Armchair Adventures: A Join-In Story Podcast for Kids Made By Mortals

*NEWS FLASH*
This just in…Connie needs some help understanding research for a school project, so she asks her trusty Uncle Chris and her lovely customers if they know anyone who could help her out!
‘Wow, it’s like the Batcave…Look at all the robots and machines.’
🦖🕵🏻🤖
Uncle Chris gets in touch with his good friend Dr Rachel, dons his news reporter character and adventures to her super-secret research base!
Once inside, they learn about ‘THE FIVE STEPS OF RESEARCH’
Finding out what makes a successful project, how important planning is and they even take a trip back in time to meet some T-REX! But watch your step adventurers…you don’t want to step in any dino dung!
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Say hello adventurer!
Website: armchair-adventures.co.uk
Facebook: @armchairadventuresuk
Instagram: @armchairadventuresuk
TikTok: @armchairadventures
Patreon: @armchairadventures
You can download the transcript for the episode here.
#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformoms
Credits
Produced by Made By Mortals
Actors - Chris Brett and Hannah Donelon
Writer – Chris Brett
Music - AJS Music
Sound Design - Blueprint Studios
Special guest – Dr Rachel Isba
Funded by The ICS Research Engagement Network development programme. Produced in collaboration with Lancaster Medical School, Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, and the Council for Disabled Children (part of the National Children’s Bureau). With special thanks to Rachel Isba.
The views expressed in this episode are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of NHS England or the Department of Health and Social Care.
Our next episode will be out Thursday 4th of July! 😀
Mentioned in this episode:
Koala Shine Show notes
Koala Shine is a show of mindful kids’ short stories, with adventures taking us all over the globe and even out of this world! In every episode, you'll learn something new, with cool facts and jokes, topsy-turvy tales and even the opportunity for you to be on the pod too. Koala Shine is meaningful, mindful entertainment for developing brains, with not a screen in sight! Hit ‘follow’ so you never miss an episode, and subscribe to Koala Shine+ for ad-free, uninterrupted adventures!

https://koalashine.supercast.com/

Connie’s running out of time to write a play on the roman invasion of Britain for her drama class, so she asks Uncle Chris and his community theatre company to lend her a hand!
‘Silence! You’re forgetting one thing everyone…I am no longer Uncle Chris…I am the emperor of Rome, and emperors do whatever they like!’
🏛️🏆🐎
Styling himself as the new emperor of Rome, Uncle chris takes us to a giant amphitheatre, where he pits the Roman Empire against ancient Britain to gather up the facts for Connie.
Here we see Boudicca queen of the Iceni tribe take on Emperor Claudius of Rome in a few rather silly challenges to impress Emperor Uncle Chris! But who will emerge victorious! And will everybody stay in one piece? Join us on our adventure to find out!
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Say hello adventurer!
Website: armchair-adventures.co.uk
Facebook: @armchairadventuresuk
Instagram: @armchairadventuresuk
TikTok: @armchairadventures
Patreon: @armchairadventures
You can download the transcript for this episode here.
Credits
Produced by- Made By Mortals
Actors – Chris Brett, Hannah Donelon, Catherine Cowdry and Paul Hine
Writer- Chris Brett
Music- AJS Music
Sound design- Blueprint Studios
Funded by- The Arts Council England.
Our next episode will be out Thursday 20th of June! 😀
Mentioned in this episode:
Koala Shine Promo Swap
Koala Shine is a show of mindful kids’ short stories, with adventures taking us all over the globe and even out of this world! In every episode, you'll learn something new, with cool facts and jokes, topsy-turvy tales and even the opportunity for you to be on the pod too. Koala Shine is meaningful, mindful entertainment for developing brains, with not a screen in sight! Hit ‘follow’ so you never miss an episode, and subscribe to Koala Shine+ for ad-free, uninterrupted adventures! https://koalashine.supercast.com/

Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/koalashine

Connie and her customers have been asked to step in to perform for the UK in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – but they don’t have a song, costumes, a dance routine, or anything, yet!
“I really don’t want nil points!!”
“Nobody wants nil points!”
🎤✨🌍
There’s no time to waste! Connie and her customers hop back on the magical tour bus to travel across Europe, on a mission to gather everything they need to make their act special and bring the audience together.
“Let’s build a chain across the world…
Let’s bring together every boy and girl.”
Will Connie pick up all the tips she needs from other country’s Eurovision winners? How will she get on at the Song Contest? And will she receive the top mark - douze points?!
Join us on our journey of the imagination to help make Connie’s contest-winning performance!
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Say hello adventurer!
Website: armchair-adventures.co.uk
Facebook: @armchairadventuresuk
Instagram: @armchairadventuresuk
TikTok: @armchairadventures
Patreon: @armchairadventures
You can download the transcript for the episode here.
#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformoms
Credits
Produced by Made By Mortals
Actors - Hannah Donelon, Chris Brett, Francesca Waite, Catherine Cowdrey and Paul Hine
Writer – Francesca Waite
Music - AJS Music
Sound Design - Blueprint Studios
Funded by the Arts Council of England.
Our next episode will be out Thursday 30th of May! 😀

Connie wants to help bring her squabbling school year group back together by preparing the most fantastic performance that will make the School’s Spring Song Contest an enormous success!
“Good Evening Everybody! Let the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 commence!”
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Luckily, her Uncle Chris and troupe of trusty customers are super fans of The Eurovision Song Contest, the world’s biggest music competition, so know exactly how to help. Together, they set off to European countries in a magical tour bus to pick up hot hints of how to help make their performance a hit with her school friends and bring everybody back together again.
Come and help Connie and her customers get this show on the road and score top marks at the contest!
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Say hello adventurer!
Website: armchair-adventures.co.uk
Facebook: @armchairadventuresuk
Instagram: @armchairadventuresuk
TikTok: @armchairadventures
Patreon: @armchairadventures
You can download the transcript for the episode here.
#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformoms
Credits
Produced by Made ByMortals
Actors - Hannah Donelon, Chris Brett, Francesca Waite, Catherine Cowdrey and Paul Hine
Writer – Francesca Waite
Music - AJS Music
Sound Design - Blueprint Studios
Funded by the Arts Council of England.
Our next episode will be out Thursday 16th of May! 😀

Uncle Chris and his community theatre company are on the run from some vicious guards in Elizabethan England!
‘What on earth do you think you’re doing here? How dare you interrupt my play…’
👑⚔🪶
In their quest to find out the facts about Shakespeare for Connie, and the queens guards hot on their heels, the gang crash head first into a performance of one of his plays…and come face to face with Queen Elizabeth the 1st!
Will she cut off their heads? Or will they get a chance to change her mind? 😱
Come back to ye old England with us adventurers and find out! Just make sure you hold on to your heads!
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Say hello adventurer!
Website: armchair-adventures.co.uk
Facebook: @armchairadventuresuk
Instagram: @armchairadventuresuk
TikTok: @armchairadventures
Patreon: @armchairadventures
You can download the transcript for this episode here.
#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformoms
Credits
Produced by Made By Mortals
Actors - Chris Brett, Hannah Donelon, Catherine Cowdrey, Paul Hine, Francesca Waite, Andy Smith and Tess Keeble.
Writer – Chris Brett
Music - AJS Music
Sound Design - Blueprint Studios
Funded by the Arts Council of England.
Our next episode will be out Thursday 2nd of May! 😀

Connie needs help with her Shakespeare essay, so she asks Uncle Chris and his community theatre company to lend her a hand!
‘It feels quite royal in here, almost like we are at the Tudor court…’
🫅📜✨
A bit rusty on their Shakespearean knowledge, Uncle Chris takes his theatre company back in time to Tudor, England, to gather the facts as they happen. But when he accidentally offends Queen Elizabeth the 1st, the gang must run from her guards - who are trying to cut off their heads!
Come with us and visit the sights, sounds and people of ye ole England- but don’t forget your nose pegs adventurers. It’s a bit whiffy…
Download the transcript for this episode here.
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Say hello adventurer!
Website: armchair-adventures.co.uk
Facebook: @armchairadventuresuk
Instagram: @armchairadventuresuk
TikTok: @armchairadventures
Patreon: @armchairadventures
Credits
Produced by Made By Mortals
Actors - Chris Brett, Hannah Donelon Catherine Cowdrey, Paul Hine, Francesca Waite, Andy Smith and Tess Keeble.
Writer – Chris
Music - AJS Music
Sound Design - Blueprint Studios
Funded by the Arts Council of England.
Our next episode will be out Thursday 18th of April! 😀