Uncle Chris and his community theatre company are on the run from some vicious guards in Elizabethan England! ‘What on earth do you think you’re doing here? How dare you interrupt my play…’ 👑⚔🪶 In their quest to find out the facts about Shakespeare for Connie, and the queens guards hot on their heels, the gang crash head first into a performance of one of his plays…and come face to face with Queen Elizabeth the 1st! Will she cut off their heads? Or will they get a chance to change her mind?...

Connie needs help with her Shakespeare essay, so she asks Uncle Chris and his community theatre company to lend her a hand! ‘It feels quite royal in here, almost like we are at the Tudor court…’ 🫅📜✨ A bit rusty on their Shakespearean knowledge, Uncle Chris takes his theatre company back in time to Tudor, England, to gather the facts as they happen. But when he accidentally offends Queen Elizabeth the 1st, the gang must run from her guards - who are trying to cut off their heads! Come with us...

Welcome to the prestigious Armchair Adventures Grammy Awards, or AAGA's for short, where Uncle Chris picks out his favourite musical moments from the episodes so far! 🎶🏆👩‍🎤 "First up is the AAGA for 'Best Use Of A Musical Instrument To Represent An Animal!" 🐦🎵 While Connie makes her way back from Mrs Maestro's 'Musical Extravaganza Adventure', she's asked her Uncle Chris to pick out his favourite musical moments from previous Armchair Adventures Episodes. Listen now to find out who will come...

“Strap yourself in, everybody; this last bit of the journey will be quite the ride.” 🚌🎻🎵 In the third part of this musical trio, Mrs Maestro’s rickety old bus has to go through some tricky and slightly bonkers terrain, including a long dark tunnel, a sticky and slimy swamp, and a wiggly windy road. With the whole orchestra safely onboard the bus, this final leg of the journey does some very peculiar things to the music. And after all a very important member of the orchestra doesn’t turn up as...

The next stop is the string family from the ice cream parlour! Mrs Maestro's journey to get the musicians in the orchestra to the super-duper concert on time continues. Mrs Maestro gets confused when it's time to pay for all those delicious ice creams, and Connie and her customers come to her aid. 🚌🎻🍦 “Don’t worry Mrs Maestro, let’s do it together. We’ll help you. Isn’t that right gang?” The next pickup is the brass family from the Great Grand Palace- a royal but somewhat overwhelming...

Meet Mrs Maestro- a local bus company owner and music super-fan. Join her, Connie, and Connie’s customers en route to pick up the musicians in an orchestra and get them to the super-duper concert on time. 🚌🎻🎼 “We love music. It sets our imaginations wild and free”. In this episode (the first of three musical specials), Mrs Maestro’s ancient steam-powered patented route planner blows up, and she is forced to try to remember her route and the order of her pickups. Poor Mrs Maestro’s memory is...

Welcome back to Part 2 of our 'Girl Power Scrapbook Adventure', where Connie and her customers learn more about local inspirational women and their positive affirmations. "‘Walk in my shoes, run in my wake" 🏃‍♀✨💪🏽 Connie and her customers are stuck in cyberspace!! But Connie has been asked by the Mayor to sing at a special event, celebrating local inspirational women. How will she make it to the stage in time? Maybe the girl power magic stored in the collected affirmations will help them...

"Girls are strong, and girls are clever, look out world 'cos here we come!" 🦸‍♀️📕💖 Connie is asked to sing at the local mayor's inspirational women's event but needs a little self-belief. So, her lovely customers take her on an adventure inside Ada's Girl Power scrapbook! All the amazing women come to life in the scrapbook pictures and teach Connie and the gang how important it is to celebrate women and their achievements. Girls can do anything! 💪 We meet Ada Summers, the first justice of...

Uncle Chris is hosting Christmas this year, so he and his community theatre company set out to make it the best Christmas day EVER! "For the tastiest, tinselliest Christmas, Uncle Chris. You need Brussel sprouts!" 🎄🎅❄️ Disaster has struck at Connie's house! The oven has broken, and it's days before Christmas! How will they make Christmas dinner? 🍗 Uncle Chris to the rescue! Uncle Chris usually watches box sets on Christmas day; he has no idea how to host! He decides to enlist the help of his...

Connie decides to create a hit Christmas single with the help of the adventurers and special guest Ian from Blueprint Studios! “There's nothing like a festive song to lift your Christmas spirits! ”   🎄🎅✨ In this festive episode of Armchair Adventures, Connie is getting musical. Extra special guests join the gang: Andy, a musical maestro, and Ian, a producer at Blueprint Studios! 🎶 Together, they set out to make a hit Christmas single! But a storm threatens to snow them in, so they only have 1...

Hey Adventurers, we have some very exciting news for you....Connie and the gang have been in a super cool music studio to record their very own Christmas single....and you can listen to it right now!! 🎄🎶🎅🏻 The smash hit features Connie, her customers and adventurers and even a special guest appearance from the big man himself....FATHER CHRISTMAS! Let us know what you think of our new song 'It's Christmas Time' by leaving us a review adventurer. The full episode is out on 7th...

Connie and her customers are in the vibrant land of Gujarat, India, where Connie and her fellow adventurers are immersed in the festivities of a traditional Hindu wedding! “Traditions give the next generation an understanding of their cultural background.”   👳🏽✨❤ In part 2, Connie is still in Gujarat and super nervous about being a bridesmaid! Dipak Dristi, a social group for older people of South Asian heritage and extra special guest adventurers, help take her mind off things with an...

Connie has been invited to a Hindu wedding! To prepare for the big day, Connie and her lovely customers are off on another exciting Armchair Adventure to Gujarat in India ✨ 🇮🇳 “Gujaratis have many different rituals, traditions and ceremonies of our own!”   💍❤👳🏽 With the help of special guest adventurers from Dipak Dristi, a social group for older people of South Asian heritage, Connie learns about Hindu wedding traditions, including the Baraat!  There's lots of singing, celebrating and even a...

Connie is making her own scary movie! So she's set Uncle Chris and his local community theatre group a mission to collect the top ten ingredients she needs to make a super scary mooooovie!  🎥 👻 “Scary movies often start on a stormy night, with fog, rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds lashing against the side of an old house high up on a hill for example!”  🎃👻🐾 Join Uncle Chris and his community theatre group as they embark on a mission to create the ultimate scary movie!  They...

“This adventure is helping me feel happier and more relaxed too. Being up here, floating in space.”  👩‍🚀 🌎 It’s part 2 of our Digging Into The Past Adventure! And we are shooting with the stars in this adventure! 💫 Connie is feeling anxious about her upcoming house move, so Walter suggests some SPACE archaeology to help Connie get a new perspective on her worries. 🚀 The gang are joined in this episode by an extra special guest: Campbell, an Egyptologist from Manchester...

We are DIGGING series 4, as Connie takes a break from packing to explore an archaeological dig! “Archaeology is a way to build connections between us and the people who came before us.”  ⛏️🏺🗺️ Welcome back adventurers to a BRAND NEW SERIES of Armchair Adventures! In this exciting first episode, Connie and her regular customers are joined by Dr Campbell Price, an Egyptologist from Manchester Museum! Connie and her family are moving house soon, but Connie is struggling with the thought of...

We've got some exciting news for you…📣 To coincide with the launch of Season 4 of Armchair Adventures, we have launched our brand-new Armchair Adventure Fan Club! We’re calling on all our curious, cool, and super adventurers to join our Official Fan Club on Patreon. By joining the fan club, you'll help us to: 1. 🌍 Make adventures that kids across the globe can enjoy. 2. 🗣️ Give older people a platform to share their incredible stories and experiences. We need your help to make this mission a...

"Armchair Adventures Travel Agency....Mission....Series 4!!" 🧳 🗺️ 🚀 Connie, Uncle Chris and the Armchair Adventures gang are back with a brand new series full of action packed, imagination fuelled, join in at home adventures. They're perfect for long car journeys, rainy day activities or bedtime stories! Join Connie and the Armchair Adventures gang as they give you a sneak peak of what's in store for series 4... Series 4 starts on Thursday 5th October with 'A Digging Into The Past...

It’s crafty chaos as Connie, Uncle Chris and the Armchair Adventures gang try to create cool costumes for Pride! “If we all work together, we can have some amazing recycled outfits in no time!”  🌈🧵✂️Connie is busy crafting a float for the Pride parade and has tasked Uncle Chris with creating some fabulous recycled costumes, fast!  Join Uncle Chris and the Armchair Adventures customers as they put their sewing skills to the test in ‘The Great British Make Off’. With fabric flying everywhere...

Get your gardening tools at the ready to help Uncle Chris with his growing woes in this episode of Armchair Adventures! “Growing a garden takes time and careful planning! ”  🧑‍🌾🥕🪴Uncle Chris has agreed to get the Armchair Adventures garden sorted for the VIP-packed summer BBQ, but he doesn’t know the first thing about gardening! Join him and the Armchair Adventures customers as they try to get to grips with one seriously out of control garden, with a little help from green-fingered Ciaran...

Against the odds, the gang help Connie to reach the Repair Cafe to find out if her favourite necklace can be repaired - as well as her friendship with her best friend. “Friendships aren’t disposable. They need to be looked after and cared for. ”  🪛🥰♻️Connie is convinced she’s a terrible friend after falling out with her best friend Sura and smashing her friendship necklace. Joined by a gang of her customers from the Armchair Adventures Travel Agency, she’s on a mission to mend her necklace at...

After falling out with her best friend, Connie is keen to mend things by going on a wild adventure to the Repair Cafe with her customers. “A good friendship doesn’t change, even after a couple of years, you just pick up where you left off. ”  🐻🫶🔨Connie’s having a really bad day! She’s fallen out with her best friend and broken her friendship necklace. Armchair Adventures Travel Agency customer Kenny knows all about fixing broken things, so he decides it’s time to head to the Repair Cafe to...

Connie and the gang get a taste of Bike Kitchen magic when they go to donate Christine’s old bicycle.

Get ready to pedal as you join Connie and the gang on a very special join-in bike ride adventure!