Spain's controversial plan for the world's first octopus farm has been abandoned
Spain's controversial plan for the world's first octopus farm has been abandoned
Plans for the world's first octopus farm have been abandoned. As the controversial project folds, several nations and US states are banning octopus farming before it even begins.
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It can be terrifying when it's not. (This is just south of me, late last year)
Bullfrog of the day! Saturday, 1 August 2026
Of course, now I remember that one of the bands I've been wanting to share on the jukebox for ages, I also saw live...
Guy who went on holiday to Toontown and made it his whole personality:
The devil worm is the deepest-living animal. It's redefining life at its limits
The devil worm is the deepest-living animal. It's redefining life at its limits
When a single worm was discovered in the depths of our planet's crust, it began an extraordinarily lucky series of events that transformed our understanding of life at extreme depth.
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Ted Lasso to The Shards: 10 of the best TV shows to watch this August
Ted Lasso to The Shards: 10 of the best TV shows to watch this August
From the comeback of Apple TV's hit football comedy to a dark teen thriller from Ryan Murphy, and new DC superhero series Lanterns – these are the best series to watch and stream.
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Hugh Schofield, from his lovely Paris flat, tells Amol Rajan that it could be weeks before French fire authorities can be sure that the Gironde fires will not burst out again. BBC News is telling a similar story about a part of England just down the road from me. Not on the #R4Today list.
Ed Wilson@eddwilson.bsky.social · last wk.Derbyshire "We're struggling with ways to prevent the fire spreading once it gets into the peat and prevent it reigniting." #R4Today
Noir bullfrog of the day! Wednesday, 29 July 2026
