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Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her listeners are encouraged to bring to life imagination and creation, to dance with the stars and enjoy the moment.
Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Pick a Tale for Children airs Wednesdays at 8am - just in time for the car trip to school
(Pick a Tale for Adults airs Wednesday at 8pm, after the kids have gone to bed. After all, we don't want to give them nightmares.)
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Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas_Kiwi Night Before Christmas
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Duration: 00:24:01 | Date: 14 December, 2022
Three Little Rascals, Finn's First Song & Where are you Puffling
Three Little Rascals 5+
Finn's First Song 6+
Where are you Puffling 6+
Duration: 00:18:20 | Date: 7 December, 2022
Poems & Noises at Night
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Duration: 00:14:11 | Date: 23 November, 2022
The Wild Swans
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Duration: 00:20:31 | Date: 9 November, 2022
Old Huhu & Kahu and the Taniwha
Old Huhu 6+
Kahu and the Taniwha 8+
Duration: 00:14:23 | Date: 5 October, 2022
Folk Tales of the world
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Duration: 00:15:44 | Date: 21 September, 2022
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit 5+
Duration: 00:21:44 | Date: 14 September, 2022
My Dad & Something from Nothing
My Dad 5+
Something from Nothing 7+
Duration: 00:15:10 | Date: 7 September, 2022
Poems, Ruby Red Shoes & Brer Rabbit
Poems 5+
Ruby Red Shoes 5+
Brer Rabbit 7+
Duration: 00:19:23 | Date: 31 August, 2022
Huggle Buggle Bear & Big Klaus, Little Klaus
What Should I Wear, Huggle Buggle Bear? 5+
Big Klaus, Little Klaus 7+
Duration: 00:21:41 | Date: 3 August, 2022
Animal Stories
The Grasshopper and the Ants 7+
The Lion and the Mouse 7+
The Rabbit and the Turtle 7+
The Cat and the Mouse 7+
Duration: 00:22:55 | Date: 20 July, 2022
A Lion in the Night_The Spider in the Shower_The Carpet of Dreams
All stories are 5yrs +
Duration: 00:22:55 | Date: 13 July, 2022
Quite a Selection
The Kuia and the Spider, Rupert Bear, and How Rabbit Got Wisdom
Duration: 00:25:05 | Date: 22 June, 2022
Ruby Red Shoes & The Snowman
Ruby Red Shoes 5+
The Snowman 7+
Duration: 00:23:41 | Date: 15 June, 2022
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes & Charlie and Tess
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes 5+
Charlie and Tess 6+
Duration: 00:20:20 | Date: 1 June, 2022
Once Upon A Rhyme
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Duration: 00:24:44 | Date: 13 April, 2022
Mice Stories
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 5yo
Pudding and Pie 5yo
Little Red Riding Hood 7+
The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage 7+
Duration: 00:25:53 | Date: 6 April, 2022
Pudding and Pie, Legends of Krakow & Otrom Fotrom
Pudding and Pie 1-5 years old
Legends of Krakow 5+
Otrom Fotrom 7+
Duration: 00:26:51 | Date: 30 March, 2022
The Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Duration: 00:29:06 | Date: 23 March, 2022
The Husband Who Looked After the House for the Day & The Girl and the North Wind
The Husband Who Looked After the House for the Day 7+
The Girl and the North Wind 5+
Duration: 00:20:55 | Date: 9 March, 2022
Brer Rabbit and Fox & The Sea
Brer Rabbit and Fox 7+
The Sea 5+
Duration: 00:23:01 | Date: 2 March, 2022
The Drummer & The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
The Drummer 7+
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit 5+
Duration: 00:22:59 | Date: 16 February, 2022
Ugly Duckling & Tin Soldier
Ugly Duckling 5+
Tin Soldier 8+
Duration: 00:23:06 | Date: 2 February, 2022
Jim and the Bean Stalk & Only Me From Over the Sea
Jim and the Bean Stalk 5+
Only Me From Over the Sea 5+
Duration: 00:26:02 | Date: 26 January, 2022
The Spider in the Shower & The Princess and the Pea
The Spider in the Shower 5+ years old
The Princess and the Pea 7-9 years old
Duration: 00:16:27 | Date: 19 January, 2022
Alfie Summer & Stay Awake Mr Bear
Alfie Summer 6-7 years old
Stay Awake Mr Bear 5+
Duration: 00:21:58 | Date: 5 January, 2022