Podcast by Paul Spratt
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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 sillin ...
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senior year is over Cover art photo provided by Annie Spratt on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@anniespratt
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Project Cover art photo provided by Annie Spratt on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@anniespratt
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Alex Forsyth presents topical debate in which guests from politics, business, science, arts and the media answer questions from members of the public. Anita Anand presents listeners' responses to the issues raised.
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Let’s get down & talk the real talk about nutrition and health. Breaking one myth at a time & educating one person at a time. We also drink copious amounts of coffee! Check us out every Monday LIVE on Facebook, or the replay later that evening. You can also download the episodes on your favorite podcast app, or watch us on YouTube! Follow the guys on Instagram: Mike - https://www.instagram.com/keto_mike_ Marty - https://www.instagram.com/msiry Official Podcast Gram - https://www.instagram.co ...
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AQ: Baroness Fox, Paul Nowak, Lucy Powell MP, Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP
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James Cook presents political debate from the Winter Gardens in BlackpoolAv BBC Radio 4
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'The True History of St George' as told by Nanny Piggins
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Nanny Piggins tells Boris and the children the story of St George, what really happened - not what you may have seen written down in all the story books. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https://rasprat…
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AQ: Ellie Chowns MP, Andrew RT Davies MS, Emma Pinchbeck, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
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Ben Wright presents political debate from the National Botanic Gardens of WalesAv BBC Radio 4
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'The True History of Pigthagoras' as told by Nanny Piggins
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When she discovers Derrick doing his maths homework, Nanny Piggins explains the true origins of Pythagoras' theorem. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https://raspratt.threadless.com/ For information abo…
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AQ: Nadra Ahmed; Wendy Chamberlain MP; Barry Gardiner MP & Kevin Hollinrake MP
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Hartrigg Oaks retirement village in York.Av BBC Radio 4
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Nanny Piggins and the Daring Rescue - Part 2
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This is the 2nd part of the story about Nanny Piggins mission to rescue Mr Green from being the national hero of Vanuatu. NB. I realise there is a mistake in this episode where I say 'nannity's sanity' but I thought it was funny so I left it in. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like,…
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AQ: Dame Harriett Baldwin; Liam Halligan; James Murray; Ann Pettifor
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the Chartered Accountants' Hall, London.Av BBC Radio 4
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Nanny Piggins and the Daring Rescue - Part 1
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Nanny Piggins, Boris and the children travel to Vanuatu to rescue Mr Green. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https://raspratt.threadless.com/ For information about live shows use this link... https://ra…
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AQ: Robert Buckland; Inaya Folarin Iman; Dan Norris MP & Vicky Spratt
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from The Poly, Falmouth.Av BBC Radio 4
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'The Story of Johnny Appleseed' as told by Nanny Piggins
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After eating an apple pie, Nanny Piggins reveals that she is related to legendary American folk hero, Johnny Appleseed. And that in fact Johnny Appleseed's real name was Bramwell Appleseed. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase …
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AQ: Alex Norris MP, Charlotte Pickles, Dr Emma Runswick, Helen Whately MP
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds.Av BBC Radio 4
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'The Story of Paul Bunyen' as told by Nanny Piggins
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When Boris has nasty roller skating accident due to his great height, Nanny Piggins comforts him that he is no where near as tall as Paul Bunyen. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https://raspratt.thread…
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AQ: Douglas Alexander MP, Angela Haggerty, Lord Offord, Pete Wishart MP
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine.Av BBC Radio 4
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Part 4 - 'Jason and the Stunningly Beautiful Witch' as told by Nanny Piggins
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Jason continues his quest to fetch the Golden Sheet Cake and he meets a staggeringly beautiful witch, who just happens to be a distant relative of Nanny Piggins. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https:/…
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Holiday Rerun - 'Nanny Piggins and the School Bus'
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I'm away on holiday with my family so this week I'm playing a rerun of a classic episode. I'll be back in one week to continue the story of 'Jason and his Quest for the Golden Sheet Cake'. Best wishes, R.A. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the S…
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AQ: Andrew Bowie MP, Daniel Kebede, Alison McGovern MP, Jill Rutter
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from St Cuthbert's Church in DarlingtonAv BBC Radio 4
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Holiday Rerun - 'Macbeth' as told by Nanny Piggins
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I'm on holiday with my family this week so I'm planning this classic episode. I'll be back in two weeks with more adventures of 'Jason and the Quest for the Golden Sheet' cake. Best wishes, R.A. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purc…
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AQ: Lord Falconer, Professor Matthew Goodwin, Layla Moran MP, Polly Toynbee, Lord Willetts
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre.Av BBC Radio 4
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Part 3 - Jason and the Quest for a Snack
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On his mission to fetch the Golden Sheet Cake, Jason and the Argonauts get peckish and stop in at Thrace for a snack. Things go horribly wrong when they sit down with King Phineas and they discover how Zeus has decided to punish him. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/…
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AQ: David Davis, Sarah Olney, Tommy Sheppard, Wes Streeting
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Part 2 - 'Jason and the Quest to be the Worst Dinner Party Guest Ever' as told by Nanny Piggins
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Nanny Piggins continues telling the tale of Jason and his Quest to fetch the Golden Sheet Cake. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https://raspratt.threadless.com/ For information about live shows use thi…
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AQ: John Healey, Kevin Hollinrake, Anne McElvoy, Adrian Ramsay
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the East Riding Theatre in Beverley in East Yorkshire.Av BBC Radio 4
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'The Quest for the Golden Sheet Cake' as told by Nanny Piggins
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Jason sets out to liberate his father and reclaim their kingdom from his wicked uncle, but ends up being set an impossible quest to fetch the Golden Sheet Cake. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https://…
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AQ: David TC Davies, Guto Harri, Delyth Jewell MS, Rain Newton-Smith, Jo Stevens
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Victoria Derbyshire presents political discussion from Newport Cathedral in south Wales.Av BBC Radio 4
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Nanny Piggins and the Campaign Strategy - Part 2
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Nanny Piggins takes on her arch-nemesis, Nanny Anne in the 'Town to Tip' fun run. Not everyone has fun. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https://raspratt.threadless.com/ For information about live shows…
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AQ: James Cartlidge, Paul Johnson, Alison McGovern, John Nicolson, Richard Tice
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Victoria Hall in Oakham in Rutland.Av BBC Radio 4
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Nanny Piggins and the Campaign Strategy - Part 1
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When Nanny Piggins runs for mayor she is forced to adopt a desperate strategy to beat her rival, Mr Green in the election. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https://raspratt.threadless.com/ For informati…
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'Pigerella' as told by Nanny Piggins - Redux
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This is a re-recording of the 3rd episode of the podcast, originally recorded back at the beginning of 2020 with the inline microphone on my apple earbuds. Now that I've had four years of practise I wanted to re-record this story. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or …
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AQ: Anneliese Dodds MP, Kate Forbes MSP, Alister Jack MP, Christine Jardine MP, Lorna Slater MSP
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Gairloch Community Hall in Wester Ross.Av BBC Radio 4
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Yellowhead and the Three Traumatised Bears - Redux
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This a re-recording of the second ever episode of this podcast. My version of the story of Goldilocks. Hopefully it sounds better now that I have proper equipment and a slightly better idea what I'm doing. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Sh…
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AQ: Fatima Ibrahim, David Johnston MP, Tim Montgomerie, Karin Smyth MP
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Tetbury Goods Shed.Av BBC Radio 4
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I was away on a trip with my mother this week, so I didn't have time to write a new story. Instead I did this re-recording of the first ever episode of 'Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt'. I wanted to re-record it because I didn't have a proper microphone or any experience as a narrator when I started. Hopefully this version is a bit more polished t…
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AQ: Alistair Carmichael MP, Kevin Hollinrake MP, Jonathan Reynolds MP, Sarah Swindley
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from St Andrew's Parish Church in SedberghAv BBC Radio 4
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'The Golden Fleece' as told by Nanny Piggins
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Nanny Piggins tells another tale from the Ancient Greek story days. This time about the origin of the Golden Fleece. It turns out it didn't really come from a sheep. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... htt…
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AQ: Ian Blackford MP, Anthony Browne MP, Lucy Powell MP, Luke Tryl
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from East Markham Village HallAv BBC Radio 4
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Friday Barnes and the Case of the Missing Passports
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While catching the train to Switzerland Friday tries to help two elderly passengers. It does not go well. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandise visit... https://raspratt.threadless.com/ For information about live sho…
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AQ: Kate Andrews, Carla Denyer, John Glen MP, Darren Jones MP
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Pinhoe Baptist Church in Exeter.Av BBC Radio 4
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'The Story of St David' as told by Nanny Piggins
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Nanny Piggins tells the story of the Patron Saint of Wales, his extraordinary mother and their relationship to King/Queen Arthur of Camelot and how this all involves the vegetable - leeks. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase m…
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AQ: Daisy Cooper MP, Lord Dannatt, Anneliese Dodds MP, Tom Pursglove MP
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James Cook presents political discussion from St George's Guildhall in King's LynnAv BBC Radio 4
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'Theseus and the Minotaur' as told by Nanny Piggins
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Nanny Piggins tells the children the real story of Theseus' famous confrontation with the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. The historical version misses out many key facts involving fake moustaches. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purcha…
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AQ: Dan Jarvis MP, Alex Phillips, Enver Solomon, Andrew Stephenson MP
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Halifax Minster in West Yorkshire with Dan Jarvis MP, Alex Phillips, Enver Solomon, Andrew Stephenson MP.Av BBC Radio 4
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'The Story of Hermes' as told by Nanny Piggins
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When Mr Green is sent home early from work because of a Hermes bag related head injury, Nanny Piggins tells the children the story of the original Hermes from the Ancient Greek story days and how he invented the banjo. If you want to see a picture that was painted on an urn over 2000 years ago, depicting Hermes lyre/banjo there's one on the homepag…
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AQ: Sir Jake Berry MP, Baroness Chakrabarti, Inaya Folarin Iman, Richard Walker
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.Av BBC Radio 4
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Nanny Piggins and the Grandmaster - Part 2
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Boris competes in the chess tournament against the famous (and staggeringly beautiful) grandmaster - Olga Svinya. But Nanny Piggins thinks there is something suspicious about Olga. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the Show. To purchase merchandi…
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AQ: Andrew Griffith MP, Seema Malhotra MP, Sarah Olney MP, Tim Stanley
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Exchange in TwickenhamAv BBC Radio 4
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