Dragonfly Tales

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1. Episode 5 - The Pied Piper of Hamelin

   11 Dec 2023 · 19 min · S5 E5

   Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Thank you all so so much for your patience - we've had a bit of family illness but we're all feeling much better now! Our story is a sinister tale…

2. Episode 4 - Baba Yaga

   13 Nov 2023 · 35 min · S5 E4

   Welcome to Season 5 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. This episode we decided to let Leo tell his own folk tale, The Wolf and the Nurse. It's a beautiful tale of healing and compassion.…

3. Episode - 3 *** Howling Halloween Special ***

   31 Oct 2023 · 34 min · S5 E3

   Welcome to Season 5 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It’s our Halloween Special!!!!!! Wooooooo! You know we LOVE this time of year! As with our previous Halloween shows,…

4. Episode - 2 Big Cats and Little Cats with Magda

   15 Oct 2023 · 28 min · S5 E2

   Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. This episode we welcome young guest teller Magda, who is 11, from Forest Gate London. Magda shares her brilliant story of a very skillful pussycat…

5. Season 5 - Episode 1 When Good Friends Meet with Daniel Morden

   2 Oct 2023 · 44 min · S5 E1

   Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. It's Season 5 - season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!! And stories! We're back and we can't wait to share our next season with you. We are…

6. Bonus Episode - Songbook 2

   10 Sep 2023 · 34 min

   Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Season 5 is coming very very soon and we have lots of wonderful things to share with you. So this bonus episode is a musical journey through our…

7. Episode 21 - SEASON FINALE King Peacock

   28 Aug 2023 · 38 min · S4 E21

   Hello and welcome to the Season 4 finale of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We have been nominated in the Kids Category of The British Podcast Awards 2023!!!! A big thank you to all our listeners…

8. Episode 20 - The Wondrous Pumpkin

   18 Jul 2023 · 28 min · S4 E20

   Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We're off to festivals to hear more stories! A big thank you to all our listeners for their continued support. We have entered the British…

9. Episode 19 - The Serpent and the Unicorn

   3 Jul 2023 · 34 min · S4 E19

   Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with Emily and Leo. A big thank you to all our listeners for their continued support. We have entered the British Podcast Awards 2023! Our story is about one of…

10. Episode 18 - The Changeling Child

    18 Jun 2023 · 32 min · S4 E18 · Explicit

    Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We hope you like lullabys, as we've made another one. The words come from the wonderful poem by W.B.Yeats called Stolen Child. Where dips the…

11. Episode 17 - Live from ZestFest!

    7 Jun 2023 · 50 min · S4 E17

    Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. This episode is brought to you from Zest Fest, an exhilarating new festival at Westenhanger Castle near Hythe in Kent, UK We enjoyed everything…

12. Episode 16 - Two Japanese Tales

    21 May 2023 · 42 min · S4 E16

    Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We hope you're looking forward to SUMMER TIME! We've been out in the garden weeding and tidying, learning new songs and playing instruments, and…

13. Episode 15 - Perseus and Medusa Part 2

    6 May 2023 · 36 min · S4 E15

    Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. Welcome, one and all to the Merry Merry month of May! May day is a really lovely time of year – we celebrate the beginning of summer, which in…

14. Episode 14 - Perseus and Medusa Part 1

    24 Apr 2023 · 32 min · S4 E14

    Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We can't wait to hear your stories so keep practising, record it and send it to us to listen to. So we want to tell you about a podcast we know…

15. Episode 13 - The Heron Babies

    9 Apr 2023 · 18 min · S4 E13

    Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. As it is Spring time, we would really like to have some new guest tellers join us. And it could be you!! Listen to our top tips and give it a…

16. Episode 12 - The Death of Baldur with Evie

    27 Mar 2023 · 24 min · S4 E12

    Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. Time is crazzzzzy! Here in England, we just lost an hour. Poof! Gone. And our producer (Daddy Andy) has been away travelling and he's no idea…

17. Episode 11 - The Dwarf King with Jasmine

    11 Mar 2023 · 29 min · S4 E11

    Hello and welcome to Season 4 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We are so grateful to you folks for hanging on in there while we got ourselves better. It's been icy cold here in London, but…

18. Episode - 10 The Grain of Corn with Clementine

    19 Feb 2023 · 22 min · S4 E10

    Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. And we have a very special treat for our listeners this episode. Emily was fortunate enough to be asked to judge a story-writing competition…

19. Episode 9 - The Coming of Spring

    3 Feb 2023 · 24 min · S4 E9

    Hello and welcome to Season 4 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with Emily and Leo. Spring is coming! Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it mat feel cold and windy, but underneath the ground the seeds are stirring for…

20. Episode - 8 The Kindness of Bear with Lucy Lill

    21 Jan 2023 · 26 min · S4 E8

    Hello and welcome to Season 4 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with Emily and Leo. Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday with family and friends. We're bringing in the New Year with stories about…

21. Episode - 7 ***Christmas Special with Kim Normanton***

    18 Dec 2022 · 38 min · S4 E7

    Hello and welcome to season 4 of Dragonfly Tales Podcast. Each episode we will tell you a story from around the world and share some fun and silly things with you. IT’s CHRISTMAS!!!!! We'd like to wish all our…

22. Episode 6 - Stoneface with Grethe Mangala Jensen

    3 Dec 2022 · 39 min · S4 E6

    Hello and welcome to season 4 of Dragonfly Tales Podcast. Each episode we will tell you a story from around the world and share some fun and silly things with you. A big HELLO! to all our new listeners and subscribers…

23. Episode 5 - Catching the Moon

    18 Nov 2022 · 24 min · S4 E5

    Hello and welcome to season 4 of Dragonfly Tales Podcast. Each episode we will tell you a story from around the world and share some fun and silly things with you. We’d like to thank our listeners for their patience –…

24. Episode 4 - **HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2022**

    29 Oct 2022 · 29 min · S4 E4

    Welcome to Season 4 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It’s our Halloween Special!!!!!! Wooooooo! And we have some treats in store for you – or are they tricks? As with our…

25. Episode 3 - The Artist's Apprentice with Jon Mason

    14 Oct 2022 · 32 min · S4 E3

    Welcome to Season 4 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. We are feeling the Autumn breeze and seeing the leaves become lovely colours. Smelling the smokey, misty air and…

26. Episode 2 - The White Bird Prince

    2 Oct 2022 · 35 min · S4 E2

    Welcome to Season 4 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. We are delighted to welcome back a young guest teller - Robi Jo! He is sharing the epic Hindu tales of the Ramayana.…

27. Episode 1 - The Baker's Magic Wand

    18 Sep 2022 · 35 min · S4 E1

    Welcome to Season 4 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. We're back! We hope you had a fantastic summer and a great start to the new school year. This week, we have a…

28. Episode - 25 ***Emily's Favourites - The Wild swans***

    27 Aug 2022 · 35 min · S3 E25

    Hey folks! We hope you are enjoy the summer break, wherever you are. This episode is one of EMILY's favourites and features the lovely Liz Weir MBE, telling one of her own lovely tales, based on Irish lore, The…

29. Episode - 24 ***Leo's Favourites - Theseus and the Minotaur***

    21 Aug 2022 · 33 min · S3 E24

    Hey folks! We hope you are enjoy the summer break, wherever you are. This episode features one of Leo's favourites from Season 2 - the classic Greek Myth about a brave hero who must defeat a hideous monster and…

30. Episode - 23 *** Leo's favourites Zico & the Greedy Witch***

    10 Aug 2022 · 23 min · S3 E23

    Hey folks! We hope you are enjoy the summer break, wherever you are. In this favourite episode, we venture into the Amazonian rainforest to hear a story from the Anambe people. You can find a version of today's tale,…

31. Episode - 22 *** Leo's Favourites - The Bremen Town Musicians***

    16 Jul 2022 · 23 min · S3 E22

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. While Emily is recovering, we have chosen one of our favourite episodes for you - with TWO stories. The first one is a…

32. Episode - 21 *** Leo's Favourites - Odysseus and the Cyclops***

    2 Jul 2022 · 32 min · S3 E21

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This is one of our FAVOURITE episodes - Odysseus and the Cyclops from Season 1. It is THOUSANDS of years old. It’s a…

33. Episode 20 - Beating the Devil with Sharon Carr

    17 Jun 2022 · 24 min · S3 E20

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. We're nearly at the end of Season 3 and we are so grateful that you are still here listening with us! This week, we…

34. Episode 19 - ***Leo's Favourites - The Faerie Thorn***

    1 Jun 2022 · 28 min · S3 E19

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This is one of our FAVOURITE episodes - The Faerie Thorn. It is a tale from Northern Ireland about the mystical and…

35. Episode 18 - The Starfish

    18 May 2022 · 33 min · S3 E18

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This episode, we celebrate Leo's end of his first EVER exams. And he has chosen to tell a brilliant Anansi story. Our…

36. Episode 17 - Peter and Water Sprite with Maria Gillen

    7 May 2022 · 26 min · S3 E17

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This episode, we welcome our guest teller Maria Gillen, from County Cork in Ireland. Maria is a great friend and a…

37. Episode 16 - The King's Secret

    20 Apr 2022 · 26 min · S3 E16

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This episode, we learn about Leo's top five Inventors and Discoverers. Here they are! Click on their names to learn…

38. Episode 15 - Spring Special - Persephone

    6 Apr 2022 · 34 min · S3 E15

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This episode, we are celebrating the Spring and Easter. There are many wonderful celebrations happening around the…

39. Episode 14 - The Raven King

    23 Mar 2022 · 31 min · S3 E14

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This week, we don't have a guest teller and we really need you! If you would like to tell a tale on the podcast, have…

40. Episode 13 - Anansi and the Box of Stories with Camden

    9 Mar 2022 · 30 min · S3 E13

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This week's guest teller is Camden, who is 11, from Denver Colorado in the USA. Listen to this brilliant version of…

41. Episode 12 - Isis and Osiris with Kaila

    27 Feb 2022 · 32 min · S3 E12

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. Thank you so much for being patient with us this week - we had some naughty gremlins at work and had to re-do the…

42. Episode 11 - Robin Hood and Little John

    9 Feb 2022 · 33 min · S3 E11

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. We are really looking forward to welcoming some new YOUNG guest tellers to the podcast. If you would like to tell a…

43. Episode 10 - The Boy and the Drum with Carl Merry

    26 Jan 2022 · 24 min · S3 E10

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. Next here in the UK is National Storytelling Week! If you want to join in the story fun, you can visit the Society for…

44. Episode 9 - Counting Crocodiles with Rachel Ann Harding

    12 Jan 2022 · 26 min · S3 E9

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. Happy New Year to all our wonderful listeners! We hope that 2022 is a great year for you. We have two lovely stories…

45. Episode 8 - **Christmas Special**

    22 Dec 2021 · 26 min · S3 E8

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It's the Holidays and it's Christmas Eve tomorrow! Hurray! We hope you enjoy this special episode to celebrate this…

46. Episode 7 - Puss in Boots with Belinda McKenna

    9 Dec 2021 · 30 min · S3 E7

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It's December! The Christmas trees are up and it's cold outside. We hope you're looking forward to the holidays. Our…

47. Episode 6 - Antrim Special with Liz Weir

    24 Nov 2021 · 38 min · S3 E6

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This episode is brought to you from County Antrim in Northern Ireland. We stayed at the wonderful Ballyeamon Barn and…

48. Episode 5 - The Wisdom of Platypus with Amy Douglas

    10 Nov 2021 · 31 min · S3 E5

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It's November and things have been going with a whizz and a bang! On the 5th November, we celebrate Bonfire Night here…

49. Episode 4 - **HALLOWEEN SPECIAL**

    29 Oct 2021 · 26 min · S3 E4

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It's our Halloween Special! WOOOOOOOOO! We have lots of TREATS for you this episode, including the return of LEO'S TOP…

50. Episode 3 - Rola and the Sisters with Pyn Stockman

    20 Oct 2021 · 25 min · S3 E3

    Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. We are so grateful to all our listeners for their patience - Leo and Emily have been a bit sick with colds - but we're…