Episodes
Episode forty two of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features Poppy and the Piccolinos; a story about Poppy, who has a tricky time at school with a boy called Oliver Gibson. Until one day, that is, one day when she finds help from the most unlikely of places... the shadows at the bottom go her garden. As always, after the story we are joined by Little Helpers, Bel and Ida, to discuss what we have just heard - parents and teachers, please pause the...
Published 06/25/23
Published 06/25/23
Episode forty one of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features Sammy's Seacret; a story about a boy who lives in s sleepy seaside town in England, a boy who struggles at school, a boy who doesn't really have many friends, a boy who one day discovers something incredible on the beach which will change his life forever... As always, after the story we are joined by Little Helpers, Bel and Ida, to discuss what we have just heard - parents and teachers,...
Published 12/05/22
Episode forty of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features Raffia Roo and Her Magic Shoes - a story about a little girl who loves to dance but struggles to keep up at her first ever dance class. One day she finds some shoes in a skip - ruby red like the planet Mars, sparkling with the sparkle of a thousand stars - can these shoes help her to overcome her fears and dance with her classmates in a show? As always, after the story we are joined by Little...
Published 10/11/22
Episode thirty nine of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features The Tail of the Twonicorn - a story about Little Rainbow, whose parents are shocked to see that she has been born with... two horns! She's not a unicorn, she's a twonicorn! How will Little Rainbow survive in a world designed exclusively for one-horned animals?  As always, after the story we are joined by Little Helpers, Bel and Ida, to discuss what we have just heard -  parents and...
Published 07/13/22
Episode thirty eight of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features two stories from the early days of Story Shed - Isabella Umbrella and Gary Ballerina; rerecorded and re-discussed.  Isabella Umbrella, a rhyming story about a girl who has an unusual habit of carrying an umbrella everywhere she goes Gary Ballerina, a rhyming story about a boy frustrated by his unusual surname As always, after the story we are joined by Little Helpers, Bel and Ida,...
Published 04/08/22
Episode thirty seven of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features The Greatest Sandwich in the History of the World Ever - a story about brother and sister, Suki and Kam, who are faced with making a sandwich themselves for the first time in their lives. What will they add to it? And will it really be the Greatest Sandwich in the History of the World Ever? As always, after the story we are joined by Little Helpers, Bel and Ida, to discuss what we...
Published 02/03/22
Episode thirty six of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features Mr Arrabbiato, a story about a boy called Tom and his next door neighbour, Mr Arrabiatto, who never gives Tom his footballs back when he boots them over the fence. Tom wishes he could get Mr Arrabiatto back somehow... and one day he gets his wish As always, after the story we are joined by Little Helpers, Bel and Ida, to discuss what we have just heard -  parents and teachers, please...
Published 01/03/22
Episode thirty five of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features The Horse Had Hiccups... a story about the animals on Butterbarn Farm, who seem to be suffering from various illnesses all of a sudden. What will Farmer Jane do? She just isn't sure. How on earth is she going to find a cure?  As always, after the story we are joined by Little Helpers, Bel and Ida, to discuss what we have just heard -  parents and teachers, please pause the podcast and...
Published 10/14/21
Episode thirty four of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features The Wibbles and the Wobbles - a story about The Wibbles who live happily in Wibbleton and the Wobbles who are content with their life in Wobbleton. The  Wibbles live in tall houses, the Wobbles have long, flat homes towns. The Wibbles ride their bikes on the right hand side of the road, whereas the Wobbles ride theirs on the left. The Wibbles wear clothes of red, blue and yellow but the...
Published 09/12/21
Episode thirty three of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features Dorothy Doggins - a story about a dog who likes to go jogging with her boy, Mamu... Oh yes indeed she liked to run at speed  To dart and chase to sprint and race To scamper and scurry - quick, off in a hurry  You’ve never met someone so keen to jog Neither human or horse neither cat nor dog That’s right, Dorothy, to her family known as Dotty  About jogging was absolutely...
Published 07/30/21
Episode thirty two of Story Shed, a storytelling podcast for children of all ages.  This episode features The Story Shed - a story about a brother and sister, Ali and Amira, who go on incredible adventures every time they enter the rather ordinary looking shed at the bottom of their garden.  Join them as they escape pirates, discover rare animals and save runaway trains... Once again, after the story we are joined by Little Helpers, Bel and Ida, to discuss the story -  parents and teachers,...
Published 05/10/21
Have you ever wondered where all your lost socks go? Well, we have a few theories we'd like to share with you...
Published 04/08/21
A story all about a busy little bee who one day realises her hive isn't exactly the fairest place to work
Published 03/04/21
Another story about a grandad with a big beard, a very big beard indeed
Published 02/03/21
A rhyming story about a girl who mixes up her words - she calls a butterfly a flutterby; a car park is a par cark and jelly beans are belly jeans!
Published 01/03/21
A rhyming story about a boy whose answer to everything is 'alright'
Published 07/24/20
A rhyming story about a girl who has quite a shock one evening when the cliffs of her local beach begin to move
Published 06/09/20
A rhyming story about a girl who wishes she could sometimes escape the noise and chaos of her own family
Published 05/02/20
Two movies that feature, well, trolls. Join us as we compare and contrast the films - which one will come on top?
Published 04/27/20
Two movies that centre around the Mexican festival of The Day of the Dead - Coco and The Book of Life
Published 04/13/20
A rhyming story about a duckling who isn't sure where in the world she belongs
Published 04/02/20
A story about, you guessed it, how the koala lost its tail...
Published 03/06/20
A little bit of a sad story about Peter, who wears the same pair of purple trousers every single day
Published 03/06/20
A rhyme about about all the undiscovered words we could be using to practise our ABCs
Published 12/18/19