Podcast Episodes

Bex gets SPOOOOKY with Carrie Hope Fletcher! 👻

Episode 181

Welcome to the scariest, most spine-tingling episode of Book Worms this year! Carrie Hope Fletcher came by the Fun Kids studio to chat all about her new spooky book, The Double Trouble Society and th…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

A sea-faring mystery, a polar bear, and words of inspiration!

Episode 180

AM Howell is here to chat to Bex all about her new book Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic! Ann-Marie has provided all kinds of historic references to cruise ships in the 1930s. It's a must-read…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Dermot O'Leary talks Wings of Glory! 🕊️

Episode 179

Bex is the reigning Queen of books, and she's been getting stuck in some AMAZING new stories! We've got a jam-packed episode for you, so let's get started!

Dermot O'Leary is here to chat about Wings …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

An ACCIDENTAL art heist and an UNLIKELY superhero!

Episode 178

Today, we at Book Worms are celebrating National Read A Book Day! Every year on the 6th September people across the nation are encouraged to read a book! That's no challenge for Bex, but it's great t…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Travel to the past in Sweet Skies and meet robots in Worrybot!

Episode 177

We've got a mix of genres on the show today. First, Robin Scott-Elliott reveals why he wanted to write a story about a young boy in 1948 Berlin who wants to be a pliot. There's triumph, survival, and…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Robot Librarians ATTACK in Sam Copeland and Jenny Pearson's new tale!!!

Episode 176

It's not often you see two authors for one book, and even rarer for them to be writing two separate stories! Bex caught up with author duo Sam Copeland and Jenny Pearson to chat all about their new b…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Blackpool Tower has VANISHED!

Episode 175

Hello you book lovers! This week, Bex is chatting to author Frank Cottrell-Boyce about his new book, The Wonder Brothers. What happens when a magician makes a tower disappear? Well, three cousins hav…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

What kind of art is right for me? And meet the Yoto Carnegie winners!

Episode 174

In this week's Book Worms, Bex has been chatting to author Joe Haddow and illustrator Ellie Hawes all about their new book Art Is Everywhere! Art isn't just paintbrushes and picture frames, and Joe i…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Football legends, fantasy worlds, and the Alligator's Mouth Shortlist!

Episode 173

What a line-up we have in store for you this week on Book Worms! There's authors aplenty, and Bex crowns her Fun Kids Book of the Month for June...

BBC Sports Personality of the year and Arsenal play…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

How To Train Your Dragon, and your pet wolf too!

Episode 172

In this week's animal training episode of Book Worms, Bex is chatting to author Cressida Cowell on How To Train Your Hogfly! Cressida has been hard at work training all of these fantastic creatures, …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago