Armchair Adventures: A Join-In Story Podcast for Kids – Details, episodes & analysis

Deep underground, Connie and her customers learn the Oil monster is friendly after all, and how using fossil fuels for her new prom dress damages the environment.

Connie decides that reusing her mums 1980s dress is the best way forward …the thing is, it’s still not her style…at all…

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‘It’s important for me to wear my mum’s prom dress…even though it really, really, really doesn’t suit me…’

Amy (The fabulously sustainable fashion designer) comes to the rescue with a complete redesign using the same fabric!

Join the adventure and play games at the Oil monsters birthday bash, plant some trees with our forest friends and get yourself on the fashion runway!

It’s time to strut your stuff in part 2 of ‘A Super Sustainable Fashion Adventure!’

You can download the transcript for the episode here.

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Credits

Produced by Made By Mortals

Actors - Hannah Donelon and Paul Hine

Writer – Chris Brett

Music - AJS Music

Sound Design - Blueprint Studios

Special guest – Amy Powney

This episode was funded through the Energy Saving Trust Foundation’s Youth Climate Action Fund. With extra special thanks to our guest adventurer Amy Powney

Our next episode will be out Thursday 1st August 2024! 😀

Connie’s lovely customer Pat wants to go on an adventure to learn what her clothes are made of and how she can shop more sustainably…

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‘I’d love to know how I can help the planet whilst still looking good!’

Meanwhile, Connie is worrying she will have to wear her Mum’s 1980’s prom dress if she doesn’t order one off the internet in time! The trouble is, Connie doesn’t really understand what the new one is made of…

Getting the rest of the customers on the line they travel to Fashion designer Amy Powney’s Super Sustainable Fashion Studio to find out more!

When her wardrobe becomes a rocket, they blast off to have a beauty treatment with some sheep and float away on giant clouds made of cotton…But when they venture deep underground to learn where manmade fabrics come from… they are attacked by an oil monster!

Will they survive their encounter with this fossil fuelled terror? Join us to find out Adventurers!

You can download the transcript for the episode here.

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Credits

Produced by Made By Mortals

Actors - Hannah Donelon and Paul Hine

Writer – Chris Brett

Music - AJS Music

Sound Design - Blueprint Studios

Special guest – Amy Powney

This episode was funded through the Energy Saving Trust Foundation’s Youth Climate Action Fund. With extra special thanks to our guest adventurer Amy Powney

Our next episode will be out Thursday 18th of July! 😀

The next stop is the string family from the ice cream parlour! Mrs Maestro's journey to get the musicians in the orchestra to the super-duper concert on time continues. Mrs Maestro gets confused when it's time to pay for all those delicious ice creams, and Connie and her customers come to her aid.

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“Don’t worry Mrs Maestro, let’s do it together. We’ll help you. Isn’t that right gang?”

The next pickup is the brass family from the Great Grand Palace- a royal but somewhat overwhelming experience. And then it’s the percussion family from the disco, and it’s time to dance, dance, dance! In this episode, we continue honing our conducting skills using hand gestures to control the music. But don’t worry, the professional conductor is meeting us at the concert hall to conduct the orchestra in the super-duper concert. But only if we can get the musicians there on time! And now we are running super late!

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Credits

Produced by Made By Mortals

Actors - Hannah Donelon and Kerry Willison-Parry

Writer – Paul Hine

Music - AJS Music

Sound Design - Blueprint Studios

Musicians - Hannah McCabe, Caroline Pether, Aine Molines

Funded by the Arts Council of England.

Our next episode will be out Thursday 7th of March! 😀

Meet Mrs Maestro- a local bus company owner and music super-fan. Join her, Connie, and Connie’s customers en route to pick up the musicians in an orchestra and get them to the super-duper concert on time.

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“We love music. It sets our imaginations wild and free”.

In this episode (the first of three musical specials), Mrs Maestro’s ancient steam-powered patented route planner blows up, and she is forced to try to remember her route and the order of her pickups. Poor Mrs Maestro’s memory is ‘on the blink’ and believes she’ll never remember. Her grumpy bus driver, Darren, doesn’t help. So it’s up to Connie, the adventurers (you) and her customers to come to the rescue with the power of music. First stop…the park to pick up the woodwind family.

These next three episodes contain original music played by some incredible orchestra musicians. Hold on to your hats; it’s gonna be a musical blast!

Download the transcript for this episode here.

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Credits

Produced by Made By Mortals

Actors - Hannah Donelon and Kerry Willison-Parry

Writer – Paul Hine

Music -AJS Music

Sound Design - Blueprint Studios

Musicians - Hannah McCabe, Caroline Pether, Aine Molines                                                   

Our next episode  will be out Thursday 22nd of February!😀

Welcome back to Part 2 of our 'Girl Power Scrapbook Adventure', where Connie and her customers learn more about local inspirational women and their positive affirmations.

"‘Walk in my shoes, run in my wake"

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Connie and her customers are stuck in cyberspace!! But Connie has been asked by the Mayor to sing at a special event, celebrating local inspirational women.

How will she make it to the stage in time? Maybe the girl power magic stored in the collected affirmations will help them out!

Listen now to find out more...

Download the transcript for this episode here.

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Credits

Produced by Made By Mortals

Actors - Hannah Donelon

Writer – Chris Brett

Music -AJS Music

Sound Design - Blueprint Studios      

Funded by- Historic England’s ‘Know Your Neighbourhood’ fund

With extra special thanks to our guest adventurers, Mayor of Tameside Cllr Sharif and Stacey Copeland.

Our next episode will be out on Thursday 8th of February! 😀

"Girls are strong, and girls are clever, look out world 'cos here we come!"

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Connie is asked to sing at the local mayor's inspirational women's event but needs a little self-belief. So, her lovely customers take her on an adventure inside Ada's Girl Power scrapbook!

All the amazing women come to life in the scrapbook pictures and teach Connie and the gang how important it is to celebrate women and their achievements. Girls can do anything! 💪

We meet Ada Summers, the first justice of the peace in England, not to mention professional boxer, footballer and broadcaster Stacey Copeland.⚽

But, oh no....Connie's Uncle Chris arrives early to scan the book ready for the event! Will the adventurers make it out of Ada's scrapbook in time? Or will they be scanned into cyberspace and forced to live on the internet forever? 😱

Listen now to find out!

Download the transcript for this episode here.

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Credits 

Produced by Made By Mortals

Actors - Hannah Donelon

Writer – Chris Brett

Music - AJS Music

Sound Design - Blueprint Studios                                                                             

Funded by- Historic England’s ‘Know Your Neighbourhood’ fund 

With extra special thanks to our guest adventurers, Mayor of Tameside Cllr Sharif and Stacey Copeland.

Part 2 of this episode will be out Thursday 18th of January!😀

Uncle Chris is hosting Christmas this year, so he and his community theatre company set out to make it the best Christmas day EVER!

"For the tastiest, tinselliest Christmas, Uncle Chris. You need Brussel sprouts!"

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Disaster has struck at Connie's house! The oven has broken, and it's days before Christmas! How will they make Christmas dinner? 🍗

Uncle Chris to the rescue! Uncle Chris usually watches box sets on Christmas day; he has no idea how to host! He decides to enlist the help of his community theatre company to make the day EXTRA special.🎁

What are the TOP 10 things that make the BEST Christmas Day? Christmas Crackers? Or even Brussel Sprouts? You'll have to listen to find out!✨

Download the transcript for this episode here.

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Credits

Produced by Made By Mortals

Actors - Hannah Donelon

Writer – Francesca Waite

Music -AJS Music

Sound Design - Blueprint Studios                                                                         

The next episode will be out Thursday 4th January! 😀

Connie decides to create a hit Christmas single with the help of the adventurers and special guest Ian from Blueprint Studios!

“There's nothing like a festive song to lift your Christmas spirits! ” 

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In this festive episode of Armchair Adventures, Connie is getting musical. Extra special guests join the gang: Andy, a musical maestro, and Ian, a producer at Blueprint Studios! 🎶

Together, they set out to make a hit Christmas single! But a storm threatens to snow them in, so they only have 1 HOUR to make a fab festive song! ☃️

Is that enough time!? Maybe they will get a little magical help along the way. Can you hear his sleigh bells, adventurers? 🎅

Download the transcript for this episode here.

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Say hello adventurer!

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Facebook: @armchairadventuresuk

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Credits 

Produced by Made By Mortals

Actors - Hannah Donelon

Writer – Chris Brett

Music - AJS Music

Sound Design - Blueprint Studios                                                                         

With extra special thanks to our guest adventurers, Ian Stewart from Blueprint Studios!

The next episode will be out Thursday 21st December! 😀

Hey Adventurers, we have some very exciting news for you....Connie and the gang have been in a super cool music studio to record their very own Christmas single....and you can listen to it right now!!

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The smash hit features Connie, her customers and adventurers and even a special guest appearance from the big man himself....FATHER CHRISTMAS!

Let us know what you think of our new song 'It's Christmas Time' by leaving us a review adventurer.

The full episode is out on 7th December.

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Credits:

Actor - Hannah Donelon

Music Composed by AJS Muisc

Produced by Blueprint Studios

Connie and her customers are in the vibrant land of Gujarat, India, where Connie and her fellow adventurers are immersed in the festivities of a traditional Hindu wedding!

“Traditions give the next generation an understanding of their cultural background.” 

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In part 2, Connie is still in Gujarat and super nervous about being a bridesmaid! Dipak Dristi, a social group for older people of South Asian heritage and extra special guest adventurers, help take her mind off things with an amazing story about Hanuman, the son of the God of wind. 🌬

The monsoon is still going as Connie falls asleep. Will she be able to make it back for Sura's sister's wedding? You'll have to listen to find out! 🌧

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

#ArmchairAdventures #podcast #joininstory #bedtimestory #childrensstory

Credits 

Produced by Made By Mortals

Actor - Hannah Donelon

Writer – Francesca Waite

Music - AJS Music

Sound Design - Blueprint Studios                                                                         

Funded by: The National Lottery Community Fund and National Lottery Players

With extra special thanks to our guest adventurers, Dipak Dristi!

The next episode will be out Thursday 30th November! 😀