Podcast Episodes

The Rathlin Island Fairies & The Fisherman of Lough Neagh

Season 1 Episode 195

Two Fairy stories set in Northern Ireland - told by veteran storyteller Liz Weir. One is about a boy named Jim who has a scarily close encounter with…

1 year, 11 months ago

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The Mitten

Season 1 Episode 194

One snowy day, a young boy drops his mitten - a mole finds it and uses it to shelter away from the cold wind. One by one, various woodland animals co…

1 year, 11 months ago

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The Luck Child

Season 1 Episode 193

An old German fairytale about a boy who is born lucky. A fortune teller predicts that the boy will marry a princess and one day become King. Will the…

2 years ago

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Tom Tit Tot

Season 1 Episode 192

An old English fairy tale about an impish creature who helps a young girl with an almost impossible task. But can she answer his question or will she…

2 years ago

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The Child Gods and The Straw Hats

Season 1 Episode 191

A poor man tries selling his wife's kimonos to get money for rice cakes to celebrate new year. As he returns home without having sold a thing, the ma…

2 years ago

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The Tinder Box

Season 1 Episode 191

"The Tinder Box" is an old fairytale from Denmark written by Hans Christian Andersen, and retold with great wit by Paul Alborough. When an old soldie…

2 years ago

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The Dog, the Cat, the Owl and the Peacock.

Season 1 Episode 189

It’s Christmas day, the days are short and the nights are long and bitterly cold, the dog is out looking for food…..but he and his friends work toget…

2 years ago

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Nanuq, The Great Bear

Season 1 Episode 188

This magical, slightly scary Inuit tale tells a story of kindness and betrayal. Three Hunters and their dogs pursue Nanuq, The Great White Bear acros…

2 years ago

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Wee Hugh and the Silver Angel & How The Snow Got its Colour

Season 1 Episode 187

Storyteller Liz Weir tells two beautiful wintery tales. 'Wee Hugh and the Silver Angel' is a moving Scottish story from late traveller Duncan William…

2 years ago

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Snotty Boy

Season 1 Episode 186

In this tale from Japan an old woodcutter donates his logs to the Dragon God. In return he's given a young boy with a runny nose to look after. Fed u…

2 years, 1 month ago

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