A Visit from St.Nicholas

Concluding this run of festive tales, I read the iconic Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" better known to many as "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore.

I'll be back in the new year with an interesting non-fiction text to return with - so watch this space !

If you have any comments, queries, suggestions or even requests you can either either tweet or message me directly at www.twitter.com/tellatalepod or email me : tellatalepod@hotmail.com 

Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/tatp12avisitfromstnicholas

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"Hark The Herald Angels Sing" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 
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Mr Christmas

Continuing the festive tales, I read  the more upbeat (and frankly lesser known) tale of Mr Christmas, one of the many Little Miss and Mr Men Characters created by the Hargreaves family

On Christmas Eve I will be sharing with you "A Visit from St. Nicholas" A.K.A "Twas the Night Before Christmas" a poem by Clement Clarke Moore

If you have any comments, queries, suggestions or even requests you can either either tweet or message me directly at www.twitter.com/tellatalepod or email me : tellatalepod@hotmail.com 

Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/tatp11mrchristmas

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"Hark The Herald Angels Sing" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 
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The Little Match Girl

Continuing the festive tales, I read the rather sad tale of "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen. During these modern times it is important to remember that little things really matter including the memories of those no longer with us. There are some things that money can't buy...

Next time, I'll reading Roger Hargreaves "Mr Christmas"


Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/tatp10thelittlematchgirl

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"Hark The Herald Angels Sing" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 
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Gift of the Magi

In the first of a number of festive tales, I start of with O. Henry's poignant tale about the sacrifices of Christmas in "Gift of the Magi". At this time of year it is very easy to put the wants and needs of others first.

Next time, I'll reading "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen.



Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/tatp09giftofthemagi

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"Hark The Herald Angels Sing" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 
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Where did the Northern Lights come from?

The tale I'm reading this week is called "Where did the Northern Lights come from?" a folk tale from Norway. This story, as can many other can be found at https://storyweaver.org.in and many of the stories come with amazing illustrations as well as in various translations.

Next time, I'll be starting a run of podcasts with a December/Christmas/New Year theme including poems and short stories!


Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/tatp08wheredidthenorthernlightscomefrom

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Today's intro music was “Extinction Level Event” by  Jingle Punks.
This music, and more can be found at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1

The quirquincho and the fox

After a short hiatus, we are back with some more tales!
In today's audio book I read "The quirquincho and the fox" a tale set in South America. As an additional bonus at the end of the tale there is a brief description of the continent and its geography AND an activity where you can make your very own volcano !

Next time, I'll be reading a Norwegian tale called "Where do the Northern Lights come from?"

Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/07-thequirquinchoandthefox

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Today's intro music was “Mi Boriquen” by Doug Maxwell and Jimmy Fontanez.
This music, and more can be found at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1

Revolting Rhymes part 3

Just in time for Roald Dahl Day, today's audiobook is the final installment of my reading of "Revolting Rhymes". In this podcast I read aloud the tales of "Little red riding hood" and "The three little pigs" which end up being strangely connected...
Poem one starts straight after the intro music, poem two commences at 4.45.

I’m going to be spending the next few weeks editing and recording some new fantastic podcasts, including a chapter story quite close to my heart! So I’ll be taking a short hiatus of a few weeks to catch up and make sure the next few podcasts are up to scratch and can do some research for future episodes.

My next tale, “The quirinchiro and the fox”, will be available at the start of October

Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/06-revoltingrhymespt3

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Today's intro music was “Guess Who” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Revolting Rhymes part 2

Today's audiobook is the second part of three installments reading Roald Dahl's "Revolting Rhymes". In this podcast I read aloud the tales of Snow White and the seven dwarves and Goldilocks and the three bears.
Poem one starts straight after the intro music, poem two starts at 8.20

Next week I will conclude the "Revolting Rhymes" trilogy with "Little red riding hood" and The three little pigs"

Part three will be available just in time for Roald Dahl Day, the 13th September!

Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/05-revoltingrhymespt2

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Today's intro music was “Guess Who” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Revolting Rhymes part 1

Today's audiobook is the first part of three installments reading Roald Dahl's "Revolting Rhymes". In this podcast I read aloud the tales of Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk. Just so you know there is a tiny bit of bad language (more rude than sweary) around the 7.20-7.25 mark if you want to filter or miss out. I'm just reading what's on the page!!!!
Poem one starts straight after the intro music, poem 2 starts at 8.30

Next week I will upload part two of the "Revolting Rhymes" trilogy with "Snow White and the seven dwarves" and "Goldilocks and the three bears".

Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/04-revoltingrhymespt1

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Today's intro music was “Guess Who” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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A Dancer's Tale

Today's audiobook is "A Dancer's Tale" -  the real life story of Phyllis Spira, a.South African ballerina told in rhyme. This, and many other tales, can be found at the very brilliant storyweaver website which contains many different multicultural tales on numerous topics for all levels of reader.

The next 3 podcasts will come as a series as I read aloud the brilliant (if not rather macabre and grotesque) "Revolting Rhymes" by Roald Dahl.

Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/03-adancerstale

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Today's intro music was "Invitation to the Castle Ball" by Doug Maxwell. https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1

More or less? Need to Guess!

Today's tale is "More or Less? Need to Guess" a mathematical story from India. This, and many other tales, can be found at the very brilliant storyweaver website which tales in English but also in their original African and Asian languages. I think I might just stick with English for now !

My next story, "A Dancer's Tale" which is a piece of non-fiction, will be available in two weeks time

Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/02-moreorlessneedtoguess

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Today's intro music was "Brain Trust" by Wayne Jones. https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1

The Boy Who Didn't Know

Today's tale is "The Boy Who Didn't Know" a traditional tale from Brittany.
This comes from the book "Celtic Memories" retold by Caitlín Matthews ISBN 1-84148-096-7
A big thank you to Mary who gifted me this book as inspiration for my new podcasting adventure and I will be revisiting the many stories in the book in the future.


My next tale, More or Less? Need to Guess, will be available next week

Download or listen here: https://archive.org/details/01-theboywhodidntknow

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Today's intro music was "Yonder Hill and Dale" by Aaron Kenny. https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1

My Tale

Hello and welcome to my new podcast venture - Tell A Tale Pod.

In this mini pod I take a bit of time to introduce myself and the many reasons why I have decided to do this podcast. As you will hear education, podcasting and storytelling are in my blood.

I am very open to hearing from you if you have any texts, authors or any source material (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, play monologues etc) you think would be good for the podcast - the more diverse the better.  I am not going to promise to have a podcast up on a regular basis - mainly because one can never tell if I will have the time or the voice to do a recording on such a rota. But as I am setting this up over the summer holidays, I am hoping to get a few recordings in the bag so a steady stream can get in new listeners.

Don't worry if you are new to podcasting, I hope to make the blog as accessible as possible. The page will be laid out the same on every episode. There will always be a link to download the file straight to your device, but there will also be a button so you can just play the episode straight from the website (just mind your data if using your phone!!!) All I do ask is that if you *do* enjoy the podcast, share the page as much as you can on social media OR if you are in the educational world maybe just a little bit of word of mouth would be great too :)

My first tale, The Boy Who Didn't Know, will be available next week

You can download or listen to the latest podcast here https://archive.org/details/tatp_intro

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Today's intro music was "Lullabye (Sting)" by Twin Musicom and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)             http://www.twinmusicom.org/