Join Oxford Owl storyteller and author Chip Colquhoun in a fully-immersive podcast, retelling stories from throughout history and around the world to inspire the children of today. Each week, Chip and his team tell fun, full-length tales involving magic, adventure, clever characters, and the occasional exploding troll... You can watch our stories too, and even have them delivered through the post with incredible illustrations by amazing artists – including Winnie the Witch's Korky Paul! Head ...
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Join a virtual staffroom of keen teachers to explore the best teaching method known to science: storytelling. In 2014, Epic Tales and EU Lifelong Learning proved that children perform an average of 26% better in tests when taught through stories, a fact that's since been backed up by London's Institute of Education and Bath University, so we're here to help your learners achieve greater success in English, Maths, Science, and more. Hosted by Oxford Owl storyteller Chip Colquhoun, author of t ...
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Teach Physical Ed with a story for National Storytelling Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as maps, throwing, obstacle courses, sharing expertise, and more, with an incredible quest dreamt up by a child from a UK primary school! Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher trainer Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Find the full story and ide…
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Teach Design and Technology with a story for National Storytelling Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as knots, balance, articulation, and more, with an incredible quest dreamt up by a child from a UK primary school! Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher trainer Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Find the full story and ideas for other subjects a…
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Teach Geography and Religious Ed with a story for National Storytelling Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as maps, natural phenomena, miracles, and more, with an incredible quest dreamt up by a child from a UK primary school! Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher trainer Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Find the full story and ideas for other subje…
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Teach Art and Music with a story for National Storytelling Week
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Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher trainer Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Find the full story and ideas for other subjects at https://epictales.co.uk/story/billy Plus join the community at https://facebook.com/groups/teachhappily, or find us on Twitter using @teachhappily – let us know what subjects or stories yo…
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Teach Science with a story for National Storytelling Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as classification, friction, air resistance, and more, with an incredible quest dreamt up by a child from a UK primary school! Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher trainer Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Find the full story and ideas for othe…
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Teach Maths with a story for National Storytelling Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as distance, tallying, statistics, and more, with an incredible quest dreamt up by a child from a UK primary school! Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher trainer Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Find the full story and ideas for other subjects…
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Teach English with a story for National Storytelling Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as quests, alliteration, punctuation, and more, with an incredible quest dreamt up by a child from a UK primary school! Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher trainer Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Find the full story and ideas for other subje…
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Teach PSHE with a story for National Storytelling Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as aspirations, uniqueness, mantras, and more, with an incredible quest dreamt up by a child from a UK primary school! Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher trainer Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Find the full story and ideas for other subjec…
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Teach Foreign Languages with a Mexican Christmas tale
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as ways of saying "Happy Xmas", multicultural Xmas cards, Xmas around the world, and more, with a tale about a young girl challenging the restrictive traditions of her Mexican village. You're invited to a Christmas party full of experienced teachers sharing fantastic lesson …
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Teach Music with a Mexican Christmas story
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as soundscapes, lyrics, multilingual carols, and more, with a tale about a young girl challenging the restrictive traditions of her Mexican village... You're invited to a Christmas party full of experienced teachers sharing fantastic lesson plans with you! Among the guests a…
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This is the tale of Come On, Little Camel! Little camel Elsie is always in trouble with her parents, because she can't help getting distracted. But when she's given the job of carrying some very important gifts through the desert, those distractions lead her into real danger... Based on a Syrian folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cov…
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Teach Art, Design & Technology with a Mexican Christmas story
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as lanterns, decorations, bridges, and more, with a tale about a young girl challenging the restrictive traditions of her Mexican village... You're invited to a Christmas party full of experienced teachers sharing fantastic lesson plans with you! Among the guests are teacher…
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This is the tale of Come On, Little Camel! Little camel Elsie is always in trouble with her parents, because she can't help getting distracted. But when she's given the job of carrying some very important gifts through the desert, those distractions lead her into real danger... Based on a Syrian folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cov…
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Teach Geography with a Mexican Christmas story
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as Mexico, human & physical features, comparing locations, and more, with a tale about a young girl challenging the restrictive traditions of her Mexican village... You're invited to a Christmas party full of experienced teachers sharing fantastic lesson plans with you! Amon…
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This is the tale of Come On, Little Camel! Little camel Elsie is always in trouble with her parents, because she can't help getting distracted. But when she's given the job of carrying some very important gifts through the desert, those distractions lead her into real danger... Based on a Syrian folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cov…
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Teach Science with a Mexican Christmas story
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as growing food, forces, how sound travels, and more, with a tale about a young girl challenging the restrictive traditions of her Mexican village... You're invited to a Christmas party full of experienced teachers sharing fantastic lesson plans with you! Among the guests ar…
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as co-ordinates, 3D shapes, weight, and more, with a tale about a young girl challenging the restrictive traditions of her Mexican village... You're invited to a Christmas party full of experienced teachers sharing fantastic lesson plans with you! Among the guests are teache…
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This is the tale of The Forbidden Christmas... Lola and her pet donkey Don Pedro had been chosen to lead the procession for their village. But after an argument with her mother, it looks like Lola’s Christmas will end in disaster... Based on a Mexican folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelho. To make sure you don’t …
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Teach English with a Mexican Christmas story
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as persuasive writing, editing, poetic techniques, and more, with a tale about a young girl challenging the restrictive traditions of her Mexican village... You're invited to a Christmas party full of experienced teachers sharing fantastic lesson plans with you! Among the gu…
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This is the tale of The Forbidden Christmas... Lola and her pet donkey Don Pedro had been chosen to lead the procession for their village. But after an argument with her mother, it looks like Lola’s Christmas will end in disaster... Based on a Mexican folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelho. To make sure you don’t …
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Teach PSHE & Religious Ed with a Mexican Christmas story
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as arguments, rules, Christian values, and more, with a tale about a young girl challenging the restrictive traditions of her Mexican village... You're invited to a Christmas party full of experienced teachers sharing fantastic lesson plans with you! Among the guests are tea…
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This is the tale of The Forbidden Christmas... Lola and her pet donkey Don Pedro had been chosen to lead the procession for their village. But after an argument with her mother, it looks like Lola’s Christmas will end in disaster... Based on a Mexican folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelho. To make sure you don’t …
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Teach History & Phys.Ed with a story for Grief Awareness Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as timelines, the history of time, animal movement, and more, with a heartwarming and sensitive Hindu myth on the nature of grief... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Caitlin, teacher Toria (also the host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast and editor of the new Tiny Voic…
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This is the tale of The Farmer and the Boggart! Farmer Rob arrives in the village of Mumby to find all the villagers hiding in their homes from a vicious creature. Will Grandma's advice help him save the day, or see him end up inside the belly of a boggart? Based on an English folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelh…
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Teach Art with a story for Grief Awareness Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as body art, Hindu art, artists portraying grief, and more, with a heartwarming and sensitive Hindu myth on the nature of grief... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Caitlin, teacher Toria (also the host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast and editor of the new Tiny Voices…
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This is the tale of The Farmer and the Boggart! Farmer Rob arrives in the village of Mumby to find all the villagers hiding in their homes from a vicious creature. Will Grandma's advice help him save the day, or see him end up inside the belly of a boggart? Based on an English folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelh…
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Teach Languages, Design & Technology with a story for National Grief Awareness Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as cultural pride, sweet foods, baking, and more, with a heartwarming and sensitive Hindu myth on the nature of grief... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Caitlin, teacher Toria (also the host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast and editor of the new Tiny Voices Talk book…
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This is the tale of The Farmer and the Boggart! Farmer Rob arrives in the village of Mumby to find all the villagers hiding in their homes from a vicious creature. Will Grandma's advice help him save the day, or see him end up inside the belly of a boggart? Based on an English folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelh…
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Teach Religious Ed with a story for National Grief Awareness Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as creation myths, flood myths, diversity, and more, with a heartwarming and sensitive Hindu myth on the nature of grief... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Caitlin, teacher Toria (also the host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast and editor of the new Tiny Voices Talk b…
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This is the tale of The Farmer and the Boggart! Farmer Rob arrives in the village of Mumby to find all the villagers hiding in their homes from a vicious creature. Will Grandma's advice help him save the day, or see him end up inside the belly of a boggart? Based on an English folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelh…
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Teach Science with a story for National Grief Awareness Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as volume & life cycles, classification, day & night, and more, with a heartwarming and sensitive Hindu myth on the nature of grief... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Caitlin, teacher Toria (also the host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast and editor of the new Tiny Vo…
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Teach Maths with a story for National Grief Awareness Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as volume & capacity, counting, passage of time, and more, with a heartwarming and sensitive Hindu myth on the nature of grief... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Caitlin, teacher Toria (also the host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast and editor of the new Tiny Voices …
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This is the tale of Yami and Yama. When Yami’s brother dies, she cries for the rest of the Day – but because Night hasn’t been invented yet, the world is soon in danger of being flooded by her neverending tears… Based on a Hindu myth, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Heather Zeta Rose. To make sure you don’t miss any of the fun, ma…
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Teach PSHE with a story for National Grief Awareness Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as grief, emotions, collaboration, and more, with a heartwarming and sensitive Hindu myth on the nature of grief... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Caitlin, teacher Toria (also the host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast and editor of the new Tiny Voices Talk book), an…
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Teach English with a story for National Grief Awareness Week
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Discover effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as editing, cathartic writing, oral retelling, and more, with a heartwarming and sensitive Hindu myth on the nature of grief... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Caitlin, teacher Toria (also the host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast and editor of the new Tiny Voices Ta…
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This is the tale of Yami and Yama. When Yami’s brother dies, she cries for the rest of the Day – but because Night hasn’t been invented yet, the world is soon in danger of being flooded by her neverending tears… Based on a Hindu myth, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Heather Zeta Rose. To make sure you don’t miss any of the fun, ma…
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This is the tale of No Tigers on the Table! Stubborn Mr Chen really doesn't like people putting things on his table that don’t belong there, so uses his carpentry skills to keep them off. But can he protect it from a tiger? Based on a folk tale from Taiwan, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelho. To make sure you don’t miss …
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Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as designing for morale songs, singing in unison, soundtracks, and more, with a heartwarming true story from "the war to end all wars"... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher trainers and primary teachers Bex and Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the f…
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This is the tale of No Tigers on the Table! Stubborn Mr Chen really doesn't like people putting things on his table that don’t belong there, so uses his carpentry skills to keep them off. But can he protect it from a tiger? Based on a folk tale from Taiwan, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelho. To make sure you don’t miss …
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Teach Design & Technology with a story from World War One
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Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as designing for purpose, evaluating, healthy meals, and more, with a heartwarming true story from "the war to end all wars"... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher trainers and primary teachers Bex and Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story …
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This is the tale of No Tigers on the Table! Stubborn Mr Chen really doesn't like people putting things on his table that don’t belong there, so uses his carpentry skills to keep them off. But can he protect it from a tiger? Based on a folk tale from Taiwan, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelho. To make sure you don’t miss …
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Teach Religious Ed with a story from World War One
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Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as parables, ethics of war, faith, and more, with a heartwarming true story from "the war to end all wars"... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher trainers and primary teachers Bex and Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister pod…
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This is the tale of No Tigers on the Table! Stubborn Mr Chen really doesn't like people putting things on his table that don’t belong there, so uses his carpentry skills to keep them off. But can he protect it from a tiger? Based on a folk tale from Taiwan, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelho. To make sure you don’t miss …
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Teach History with a story from World War One
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Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as timelines, primary & secondary sources, bias & perspective, and more, with a heartwarming true story from "the war to end all wars"... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher trainers and primary teachers Bex and Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the f…
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This is the tale of No Tigers on the Table! Stubborn Mr Chen really doesn't like people putting things on his table that don’t belong there, so uses his carpentry skills to keep them off. But can he protect it from a tiger? Based on a folk tale from Taiwan, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Mario Coelho. To make sure you don’t miss …
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Teach Science with a story from World War One
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Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as warm materials, natural clocks, sound waves, and more, with a heartwarming true story from "the war to end all wars"... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher trainers and primary teachers Bex and Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via o…
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Teach Maths with a story from World War One
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Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as periods of time, positional language, pie charts, and more, with a heartwarming true story from "the war to end all wars"... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher trainers and primary teachers Bex and Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story …
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This is the tale of Herbert's War. In the Great War of 1914–1918, Corporal Herbert Bower is hit by a shell and left alone in No-Man’s Land. He hears soldiers coming – but are they friends or enemies? Based on the family history of Jane Bower, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Ellie Booth-Bentley. To make sure you don’t miss any of t…
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Teach English with a story from World War One
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Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as postcards, emotion tracking, adapting settings, and more, with a heartwarming true story from "the war to end all wars"... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher trainers and primary teachers Bex and Nicola, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story vi…
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This is the tale of Herbert's War. In the Great War of 1914–1918, Corporal Herbert Bower is hit by a shell and left alone in No-Man’s Land. He hears soldiers coming – but are they friends or enemies? Based on the family history of Jane Bower, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun. Cover art: Ellie Booth-Bentley. To make sure you don’t miss any of t…
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