Airing time: Wednesdays, 8pm
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 come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination. They are all told in true oral tradition.
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.
(Pick a Tale for Children airs Wednesdays at 8am - just in time for the car trip to school)
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To download the latest episode: Click the kiwifruit to go to the Pick a Tale for Adults show page on the accessmedia.nz site:
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The Immigrants_Rona and the Moon
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.
Duration: 00:17:08 | Date: 17 May, 2023
The Red Poppy
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.
Duration: 00:22:58 | Date: 3 May, 2023
How the First Black Bird Came to Ireland
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.
Duration: 00:22:33 | Date: 19 April, 2023
King Cormacs Fighting Academy
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.
Duration: 00:22:09 | Date: 12 April, 2023
The True Story of Joan Wiffen, Back Country
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.
Duration: 00:21:35 | Date: 5 April, 2023
Hans Christian Anderson's Paper Cuttings
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.
Duration: 00:22:45 | Date: 29 March, 2023
The Little Ship
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.
Duration: 00:15:07 | Date: 22 March, 2023
Quetta Torres Part 2
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.
Duration: 00:16:47 | Date: 15 March, 2023
Quetta Torres Part 1
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.
Duration: 00:15:49 | Date: 8 March, 2023
Baiame Part 2 & Koala and the Rainbow
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.
Duration: 00:22:44 | Date: 1 March, 2023
Baiame Part 1
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.
Duration: 00:21:00 | Date: 22 February, 2023
Old Peters Russian Tales
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.
Duration: 00:23:59 | Date: 15 February, 2023
Mutiny on the Bounty
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.
Duration: 00:16:00 | Date: 1 February, 2023