THE STORIES SO FAR
All the Lockdown Tales are suitable for all ages, but to help you find what you're looking for, we've listed them loosely by age group.
Many of the stories and activities overlap age groups, and we encourage children of all ages to listen and engage with them all.
Many of the stories and activities overlap age groups, and we encourage children of all ages to listen and engage with them all.
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Early Years Stories (0-5 years)
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book (Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler), read by Sophie Neville
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo, written and read by Emma Chichester Clark
Fender, written and read by Veronica Lamond
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (folktale), read by Diana Quick
Hairy Maclary's Bone (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
The Big Breath, written and read by Cleo Sylvestre
The Little Red Hen (folktale), read by Penelope Wilton
The Old Woman and Her Pig, read by Petra Markham
The Three Little Pigs (folktale), told by Diana Quick
Mr Vinegar (folktale), read by Sam Wright
Nothing Can Frighten a Bear (Elizabeth Dale & Paula Metcalf), read by Ann Penfold
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle (folktale), adapted and told by Hilary Greatorex
The Vain Little Mouse (folktale), told by Montserrat Roig de Puig
What Shall We do, Blue Kangaroo? written and read by Emma Chichester Clark
Early Years Verse (0-5 years)
The Duck and the Kangaroo (Edward Lear), read by Emily Holt
The Hen /The Duck / The Table and Chair (Alfred Lord Douglas / Edward Lear), read by Sally Ann Burnett
To See a Unicorn (Adrian Mitchell), read by Sasha Mitchell
The House that Jack Built (traditional), recited by Julia Blackburn
Activities (0-5 years)
Blue Kangaroo (Empathy Day)
Fender (automatic download of Veronica Lamond's Teaching Resource pack. Find out more here.)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Hen
The Little Red Hen
Mr Vinegar
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book (Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler), read by Sophie Neville
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo, written and read by Emma Chichester Clark
Fender, written and read by Veronica Lamond
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (folktale), read by Diana Quick
Hairy Maclary's Bone (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
The Big Breath, written and read by Cleo Sylvestre
The Little Red Hen (folktale), read by Penelope Wilton
The Old Woman and Her Pig, read by Petra Markham
The Three Little Pigs (folktale), told by Diana Quick
Mr Vinegar (folktale), read by Sam Wright
Nothing Can Frighten a Bear (Elizabeth Dale & Paula Metcalf), read by Ann Penfold
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle (folktale), adapted and told by Hilary Greatorex
The Vain Little Mouse (folktale), told by Montserrat Roig de Puig
What Shall We do, Blue Kangaroo? written and read by Emma Chichester Clark
Early Years Verse (0-5 years)
The Duck and the Kangaroo (Edward Lear), read by Emily Holt
The Hen /The Duck / The Table and Chair (Alfred Lord Douglas / Edward Lear), read by Sally Ann Burnett
To See a Unicorn (Adrian Mitchell), read by Sasha Mitchell
The House that Jack Built (traditional), recited by Julia Blackburn
Activities (0-5 years)
Blue Kangaroo (Empathy Day)
Fender (automatic download of Veronica Lamond's Teaching Resource pack. Find out more here.)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Hen
The Little Red Hen
Mr Vinegar
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle
Stories (5-7 years)
A Drum (folktale), performed by Anusha Subramanyam and Prathap Ramachandra
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book (Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler), read by Sophie Neville
Clever Gretel (fairytale), read by Sally Ann Burnett
Domino the Miracle Dog, written and read by Julia Adlard
Fender, written and read by Veronica Lamond
First the Dance, then the Feast (folktale), read by Bethany O'Halloran
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (folktale), read by Diana Quick
Hairy Maclary's Bone (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Henny Penny (folktale), told by Petra Markham
How the Beetle Got Its Colours (Brazilian folktale), read by Alfie Enoch
In the Summer When I Go to Bed (Thomas Hood), read by Hugh Fraser
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo, written and read by Emma Chichester Clark
Jack and the Beanstalk, adapted by Leanne Guenther and read by Rosalind Burt
Mr Vinegar (folktale), read by Sam Wright
Switch on the Night (folktale), read by Morven Macbeth
The Big Breath, written and read by Cleo Sylvestre
The Dauntless Girl (folktale), read by Petra Markham
The Elves and the Shoemaker (folktale), read by Theo Fraser Steele
The Knight Who Said 'No!', (Lucy Rowland), read by Rob Jarvis
The Little Red Hen (folktale), read by Penelope Wilton
The Mirror, the Carpet and the Lemon (folktale), read by Ann Bryson
The Old Woman and Her Pig, read by Petra Markham
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle (folktale), adapted and told by Hilary Greatorex
The Oracle's Wisdom (Daniel Shaw, aged 9), read by Sally Ann Burnett
The Princess and the Goatherd (folktale), read by Theo Fraser Steele
The Princess and the Pea (folktale), adapted and told by Hilary Greatorex
The Queen Bee (the Brothers Grimm), read by Martina Schwarz
The Three Little Pigs (folktale), told by Diana Quick
The Vain Little Mouse (folktale), told by Montserrat Roig de Puig
Two Tunes for Three Hundred Rubles (Yiddish folktale), read by Rob Gildon
What Shall We do, Blue Kangaroo? written and read by Emma Chichester Clark
Verse (5-7 years)
A Sticky End / I Am Boj / To See a Unicorn (Adrian Mitchell), read by Sasha Mitchell
In the Summer When I Go to Bed (Thomas Hood), read by Hugh Fraser
Silver (Walter de la Mare), read by Petra Markham
The Bubble Wrap / Constable's Clouds, written and read by Dean Parkin
The Finger Lock (folktale) / The Green Grass (folk rhyme), read by Morven Macbeth and Julia Blackburn
The House that Jack Built (traditional), recited by Julia Blackburn
The Pear Tree's Wedding / Foreign Lands (Olive Dehn / Robert Louis Stevenson), read by Petra Markham
The Quangle Wangle's Hat (Edward Lear), read by Julia Blackburn
Activities (5-7 years)
A Drum
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
Fender (automatic download of Veronica Lamond's Teaching Resource pack. Find out more here.)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
In the Summer When I Go to Bed
The Big Breath
The Princess and the Pea
The Bubble Wrap
The Little Red Hen
Mr Vinegar
A Drum (folktale), performed by Anusha Subramanyam and Prathap Ramachandra
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book (Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler), read by Sophie Neville
Clever Gretel (fairytale), read by Sally Ann Burnett
Domino the Miracle Dog, written and read by Julia Adlard
Fender, written and read by Veronica Lamond
First the Dance, then the Feast (folktale), read by Bethany O'Halloran
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (folktale), read by Diana Quick
Hairy Maclary's Bone (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (Lynley Dodd), read by Will Hackett-Jones
Henny Penny (folktale), told by Petra Markham
How the Beetle Got Its Colours (Brazilian folktale), read by Alfie Enoch
In the Summer When I Go to Bed (Thomas Hood), read by Hugh Fraser
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo, written and read by Emma Chichester Clark
Jack and the Beanstalk, adapted by Leanne Guenther and read by Rosalind Burt
Mr Vinegar (folktale), read by Sam Wright
Switch on the Night (folktale), read by Morven Macbeth
The Big Breath, written and read by Cleo Sylvestre
The Dauntless Girl (folktale), read by Petra Markham
The Elves and the Shoemaker (folktale), read by Theo Fraser Steele
The Knight Who Said 'No!', (Lucy Rowland), read by Rob Jarvis
The Little Red Hen (folktale), read by Penelope Wilton
The Mirror, the Carpet and the Lemon (folktale), read by Ann Bryson
The Old Woman and Her Pig, read by Petra Markham
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle (folktale), adapted and told by Hilary Greatorex
The Oracle's Wisdom (Daniel Shaw, aged 9), read by Sally Ann Burnett
The Princess and the Goatherd (folktale), read by Theo Fraser Steele
The Princess and the Pea (folktale), adapted and told by Hilary Greatorex
The Queen Bee (the Brothers Grimm), read by Martina Schwarz
The Three Little Pigs (folktale), told by Diana Quick
The Vain Little Mouse (folktale), told by Montserrat Roig de Puig
Two Tunes for Three Hundred Rubles (Yiddish folktale), read by Rob Gildon
What Shall We do, Blue Kangaroo? written and read by Emma Chichester Clark
Verse (5-7 years)
A Sticky End / I Am Boj / To See a Unicorn (Adrian Mitchell), read by Sasha Mitchell
In the Summer When I Go to Bed (Thomas Hood), read by Hugh Fraser
Silver (Walter de la Mare), read by Petra Markham
The Bubble Wrap / Constable's Clouds, written and read by Dean Parkin
The Finger Lock (folktale) / The Green Grass (folk rhyme), read by Morven Macbeth and Julia Blackburn
The House that Jack Built (traditional), recited by Julia Blackburn
The Pear Tree's Wedding / Foreign Lands (Olive Dehn / Robert Louis Stevenson), read by Petra Markham
The Quangle Wangle's Hat (Edward Lear), read by Julia Blackburn
Activities (5-7 years)
A Drum
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
Fender (automatic download of Veronica Lamond's Teaching Resource pack. Find out more here.)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
In the Summer When I Go to Bed
The Big Breath
The Princess and the Pea
The Bubble Wrap
The Little Red Hen
Mr Vinegar
Stories (7-11 years)
A Drum (folktale), performed by Anusha Subramanyam and Prathap Ramachandra
Cap O'Rushes (folktale), read by Ann Firbank
Clever Gretel (fairytale), read by Sally Ann Burnett
How the Beetle Got Its Colours (Brazilian folktale), read by Alfie Enoch
Switch on the Night (folktale), read by Morven Macbeth
The Big Breath, written and read by Cleo Sylvestre
The Bird of Fortune (Turkish folktale), read by Diana Quick
The Finger Lock (folktale) / The Green Grass (folk rhyme), read by Morven Macbeth and Julia Blackburn
The King's New Suit (folktale), told by Vincent Franklin
The Mirror, the Carpet and the Lemon (folktale), read by Ann Bryson
The Musicians of Bremen (folktale), read by Matt Prendergast
The Oracle's Wisdom (Daniel Shaw, aged 9), read by Sally Ann Burnett
The Princess and the Goatherd (Turkish folktale), read by Theo Fraser Steele
The Queen Bee (the Brothers Grimm), read by Martina Schwarz
The Two Brothers (Leo Tolstoy), read by Will Hackett-Jones
The Swineherd (folktale), read by Ann Bryson
The Woman from the Sea (folktale), read by Gemma Jones
Two Tunes for Three Hundred Rubles (Yiddish folktale), read by Rob Gildon
Verse (7-11 years)
Fairy & Puck, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare), read by Jenny Hall
Four poems by Walter de la Mare (folktale), read by Petra Markham
In the Summer When I Go to Bed (Thomas Hood), read by Hugh Fraser
The Bubble Wrap / Constable's Clouds, written and read by Dean Parkin
The Evacuee (Arthur E. King, VE Day poem), read by Hilary Greatorex
Activities (7-11 years)
A Drum
Cap O'Rushes (& King Lear)
In the Summer When I Go to Bed
Silver
The Big Breath
The Bubble Wrap
The Finger Lock
The Musicians of Bremen
A Drum (folktale), performed by Anusha Subramanyam and Prathap Ramachandra
Cap O'Rushes (folktale), read by Ann Firbank
Clever Gretel (fairytale), read by Sally Ann Burnett
How the Beetle Got Its Colours (Brazilian folktale), read by Alfie Enoch
Switch on the Night (folktale), read by Morven Macbeth
The Big Breath, written and read by Cleo Sylvestre
The Bird of Fortune (Turkish folktale), read by Diana Quick
The Finger Lock (folktale) / The Green Grass (folk rhyme), read by Morven Macbeth and Julia Blackburn
The King's New Suit (folktale), told by Vincent Franklin
The Mirror, the Carpet and the Lemon (folktale), read by Ann Bryson
The Musicians of Bremen (folktale), read by Matt Prendergast
The Oracle's Wisdom (Daniel Shaw, aged 9), read by Sally Ann Burnett
The Princess and the Goatherd (Turkish folktale), read by Theo Fraser Steele
The Queen Bee (the Brothers Grimm), read by Martina Schwarz
The Two Brothers (Leo Tolstoy), read by Will Hackett-Jones
The Swineherd (folktale), read by Ann Bryson
The Woman from the Sea (folktale), read by Gemma Jones
Two Tunes for Three Hundred Rubles (Yiddish folktale), read by Rob Gildon
Verse (7-11 years)
Fairy & Puck, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare), read by Jenny Hall
Four poems by Walter de la Mare (folktale), read by Petra Markham
In the Summer When I Go to Bed (Thomas Hood), read by Hugh Fraser
The Bubble Wrap / Constable's Clouds, written and read by Dean Parkin
The Evacuee (Arthur E. King, VE Day poem), read by Hilary Greatorex
Activities (7-11 years)
A Drum
Cap O'Rushes (& King Lear)
In the Summer When I Go to Bed
Silver
The Big Breath
The Bubble Wrap
The Finger Lock
The Musicians of Bremen
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STORIES FOR GROWN-UPS AND OLDER CHILDREN
Our Stories from the Archives podcast has a bank of fantastic folk tales told by some of our most famous actors. They're funny, touching and brilliantly performed. Available on Spotify, iTunes and through the website, you can take a look here to listen online. 
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LOOKING FOR MORE YOUNG CHILDREN'S STORIES?
Many of you will remember our Early Years productions Orla and the Sun and Orla's Moon, and the 2018 Orla Tour. Audio versions of the stories have now been made available online through Shining Cat, and you can listen here: Orla and the Sun / Orla's Moon. 
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LOOKING FOR MORE ACTIVITIES?
Our partners at Early Arts have created the Early Arts' Creative Care Package: a quarterly e-bulletin, jam-packed with creative ideas, training events and research to help make life a little more exciting. Find out more and sign up for some great ideas here. 
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