Bullfrogs and Lizards: Recent Episodes
Small Wardour Ltd
Bullfrogs and Lizards is a storytelling podcast for kids about the adventures of Lucy and Larry Lizard, and Betty and Bill Bullfrog and their friends. They live in a former gold mining town in north western Victoria, Australia in the early 20th century. Their world is a simple but amazing place, full of horses, greasy piglets, carts, thieving magpies, fire and flood. Come along and join us exploring the world of Bullfrogs and Lizards. Season four of Bullfrogs and Lizards, is set in the Australian Suburbs in the 1980's.
Here's the full theme song to Bullfrogs and Lizards. Written by David Smith of Wardour Studios and sung by Aimee Horne.
After some thought Ms Wombat and the children in the school decide to start a school orchestra and have a concert to raise money for the school. The results are even better than they expected.
After the storm has taken down a big tree, Lucy and Larry start exploring what used to be buried under the tree and discover a mystery box.
Larry has an unusual interaction with a snake, Lucy learns a lesson and both families prepare for some extreme weather.
The Bullfrogs need a new shed so everyone starts thinking, measuring and calculating. After a LOT of research and discussion the solution is right under their noses.
It’s time to properly explore Mountain Ash. By getting up early the children get to learn a lot about how the city works and how different it is from life on the farm.
Having found themselves with a bit more money than they expected, the Bullfrog and Lizard families decide to go on a holiday trip to Mountain Ash.
The Bullfrogs do a bit of research and learn a bit more about where Grandad had searched for gold a long time ago. A bit more exploring in the right place leads to exciting results.
In between Season two and three David is sharing a bit of history behind the stories in Bullfrogs and Lizards.
Farm life has been tough for the farming families and they are keen to find some extra income. Lucy has a helpful idea based on one of her previous adventures with the magpie.
The District Show is approaching and all the schoolchildren have to be creative so they can raise money to enter the show and show off their animals.
Inspired by Lucy and her bicycle, Bill and Betty are delighted when Dad brings them home a warm, hairy friend who has a few more tricks up his sleeve than a bike.
Lucy absolutely loves her new bike, but she has to learn to ride it. Very soon, the bike becomes a very important bit of equipment on the farm.
You might remember that Lucy received a $5 note as a reward for catching the Magpie Thief in Series 1 Episode 7? In this episode the Bullfrog family heads into the town of Stringybark to see if Lucy can find something to spend her money on.
The children at the school are told ‘an inspector’ is coming, but they then realise they don’t really know much about what inspectors actually do!
Things don’t quite go to plan on the Lizard farm on this particular day and everyone ends up a little bruised, but a little wiser.
Until Season 2 starts on the 6th of May, here's a brief note from Dave Smith, the host of Bullfrogs and Lizards.
The children spend some time near the creek on their holidays and, inspired by beavers, they manage to create a big problem for people living downstream. Don’t try this at home.
Lucy plans on being early to school but somehow she manages to get distracted and ends up somewhere entirely different.
Roberta gets Pansy her pig set up comfortably at home. Pansy makes new friends and learns a lot in a short amount of time.
Bill and Betty learn a bit of history and have a surprising adventure with something in the shed they didn’t even know they had.
The children at Gumtree School have fun getting ready for the fete and Roberta Rabbit has a creative idea and makes some clever choices.
Saturdays are different to school days on the farm. There are lots of animals to feed and some surprises too. Lucy learns that some creatures are best left alone.
In this episode we learn some more about Bill and Betty. We also learn that Bill can think and act quickly if he needs to!
In this first episode we meet Lucy and Larry Lizard and Bill and Betty Bullfrog and they meet each other for the first time on their way to school.
Bullfrogs and Lizards is about the adventures of Lucy and Larry Lizard, and Betty and Bill Bullfrog. They live in a former gold mining town in north western Victoria, Australia in the early 20th century. Their world is a simple but amazing place, full of horses, greasy piglets, carts, thieving magpies, fire and flood. Come along and join us exploring the world of Bullfrogs and Lizards.