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Thomas and Bertie - Thomas & Friends™ 80th Anniversary Storytime
Season 4 · Episode 1

Thomas and Bertie - Thomas & Friends™ 80th Anniversary Storytime

In this very first Thomas & Friends™ 80th Anniversary podcast episode, we speak to the Reverend Awdry’s family to discover the origins of Thomas & Friends™, how the original books of The Railway Series started, the early days of the TV series and why both became a runaway success.

Thomas & Friends™ Storytime (UK)

May 12, 20255m 37s

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Show Notes

In today’s Thomas & Friends™ 80th Anniversary podcast story for kids, Mark Chambers, grandson of the Rev W Awdry, reads how Thomas the Tank Engine and Bertie the Bus decided to stage their own version of the Great Race.

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