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Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt

Arts, Books, Kids & Family, Stories for Kids

This is a weekly podcast of funny stories for kids. There are side-splitting versions of my own fractured fairy tales. Also short stories from some of my best-selling books, featuring characters from 'The Adventures of Nanny Piggins' and 'Friday Barnes, Girl Detective'. The stories are perfect for bedtime, long car rides or even if you're just stuck waiting a really long time at the doctor's office. They're written for 7-11 year olds but these are tales the whole family can enjoy. The silliness is ageless. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoy recording it. After years of being a children's author, typing away in my office with only my goldfish for company, I was bursting to tell my stories out-loud and with lots of silly voices! So please - sit back, get comfy and enjoy some amazing, some silly and some just plain ludicous tales direct from my imagination to you.

Stories for Kids chart
#95
Episodes
406
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
22 min
On air since
2020
Latest episode
6 days ago

Episodes

406 episodes, newest first

  1. 'Odysseus and the Luck of Troy' as told by Nanny Piggins

    Season 18, Episode 13

    Show notes

    Having killed all the great Trojan heroes - Paris, Hector, the Queen of the Amazons etc - there is one thing left for the Greek army to do before they can overrun the city. They must steal the Luck of Troy. Luckily Odysseus has a cunning plan.

    R.A. Spratt will be performing her live show 'Christmas Stories with R.A. Spratt' at theatres in Auckland, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne this December. Here's a link to get tickets... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/

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    18 min
  2. Friday Barnes and the Case of the Missing Homework + Q&A LIVE at the CWF

    Season 18, Episode 12

    Show notes

    This is me performing 'Friday Barnes and the Case of the Missing Homework' as well as answering questions from the audience when I was at the Canberra Writers' Festival performing in the National Library.

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    33 min
  3. 'Paris is such a rotter' as told by Nanny Piggins

    Season 18, Episode 11

    Show notes

    Having just killed Achilles, Paris thinks he is on top of the world. But one dreadful mistake later and he is on a slippery slope to his doom. He may be able to slay the greatest Greek warrior of all time but can he survive his wife finding out that he is already married to a mountain nymph?

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    17 min
  4. 'Ajax goes Berserk' as told by Nanny Piggins

    Season 18, Episode 11

    Show notes

    Nanny Piggins continues the story of the Trojan War, she's up to the bit where Ajax goes berserk and the hero with the stinky foot returns.

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    23 min
  5. Nanny Piggins and the Duel at Dead Man's Gorge

    Season 18, Episode 10

    Show notes

    I have been on tour for the release of Friday Barnes 14 for the last two weeks. I ran out of time to write and record a fresh episode for this week so I'm dropping a rerun of one of my all time favourite Nanny Piggins stories.

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    24 min
  6. Friday Barnes and the Case of the Radioactive Hair

    Season 18, Episode 9

    Show notes

    My new book FRIDAY BARNES 14, NOTHING TO LOSE came out this week so I've recorded the first two chapters for the podcast. It's a mini-mystery so even if you've never read any Friday Barnes before you'll still be able to enjoy it.

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    22 min
  7. 'Achilles vs the Amazon Queen' as told by Nanny Piggins

    Season 18, Episode 8

    Show notes

    Nanny Piggins continues the story of the Trojan War. She picks up after the death of Hector, when the Amazon army turns up unexpectedly and Achilles volunteers to yet again save the day.

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    23 min
  8. Friday Barnes and the Case of the Prodigal Dad

    Season 18, Episode 7

    Show notes

    When Mr Wainscott turns up at Highcrest Academy to reclaim Ian, Friday is suspicious. Can she get to the bottom of it before her on again off again boyfrienemy is whisked away to the Cayman Islands?

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    27 min
  9. 'The Revenge of Achilles' as told by Nanny Piggins

    Season 18, Episode 6

    Show notes

    Achilles is very upset that Hector killed his cousin, and he is determined to get revenge.

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    18 min
  10. The Elephant's Child

    Season 18, Episode 5

    Show notes

    I'm a bit sick, so to give myself a chance to rest, I've recorded a classic story by Rudyard Kipling. 'The Elephant's Child' was a favourite of mine when I was little. My Mum used to read it to me. I hope you like it too.

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    24 min
  11. 'Achilles and the Lookelike' as told by Nanny Piggins

    Season 18, Episode 4

    Show notes

    When things go wrong for the Greeks on the battlefield it's time to bring out the big guns, but when Achilles has sworn a vow to not help, the next best thing is a lookelike.

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    18 min
  12. Friday Barnes and the Case at the Embassy

    Season 18, Episode 3

    Show notes

    When Friday is stuck in transit at Geneva airport, she makes a deal with the Swiss authorities. She'll solve their robbery in exchange for a passport.

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    19 min
  13. 'The Battle Resumes and Odysseus Sneaks About' as told by Nanny Piggins

    Season 18, Episode 2

    Show notes

    Nanny Piggins continues to tell her version of the story of the Trojan War, in this episode the battle stops for the night, giving cunning Odysseus the chance to get up to some cunning mischief.

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    19 min
  14. 'The Battle of the Husbands' as told by Nanny Piggins

    Season 18, Episode 1

    Show notes

    Nanny Piggins resumes her telling of the Trojan War, this week she reveals what happened with King Menelaus (Helen of Troy's first husband) and Prince Paris (Helen of Troy's second husband) faced off on the battle field.

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    27 min
  15. 'Macbeth' as told by Nanny Piggins - Holiday Rerun

    Season 17, Episode 4

    Show notes

    I'm on holiday so I'm replaying some of my favourite episodes until I get back.

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    24 min
  16. 'The True History of Pigthagorus' as told by Nanny Piggins - Holiday Rerun

    Season 17, Episode 3

    Show notes

    I'm on holiday for July, so I'm rerunning some of my favourite episodes until I get back.

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    21 min
  17. 'The Legend of the Giant's Causeway' as told by Nanny Piggins - Holiday Rerun

    Season 17, Episode 2

    Show notes

    I'm on holiday so I'm replaying some of my favourite episodes. I hope you like this one.

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    21 min
  18. 'The Story of Johnny Appleseed' as told by Nanny Piggins - Holiday Rerun

    Season 17, Episode 1

    Show notes

    I'm on my mid winter holiday so I'm replaying this episode, because it's one of my favourites.

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    19 min
  19. 'Achilles and the Big Sulky Tantrum' as told by Nanny Piggins

    Season 16, Episode 19

    Show notes

    Nanny Piggins continues with the story of the Trojan War, explaining the importance of childish behaviour in the progress of the military campaign.

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    23 min
  20. The Epically Awesome Odyssey as told by Nanny Piggins - First Chapters

    Season 16, Episode 19

    Show notes

    To celebrate the release of my new book 'The Epically Awesome Odyssey, as told by Nanny Piggins' this weeks episode is a recording of the dedication, introduction and first chapter from the book. This book was inspired by stories from this podcast, so I am very proud to be sharing this bit of the finished product after all the stories we've shared about Odysseus over the last couple of years.

    If you'd like to buy a copy here's a link...

    https://www.thenile.com.au/books/ra-spratt/the-epically-awesome-odyssey-as-told-by-nanny-piggins/9781761622472

    Or you can contact my local bookstore. If you order from them, make sure you say in the 'notes' section that you'd like a signed copy...

    https://thebookshopbowral.com.au/p/the-epically-awesome-odyssey-as-told-by-nanny-piggins

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    29 min

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