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Back to SearchNanny Piggins and the Grandmaster - Part 2
Season 10 Episode 13
Boris competes in the chess tournament against the famous (and staggeringly beautiful) grandmaster - Olga Svinya. But Nanny Piggins thinks there is s…
2 years, 4 months ago
Nanny Piggins and the Grandmaster
Season 10 Episode 12
While sitting on the naughty bench outside their local supermarket, Nanny Piggins decides to enter the Regional Chess Championship because the prize …
2 years, 4 months ago
'The Story of Pandora' as told by Nanny Piggins
Season 10 Episode 11
When Samantha asks where the expression, 'to open a Pandora's box' comes from, Nanny Piggins tells the tragic tale of Pandora from Greek Mythology. N…
2 years, 5 months ago
'The True History of St Patrick' as told by Nanny Piggins
Season 10 Episode 12
Nanny Piggins tells the children the true story of St Patrick and what really happened with the snakes of Ireland.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Q&A Anniversary Celebration
Season 10 Episode 11
To celebrate the 4th anniversary of this podcast and the 10th anniversary of the Friday Barnes book series, I asked listeners to send in their questi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Friday Barnes 12, Collision Course - Opening Two Chapters
Season 10 Episode 10
Here are the first two chapters from my new book, the latest in the Friday Barnes series. If you like it - please do buy a copy - it's a great way to…
2 years, 5 months ago
Friday Barnes and the Case of the Locked Door
Season 10 Episode 9
Friday and Melanie arrive in Paris for their undercover mission at the Louvre, there's one slight problem - they can't get into the bathroom. Their r…
2 years, 6 months ago
'The Six Labours of Theseus' as told by Nanny Piggins
Season 10 Episode 8
After accidentally destroying their television in an enthusiastic game of Dodge Shoe, Nanny Piggins tells the children the story of Theseus. Not the …
2 years, 6 months ago
'The Peasant's Wise Daughter' as told by Nanny Piggins
Season 10 Episode 7
Nanny Piggins tells a story from Grimm's Fairy Tales that was based on her very clever distant cousin, who solved a king's riddle.
Come along to the B…
2 years, 6 months ago
'Hercules and the Golden Apples' as told by Nanny Piggins
Season 10 Episode 6
Nanny Piggins tells the children the story of Hercules and how he rescued Prometheus, tricked Atlas and was responsible for the creation of a really …
2 years, 6 months ago