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Ep 225The Pirates Next Door, by Jonny Duddle

The Jolley-Rogers - a pirate family, are moving to Dull-on-Sea, a quiet seaside town. Stopping to fix up their ship, this unusual family get the whole neighbourhood spreading rumours. Defying the grown-ups, Matilda from next door decides to become friends with the youngest pirate son

Apr 15, 202518 min

Ep 224Do Not Open This Book, by Andy Lee

Oh! You opened the book. I assume that was an accident? No problem, accidents happen. I'm not even angry. JUST PLEASE DON'T TURN THE PAGE!!

Apr 15, 20259 min

Ep 223Don’t Wake the Bear, Hare! by Steve Smallman

From deep in the woods came a rumbling sound. So grumbly and loud it was shaking the ground! The animals crept up and what did they see? A huge hairy bear fast asleep in their tree!

Apr 15, 20258 min

Ep 222Arlo The Lion Who Couldn’t Sleep, by Catherine Rayner

Arlo the lion is exhausted. He just can't drop off, no matter what he tries. It's either too hot, or too cold; too loud or too quiet. But then he meets Owl. She can sleep through the day, which isn't easy when most other animals are awake! Will Arlo ever get any rest?

Apr 15, 20258 min

Ep 221Elmer, by David McKee

Elmer is different. Elmer is patchwork. The grey elephants all love him, but he soon starts to wonder what it would be like to be just the same as them..

Apr 15, 202514 min

Ep 220Good Little Wolf, by Nadia Shireen

Once upon a time there was a wolf called Rolf - a good little wolf who liked baking cakes and was always kind to his friends. Can a good little wolf still be a real wolf? And will Rolf discover there's something big and bad lurking inside him after all?

Apr 15, 20259 min

Ep 219Morris the Mankiest Monster, by Giles Andreae

Meet, Morris. It's years since he last changed his t-shirt, it’s crusty & crawling with ant. His shoes are all slurpy & squelchy inside… & potatoes grow out of his pants!

Apr 15, 20259 min

Ep 218Grandpa’s Cardigan, by Joy Watson

It is snuggly and soft, patchy and scruffy, and just the perfect shade of grey. But just like his Slippers, Grandma thinks it’s time for a change….

Apr 15, 202514 min

Ep 217Grandpa’s Slippers, by Joy Watson

They are ratty and tatty, a little bit mouldy and a little bit smelly! There are holes in the soles and ...look, is that Grandpa's toe? It is time for a new pair of slippers, but Grandpa can't let his old ones go.

Apr 15, 202515 min

Ep 216Izzy Gizmo, by Pip Jones

Izzy Gizmo, a girl who LOVED to invent, carried her tool bag wherever she went in case she discovered a thing to be mended, or a gadget to tweak to make to make it more splendid…..

Apr 15, 202518 min

Ep 215Puffin Peter, by Petr Horácek

Peter and Paul are the best of friends, but when Peter gets lost in a terrible storm he can't find Paul anywhere. With the help of a big blue whale, Puffin Peter sets off to find him.

Apr 15, 202510 min

Ep 214Six Dinner Sid, by Inga Moore

Sid has six owners, lives in six houses and has six dinners a day. Life is just about purrrrrfect . . .

Apr 15, 202512 min

Ep 213National Geographic, Animals - Part 2

It’s time to learn about some more amazing animals !

Apr 15, 202532 min

Ep 212There’s a Bear on My Chair, by Ross Collins

Poor Mouse! A bear has settled in his favorite chair and that chair just isn't big enough for two.

Apr 15, 20259 min

Ep 211Oi Aardvark, by Kes Gray

It’s time to learn a whole new alphabet….

Apr 15, 202516 min

Ep 210Marmalade, by David Walliams

Meet Marmalade, the little panda who goes on a big adventure as he sets off to explore the forest one day to find where he belongs

Apr 15, 202517 min

Ep 209Lady & the Tramp

Meet two delightful dogs - gentle Lady and her lovable friend, Tramp. Together they foil dog catchers and cunning cats before finding true happiness.

Apr 15, 202517 min

Ep 208The Jungle Book

A Disney classic with Mowgli, the man cub, Baloo the bear, Bagheera, the wise old panther and crazy King Louie the orangutan. But watch out for cunning Shere Khan the tiger and Kaa, the ssssneakiest snake in the jungle!

Apr 15, 202513 min

Ep 207Charlie & Lola; I Do Not Ever Never Want My Wobbly Tooth to Fall Out

Lola is worried because she has her first-ever wobbly tooth and she does not ever want it to fall out. Ever!

Apr 15, 20259 min

Ep 206Sleeping Beauty

The most classic of all stories.

Apr 15, 202513 min

Ep 205Pugicorn, by Matilda Rose.

What happens when a princess wishes for a unicorn . . . but gets a PUGICORN instead?

Apr 15, 202516 min

Ep 204Open Very Carefully, A Book With Bite! by Nicola O’Byrne

Watch out! A crocodile is eating his way through your favourite bedtime picture book! What would you do if you were settling down for a quiet bedtime story and you realised that a crocodile had fallen into your book? And what if that crocodile was furious?

Apr 15, 202510 min

Ep 203Alice in Wonderland

The magical story of Alice’s adventures down the rabbit hole.

Apr 15, 202516 min

Ep 202How to Catch a Unicorn, by Adam Wallace

Fancy catching a Unicorn…? You'll have to use your brain, So set your traps and prep your team to pet that rainbow mane!

Apr 15, 202512 min

Ep 201The Day The Crayons Came Home, by Drew Daywalt

One day Duncan receives a set of postcards from his crayons who have been lost, forgotten, broken - even melted in a clothes dryer and stuck to a sock!

Apr 15, 202523 min

Ep 200The Whales’ Song, by Dyan Sheldon

Lily's grandmother tells her all about the mysterious whales out in the bay, and Lily longs to hear their magical song.

Apr 15, 202512 min

Ep 199Kitchen Disco, by Clare Foges

At night when you are sleeping There's a party in your house, It's a pumping, jumping, funky bash When all the lights go out . . When the sun goes down, the Kitchen Disco starts up - and all the fruit in the fruit bowl come out to play.

Apr 15, 202512 min

Ep 198Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom: King Thistle’s New Clothes

Snooty King and Queen Marigold are coming to visit, but when the King's new clothes get dirty Nanny cleans them, along with the King's old clothes and shrinks them all!

Apr 15, 202512 min

Ep 197Jack & the Beanstalk

Once upon a time, there was a boy called Jack, some magic beans… & a Giant.

Apr 15, 202525 min

Ep 196There’s a Snake in My School! by, David Walliams

Miranda loves to be different, and on Bring-your-pet-to-school Day she introduces everyone to her very DIFFERENT pet... Penelope the snake.

Apr 15, 202521 min

Ep 195Oi Cat! by, Kes Gray

According to Frog ... Cats sit on gnats, Dogs sit on logs, Alpacas sit on cream crackers, Armadillos sit on pillows and Chicks sit on bricks. But wait! Cat doesn't like sitting on gnats, they keep biting his bottom!

Apr 15, 202518 min

Ep 194The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams

When a young boy is given a stuffed rabbit as a Christmas gift, the rabbit befriends other nursery toys, learns about real Love & soon hopes to discover it himself.

Apr 15, 202519 min

Ep 193Fox & Son Tailers, by Paddy Donnelly

Rory’s dad, Fox, is a tailer. The BEST in the business! Animals come from all over to have their tails made by him. Rory helps his dad in the shop and one of his jobs is measuring the customers for the tails - which isn't always easy!

Apr 15, 202521 min

Ep 192101 Dalmatians

A classic story of how the dastardly Cruella de Vil tries to kidnap Pongo and Perdita's Dalmatian puppies

Apr 15, 202527 min

Ep 191The Eyebrows of Doom, by Steve Smallman

The Eyebrows of Doom are trying to take over the world! Join Dave and his friends as they try to stop them leaping from one unsuspecting animal to the next.

Apr 15, 202515 min

Ep 190The Circus Ship, by Chris Van Dusen

When a circus ship runs aground, the poor animals are left on their own, but they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways.

Apr 15, 202530 min

Ep 189The Terrible Plop, by Ursula Dubosarsky

If you go down to the woods today you might find rabbits happily munching on the grass. You might find animals swinging from the trees and having a nap - or you might find them running from THE TERRIBLE PLOP

Apr 15, 202521 min

Ep 188Every Night is Pizza Night, by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Pipo thinks that pizza is the best. No, Pipo knows that pizza is the best. It is a scientific fact. But when she sets out on a neighbourhood-spanning quest to prove it, she discovers that "best" might not mean what she thought it means.

Apr 15, 202524 min

Ep 187The Snatchabook, by Helen & Thomas Docherty

In every house, in every bed, A bedtime book was being read... But then, one night, all the animals' bedtime story books start disappearing. Is there a book thief? And who could it be? One brave little rabbit sets out to solve the mystery..

Apr 15, 202518 min

Ep 186Peter Pan

Peter Pan and his friend Tinker Bell, fly Wendy, John and Michael to the island of Neverland, where Captain Hook seeks vengeance against Peter for cutting off his hand.

Apr 15, 202521 min

Ep 185Peppa Pig - Bedtime for Peppa

It’s time for bed, but Peppa & George are not tired!

Apr 15, 202515 min

Ep 184The Three Billy Goats Gruff

"Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge?"

Apr 15, 202518 min

Ep 183Octopus Shocktopus, by Peter Bently

When a giant octopus arrives, the children LOVE their new friend; it makes the perfect slide and is fantastic at football! But some of the grown-ups aren't so pleased. Will they drive it away . . . or will they realise just how helpful an octopus can be?

Apr 15, 202518 min

Ep 182Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers

Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck, along with... a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink, an orang-utan and a whale, amongst other things!

Apr 15, 202512 min

Ep 181Don’t Panic Annika, by Juliet Clare Bell

Annika always panics. She panics when her coat zip gets stuck on the way to a party. She panics when she can't find her favourite toy at bedtime. Her mum, dad and brother try to help her learn how to stay calm and think her way through a problem.

Apr 15, 202515 min

Ep 180Thelma the Unicorn, by Aaron Blabey

Thelma the pony wants to be a unicorn, but when her dream comes true it is not quite what she expected. At first she loves the attention, but she soon discovers that being famous is not as fun as she thought it would be.

Apr 15, 202515 min

Ep 179The Fate of Fausto, by Oliver Jeffers

There was once a man who believed he owned everything and set out to survey what was his. You are mine, Fausto said to the flower, the sheep and the mountain, and they bowed before him. But they were not enough for Fausto, so he conquered a boat and set out to sea...

Apr 15, 202518 min

Ep 178The Ugly Kiwi, by Scott Tulloch

We’ve all heard of the Ugly Duckling…. but an Ugly Kiwi??

Apr 15, 202518 min

Ep 177Cinderella

When Cinderella's cruel stepmother forbids her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets unexpected help from her mice friends and her Fairy Godmother. Will she still go to the ball??

Apr 15, 202524 min

Ep 176The Bath Monster, by Colin Boyd

As your bath water drains down the plughole, that slurping sound is the Bath Monster - dirty bath water is his SECOND favourite food. No one wants to find out what his FIRST favourite food is... until Jackson decides he doesn't believe in the Bath Monster any more, and he is never going to have a bath again!!

Apr 15, 202515 min