Nanny Piggins tells the children the real story of Theseus' famous confrontation with the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. The historical version misses out many key facts involving fake moustaches. I’m very excited to announce that we now have merchandise for BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT! You can order t-shirts, sweaters, hoodies, notebooks and coffee cups all with the show’s new logo on it. They look super cool. Here's the link to the online...

When Mr Green is sent home early from work because of a Hermes bag related head injury, Nanny Piggins tells the children the story of the original Hermes from the Ancient Greek story days and how he invented the banjo. If you want to see a picture that was painted on an urn over 2000 years ago, depicting Hermes lyre/banjo there's one on the homepage of my website at https://raspratt.com  I’m very excited to announce that we now have merchandise for BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT! You can...

Boris competes in the chess tournament against the famous (and staggeringly beautiful) grandmaster - Olga Svinya. But Nanny Piggins thinks there is something suspicious about Olga. I’m very excited to announce that we now have merchandise for BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT! You can order t-shirts, sweaters, hoodies, notebooks and coffee cups all with the show’s new logo on it. They look super cool. Here's the link to the online...

While sitting on the naughty bench outside their local supermarket, Nanny Piggins decides to enter the Regional Chess Championship because the prize includes a years supply of cheesecake (which she considered to be the 7th most delicious type of cake in the world. I’m very excited to announce that we now have merchandise for BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT! You can order t-shirts, sweaters, hoodies, notebooks and coffee cups all with the show’s new logo on it. They look super cool. Here's...

When Samantha asks where the expression, 'to open a Pandora's box' comes from, Nanny Piggins tells the tragic tale of Pandora from Greek Mythology. Not the version written by the no-good poet Hesiod. But the true story, handed down through generations of her own family. I’m very excited to announce that we now have merchandise for BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT! You can order t-shirts, sweaters, hoodies, notebooks and coffee cups all with the show’s new logo on it. They look super cool....

Nanny Piggins tells the children the true story of St Patrick and what really happened with the snakes of Ireland. I’m very excited to announce that we now have merchandise for BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT! You can order t-shirts, sweaters, hoodies, notebooks and coffee cups all with the show’s new logo on it. They look super cool. Here's the link to the online shop... https://raspratt.threadless.com/designs/bedtime-stories-with-r-a-spratt-2/kids Support the showTo purchase merchandise...

To celebrate the 4th anniversary of this podcast and the 10th anniversary of the Friday Barnes book series, I asked listeners to send in their questions for me to answer. If you want to watch the video of this podcast, here's the youtube link... https://youtu.be/SShLeYTKNh8 Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showTo purchase merchandise visit... https://raspratt.threadless.com/ For information about live shows use this link......

Here are the first two chapters from my new book, the latest in the Friday Barnes series. If you like it - please do buy a copy - it's a great way to support this show. If you're overseas and the physical book is not available in your area, you can get the ebook or the audibook. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link......

Friday and Melanie arrive in Paris for their undercover mission at the Louvre, there's one slight problem - they can't get into the bathroom. Their room mate has locked herself in, and Melanie just drank three bottles of water. Can Friday get that door open? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

After accidentally destroying their television in an enthusiastic game of Dodge Shoe, Nanny Piggins tells the children the story of Theseus. Not the story in the Labyrinth, but his origin story where it turns out he is a she and a pig and related to Nanny Piggins, who battled six different guardians to the Underworld. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one...

Nanny Piggins tells a story from Grimm's Fairy Tales that was based on her very clever distant cousin, who solved a king's riddle. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Nanny Piggins tells the children the story of Hercules and how he rescued Prometheus, tricked Atlas and was responsible for the creation of a really top notch lemon tart. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Nanny Piggins tells the story of her cousin Helga the donkey, how she fought off a crime wave and very nearly invented Rock 'n Roll 200 years ahead of schedule. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

When the children come home from school and discover a 60 piece orchestra in their front yard, Nanny Piggins explains the importance of always carrying two marshmallows in your pockets. Something the women in her family have been doing ever since the Ancient Greek Story days. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link......

Nanny Piggins tells the story of her distant relative, Mulan, who fought in the Northern Chinese army 1600 years ago. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Nanny Piggins goes down to the movie set to get Boris fired.  Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

After a traumatising incident at the local honey emporium, Boris gets the oppurtunity to pay for the damages when he is offered a role in a Hollywood blockbuster movie.  Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Nanny Piggins recounts what really happened in the stable on the first Christmas according to her distant relative who happened to be there at the time. This story comes from the book 'The Nanny Piggins Guide to Conquering Christmas'. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Nanny Piggins tells the children the story of Hanukkah as recounted by her distant relative who just happened to be there, inventing sticky date pudding, at the time. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

When Nanny Piggins takes the children to the shopping centre to get their photo taken with Santa she is not impressed with his organsation. So naturally she takes over. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Nanny Piggins tells the story of her relative's involvement in creating the first Christmas Cracker. Happy Holidays!Here's a link for buying my books https://amzn.to/47AVA9pThank you for supporting my show. xoxo R.A. Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

When Boris gets stuck in the bathtub, Nanny Piggins reassures him it is not his fault. It is the fault of a distant relative of hers - Archimedes Piggins and her ground breaking discoveries involving bath water. 'Nanny Piggins 5, The Rival Ringmaster' has just been released as an audiobook. The first four books in the Nanny Piggins series are also available as audiobooks. They've all been narrated by R.A. Spratt so if you like this podcast you'll like the audiobooks too. Buying one is a great...

When Mr Green holds a press conference to defame Nanny Piggins, she is horrified to discover just how bleak the television news bulletins are, so she goes down to the television station to take over. Happy Holidays!Here's a link for buying my books https://amzn.to/47AVA9pThank you for supporting my show. xoxo R.A. Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Nanny Piggins tells the true story of Lancelot and Guinevere. This episode was recorded live at the PumpHouse Theatre in Auckland New Zealand. Thank you to everyone who came along. Happy Holidays!Here's a link for buying my books https://amzn.to/47AVA9pThank you for supporting my show. xoxo R.A. Support the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/ To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2