Podcast Episodes

The Bird of a Thousand Colours

Season 1 Episode 300

The birds of the forest need to choose a king. Turkey wants to be the one to wear the crown, but his dull feathers are not impressive. A colourful bird lkindly lends her bright feathers to Turkey, wh…

Published on 12 hours ago

Jack and the Magic Horse

Season 1 Episode 299

Here’s a beautiful quest story for those of you who aren’t keen on scary tales. It’s filled with magic and drama and told by veteran storyteller from Northern Ireland Liz Weir. It’s about a princess,…

Published on 1 week ago

Bring Me a Light!

Season 1 Episode 298

Take one sad ghost, a haunted house and seven semi-brave brothers and you have the ingredients for a perfect Halloween story told by Cat Weatherill. Be a little bit afraid.

This story is scary, but n…

Published on 1 week ago

Queen of the Witches

Season 1 Episode 297

A sweet old woman sets off on a quest to solve the mystery of some missing eggs. Her search leads her to Hecate the Queen of the Witches who sets the old woman trembling. What will she find there wai…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Witch and the Donkey

Season 1 Episode 296

As we approach Halloween, here is a funny, witchy story for you from Germany. A young woodcutter has an accident with an axe and is healed by a girl who comes across him in the woods. Love blooms, bu…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Molly and the Skeleton

Season 1 Episode 295

Molly and the Skeleton. This is a story from our archive. It was the first in our Super Great Scary Stories collection for owlets which we began in October 2022. It's our little gift for you this Hal…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Stargazy Pie

Season 1 Episode 294

One stormy October a long time ago in Cornwall in the UK, the waves were so high that none of the fisherfolk dared to go out on the sea to bring back fish. So people in the village were going hungry.…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Māui and the Giant Fish

Season 1 Episode 293

Mãui the demigod and trickster is fed up with his big brothers who won't let him go fishing with them. So Mãui decides to teach them a lesson by catching a fish bigger than any they've ever caught be…

Published on 1 month ago

Fox and Dog

Season 1 Episode 292

Are you more like a fox, or more like a dog? Storyteller new to Super Great Kids’ Stories - Cara Silversmith, tells this moving tale from Scottish traveller the late Duncan Williamson. The story comp…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Boy Who Drew Cats

Season 1 Episode 291

A young boy is sent by his parents to become a priest, but really, all he wants to do is draw cats. He loves drawing cats, and dreams of becoming an artist. What he doesn’t know, is that this love of…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago