How many nursery rhymes do you know by heart? Chances are the lyrics of at least one is etched into your memory… probably more if you’ve been to a baby class recently! Some of our favourite rhymes ...

Goosey Goosey Gander may be about religious persecution, while Lucy Locket is about 18th Century prostitutes, writes Clemency Burton-Hill. Plague, medieval taxes, religious persecution, prostitution: ...

There are cats and fiddles, cows jumping moons, dogs giggling, and dishes that run, literally, taking spoons along with them – what’s ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’ all about? ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’ is an ...

We unpack the origins and history of the world-famous French nursery rhyme, also known in English as ‘Brother John’. ‘Frère Jacques’ is a popular French nursery rhyme, known in English as ‘Brother ...

The researchers admit their study was not entirely serious - but they say it does make the point that blaming television for increasing levels of violence is too simplistic. The researchers gathered ...