His Royal Highness Princess Bertie the Frog has commanded these classic children's stories to be podcast. If enough children listen to his stories, one day he will turn back into a handsom prince.
Marvin the Mole and the Queen’s Jubilee
Posted: May 2012
We are celebrating a very special person who has been in her job for 60 years. That person is, of course, Her Majesty the Queen. Here in the UK, there is an extended Bank Holiday around June 4th, 2012, to mark the occasion. Lots of people will be having street parties.
Gerald Watts has written a charming poem that we are presenting as our tribute to Her Majesty.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Katie and the Giants
Posted: May 2012
The giants in this story don’t actually come romping into the playground and squash anybody. It isn’t that sort of story. Katie’s mum, who knows lots of wonderful stories, tells her about The Giants and the Gods to explain something important about life.
Which side are you on – the Giants or the Gods? When you’ve listened to the story, you can leave a comment and let us know. An audio podcast in MP3 format.Chap 19, Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Posted: May 2012Dorothy and her friends are not out of danger yet. They leave the Emerald City to resume their travels and run into a very unusual form of danger.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Chap 18, Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Posted: May 2012The Wizard has fulfilled his promises to Dorothy’s friends, but not to her. She still has not found a way to get back to kansas. She thinks of asking her old friends, the Winged Monkeys, to see if they can help.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Jason and Medea Part Four: the Escape
Posted: April 2012
Please find the entire series filed under Greek Myths and don’t miss three fabulous songs which go with the story.
The final part of Jason and Medea is action packed. Jason must drive fierce bulls to plough Ares’ field, fight off an army of skeleton men, and take the Golden Fleece from the cave guarded by a dragon. Will the beautiful witch Medea help him? Will he keep his promises to her?
There is an postscript. The Greek writer, Euripides, penned a famous drama entitled Medea. He gave the tale a gory ending. But some people think Euripides made up his violent finale to slander the non-Greek Medea. We give the story our own twist in the final scene. An audio podcast in MP3 format.Upstart Greek
Posted: April 2012An uptempo, amusing song about Jason and the Golden Fleece. We hope you will find this fun ! The words are a bit of a tongue-twister.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Jason and Medea Part Three: Princess Medea
Posted: April 2012
Our story is taken up by Princess Medea. Jason and the Argonauts have arrived in her father’s kingdom of Colchis. They have come to take the fabulous Golden Fleece back to Greece – something her father is not happy about. Medea is in love with Jason and decides to help him with her magic. An audio podcast in MP3 format.Jason and Medea Part Two : The Voyage to Colchis
Posted: April 2012
Jason and the Argonauts travel the seas on their way to Colchis to fetch the Golden fleece. On one stop along the way, they meet Amycus, the inhospitable king, who challenges their strongest hero to a boxing contest. On another stop they meet a prophet to is tortured by Harpes for the crime of telling the future too accurately.
Illustrations for Storynory by Nick Hayes. An audio podcast in MP3 format.Jason and Medea Part One: The Voyage Begins
Posted: March 2012
We begin our four part “epic” poem written in verse by Bertie for Storynory.
You may know this famous story by other titles including Jason and the Golden Fleece and Jason and the Argonauts. We have chosen to call it “Jason and Medea” to emphasis the parts of the hero and the heroine, who are both interesting characters. It tells the tale of how Jason sailed from Greece on a quest to the land of Colchis which is now known as Georgia (South of Russia, North of Turkey, West of Armenia, on the Black Sea). He took with him a gang of “hardened heros” including the famous strongman, Heracles, who features in Part One. His goal was to bring back the fabulous Golden Fleece – but he must contend with fierce dragons and beautiful witches.
The poem will be in four parts, and there are three songs to go with it. There are 12 specially commissioned pictures. This part and part two is beautifully narrated by Richard Scott. Parts three and four will be read by Natasha in the voice of Medea. An audio podcast in MP3 format.Brynhilde
Posted: March 2012We have already met the Norse hero, Sigurd . After killing a dragon, he rode his horse through a ring of fire to discover a sleeping princess – a Valkyrie or War Maiden. Her name was Brynhilde. He woke her with a kiss – but was it happy ever after?
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Sigurd and the Dragon
Posted: March 2012
Big things are expected of Prince Sigurd. His father died before he was born, but left him the pieces of a hero’s sword. His mother believes that he will grow up into one of the greatest heros of all times. That’s called “pressure”. His first quest is set by his Tutor. He has to kill a dragon.
Prince Sigurd is Norse hero that Richard Wagner took up as “Siegfried” in his opera of the same name. An audio podcast in MP3 format.Chap 17, Wizard of Oz
Posted: March 2012The big day has arrived. Wizard has promised to fly back to Cansas with Dorothy. The crowds await to see them off.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
Links
Review the full list of podcast channels in our category for English and literature, including contemporary and traditional poems as well as learning the English language.
Whilst all the podcasts listed in this directory are selected in line with our criteria, we do strongly recommend educators that the contents of all podcasts, podcast feeds and channels are regularly auditioned to ensure that they are suitable and appropriate for the age range of the children and young people.
Thursday, 17th May 2012
