Birdy's Treasure Hunt Trailer

Jake Explains how Birdy and a prize pig called The Emperor look for treasure!  Listen to the full audio episode Birdy's Treasure Hunt! 

Birdy's Treasure Hunt

Jake and his family visit a Welsh farm for there holiday.  A man with a metal detector is looking for buried treasure on the farm. But Jake's best fri...

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The Moon
by Robert Louis Stevenson
 
 
Read by Richard Scott
THE MOON has a face like the clock in the hall;
 

Jimmy Mouse and the City Slickers

A pair of city mice visit the seaside cafe and invite Jimmy and Judith to the Big City! They make the journey and meet automatic vacuum cleaners and c...

Jimmy Mouse and the Cake Competition

The Cafe by the Sea needs a new Cake Baker. The owner runs a competition to chose the right baker for the job. All the customers can vote for their fa...

The Man Who Would Be King of the Apes

 
Two fairy tales from Southern China. In the first, a man is lost in the jungle, and is crowned King of the Apes. The second is a little like a...

The Gentleman who saved a Tiger

An Indian story that features a variety of characters, including a Tiger, a buffalo, a tree, and a road. Yes, that’s an unusual collection, and there...

The Mouse and the Cake

By ELIZA COOK ( 1818-1889 ) Read by Natasha A MOUSE found a beautiful piece of plum cake, The richest and sweetest that mortal could make; 'Twas heavy...

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Snow White

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

Birdy on the Ski Slopes

Jake is going is going on a skiiing holiday. Mum is like a "swan on skiis" and Dad is like a Giraffe on stilts. What could possbily go wrong? And will...

Two Animal Fables from India

Two fun fables from India's Panchatantra - The Lion the Cave and the Jackal . The Bedbug and the Flea. And we introduce you to a great adventure podca...

Tam o’ Shanter or How Maggie Lost her Tail

Burns Night is a celebration held on the 25th of January in honour of Scotland's famous poet, Robert Burns. We celebrate this Scottish evening with th...

Jimmy Mouse and the Chinese New Year

Jimmy and Judith are sent on a mission to visit the Chinese Restaurant and bring back a feast to celebrate Chinese New Year.

The Firebird

The classic Russian fairy story of a Prince who goes in search of the mystical and wonderful firebird or yar-bird.

The Tiny Birds and the Mighty Sea

A wise story from India about two tiny birds who take on the full force of the mighty sea. 

Jake's Spell of Bad Luck

Jake's best friend Birdy is away on an important mission. Meanwhile Jake's little sister has some friends over and they are playing with some pretend...

Halloween at the Cafe

The mice who live in the café by the sea overhear that ghost pirates are coming to the café. Should they run away? Our Reluctant hero Jimmy mouse is s...

Jimmy Mouse and the Magic Card

Jimmy Mouse finds a payment card and the mice decide to pay for cheese in future - just like the humans do - and they are surprised when the humans ar...

Birdy's Two and Half Wishes

Jake wants three wishes - just like in a fairy tale. But although Birdy is no-ordinary bird, he is reluctant to grant Jake his wishes. You seek, real...

Birdy and the Chocolate Tree

Can we really live without chocolate? This is the question that Jake has when his mother bans sweets and chocolate. If only you could grow it in the g...

Lizard Wisdom in 3 Fables

Three Mythical Stories about Lizards filled with ancient wisdom. Lizards. Mysterious, quick, and capable of extraordinary feats, like regenerating the...

Envy Part 2

The second part of our story, Envy, set on the island of Crete. In the first part best friends Emily and Heidi set out on a school trip to Crete. Heid...

Envy

Emily and Heidi are best friends. We first met them in a story called Fear (about a phobia of dogs).  In this story, they are both on a school trip to...

Pandora's Jar

We tell the Greek Creation myth, including the Battle of the Titans, Prometheus steals fire from Zeus, and Pandora releases evils from her Jar. EPIC!...

Katie and the Magic Theatre

The old Theatre in Katie's town is reopening - and the first performance is a musical about a young witch. Katie's friend Isis is very keen to auditio...

Quad Monkey

The jungle is filled with the sound of chain saws. It turns out that the humans are building tracks through the jungle. What is this all about? The mo...

Rockford Arrives on the Island of Infinity

We drop by to tell you about a podcast by our friends at kids Stories, Science and Secrets. We’ve known the creators for years and years, and we’ve lo...

Birdy and the Other Bird

Birdy is a rather special crow who can talk. He’s befriended a boy called Jake, who thinks that Birdy is unique - a true one off - until, well listen...

Narcissus (Greek Myth)

Ever heard someone called 'narcissistic'? It means they love themselves a LOT. The word comes from an ancient Greek boy named Narcissus who was so int...

Introducing Stories, Science & Secrets

Introducing Stories, Science & Secrets, a podcast by our friends Elaine and Matthew Sweetapple along with the comedian Steve Punt. Our fellow Brits! F...

The Vanity Cat

A cat is in love with a human princess. But he takes no notice of her ... until the cat transforms into a human princess. Based on fable by Aesop. Do...

The Monkey and the Flea

Our cheeky monkey is bothered by an itchy flea. The flea claims he's "just like the monkey". What do you think? Read by Jana and written by Bertie for...

Katie and the Cat Teacher

Katie is learning Latin - the language of the ancient Romans - at school. What's the point of this deadbeat language? Her mother says there is every p...

The Chinese Year of the Dragon 2024

Happy Chinese Year of Dragon 2024! All over the world, including London’s Chinatown, you can see Chinese processions with banging drums, clashing symb...

Stories, Science and Secrets Interview

We talk to our friends Matthew and Elaine Sweetapple, the Creators of Lost on Infinity by Rockford's Rock Opera, and we play the first episode of thei...

The Dutch Hotel - The Mischievous Ghost

A ghost is playing pranks on the hotel - some of them are funny but the trouble is, they are getting the hotel a bad name.   Who is the mischievous gh...

Christmas in the Jungle

Happy Christmas! We celebrate with a story from the Jungle where Christmas is coming to the animals. Our tricky Monkey friend goes up the Big Mountain...

Birdy's Christmas Puzzles

Jake is hoping to go to Lapland for Christmas to see Santa, but it all depends on some precarious family finances. The answer lies in a series of puzz...

Birdy and the Dinosaurs

This is a story about an old friend of ours. His name is Birdy. He’s a crow who has lived for hundreds of years and known all sorts of important peopl...