Story Time with Mama G: Recent Episodes
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Hello everybody! Mama G here! I go all over the place combining the arts of panto, drag and storytelling to share stories about being who you are and loving who you want with children, families and frankly: anyone who'll listen! Now, I don't want anyone to miss out; so 'Story Time with Mama G' is here in podcast form, so you can have me in your lugholes and be inspired any time you wish!
Every week I'll be telling one of my very own stories! There'll be feuding fairies, confused horses, real-life icons, windy goats and anything else you can imagine! And we may even meet some of my celebrity friends along the way!
And I'll be recommending some of my favourite books, answering your questions and generally doing my best to remind you that you are amazing in every single way!
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It's time for the final part of 'The Velveteen Rabbit' by Margery Williams! Get your hankies ready! The book of the week is 'I Get Loud' by David Ouimet and published by Canongate. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Get tickets for Mama G's Family Pride Party at Stanley Arts on July 4th here: https://stanleyarts.org/event/family-pride/ Get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Roadshow at Grub and Liquor on July 11th here: https://twfringe.com/performances/mama-gs-story-time-roadshow-tw/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
It's time for part two of 'The Velveteen Rabbit' by Margery Williams and, to celebrate the end of Pride Month, I've re-recorded by poem about the rainbow flag! The book of the week is 'Windrush Child' by Benjamin Zephaniah, published by Scholastic. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Get tickets for Mama G's Family Pride Party at Stanley Arts on July 4th here: https://stanleyarts.org/event/family-pride/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
I'm starting a new classic children's book this week: The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams. I hope you enjoiy it! The book fo the week is 'Love is Powerful' by Heather Dean Brewer and LeUyen Pham, published by Walker Books. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Roadshow at Squish (Camberley) on June 19th here: https://www.camberleytheatre.co.uk/events/mama-gs-story-time-roadshow Get tickets for Mama G's Family Pride Party at Stanley Arts on July 4th here: https://stanleyarts.org/event/family-pride/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
Today's story if 'The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies' by Beatrix Potter! And the book fo the week is 'Rain Before Rainbows' by Smriti Halls and David Litchfield, published by Walker Books. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Roadshow at Squish (Camberley) on June 19th here: https://www.camberleytheatre.co.uk/events/mama-gs-story-time-roadshow Get tickets for Mama G's Family Pride Party at Stanley Arts on July 4th here: https://stanleyarts.org/event/family-pride/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is 'The Tailor of Gloucester' by Beatrix Potter and the book of the week is 'Nen and the Lonely Fisherman' by Ian Eagleton, James Mayhew and publushed by Owlet Press. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Roadshow at Squish (Camberley) on June 19th here: https://www.camberleytheatre.co.uk/events/mama-gs-story-time-roadshow Get tickets for Mama G's Family Pride Party at Stanley Arts on July 4th here: https://stanleyarts.org/event/family-pride/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
More Beatrix Potter this week and it's a double bill! The book of the week is 'Tiny Penguins and the New Baby' by Jane Porter, published by Simon and Schuster. Get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Roadshow at Squish (Camberley) on June 19th here: https://www.camberleytheatre.co.uk/events/mama-gs-story-time-roadshow Get tickets for Mama G's Family Pride Party at Stanley Arts on July 4th here: https://stanleyarts.org/event/family-pride/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is 'The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle' by Beatrix Potter! The book of the week is 'Pride Puppy' by Robin Stevenson, illustrated by. Julie McLaughlin and published by Orca Book Publishers. You can get your own copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1459824849 Find out more and Support Tiggywinkles here: www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk Get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Roadshow at Squish (Camberley) on June 19th here: https://www.camberleytheatre.co.uk/events/mama-gs-story-time-roadshow Get tickets for Mama G's Family Pride Party at Stanley Arts on July 4th here: https://stanleyarts.org/event/family-pride/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
More Beatrix Potter for you this week and it's the turn of one of my favourites: Squirrel Nutkin! The book of the week is 'Grandad's Camper' by Harry Woodgate, published by Andersen Press. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Roadshow at Squish (Camberley) on June 19th here: https://www.camberleytheatre.co.uk/events/mama-gs-story-time-roadshow Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
It was bound to happen! For the next few episodes I'll be sharing some of my favourite stories in the Peter Rabbit series by Beatrix Potter. I'm going to do them as double bills - hopefully matching a less well-known tale with one of the very famous ones. And of course, we had to start with the rabbit himself! No guesses what the book of the week is. (It's Peter Rabbit!) To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Roadshow at Squish (Camberley) on June 19th here: https://www.camberleytheatre.co.uk/events/mama-gs-story-time-roadshow Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
It's the finale of 'The Reluctant Dragon' by Kenneth Grahame! I hope you've been enjoying it! Don't forget to let me know which classic children's book you'd like me to read next! The book of the week is (surprise, surprise!) 'The Reluctant Dragon', adapted from Kenneth Grahame's original by Katie Daynes, illustrated by Fred Blunt and published by Usborne as part of their Usborne First Readers series. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Roadshow at Squish (Camberley) on June 19th here: https://www.camberleytheatre.co.uk/events/mama-gs-story-time-roadshow Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
It's time for part two of 'The Reluctant Dragon' by Kenneth Grahame! And I've got TWO books of the week - because I just couldn't choose! 'The Strangeways Travel Agency: The Edge of the Ocean', by L. D. Lapinski, published by Hachette Children's Group and 'Monster Doughnuts' bu Gianna Pollero with illustrations by Sarah Horne, published by Piccadilly Press. To buy the books of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
I'm hitting up another children's classic this week: 'The Reluctant Giant' by Kenneth Grahame. The book of the week is by the same author (and it's one of my absolute favourites!): 'The Wind in the Willows', the 'illustrate your own' version, published by The History Press. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is all about the Easter Bunny (sort of!) - but plenty of opportunities for dancing and joining in! The book of the week is 'Worm Loves Worm' by J. J. Austin and Mike Curato, published by HarperCollins. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week And you can get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Eggs-Travaganza here: https://www.petitepantos.com/event-details/mama-gs-story-time-eggs-travaganza Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
If you enjoyed 'The Canterville Ghost' that I was reading over Christmas then you are going to love this story! It's called 'The Selfish Giant' and I've adapted it from the original by Oscar Wilde! The book fo the week is 'Hom' by Jeanne Willis and Paddy Donnelly, published by Andersen Press. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week And you can get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Eggs-Travaganza here: https://www.petitepantos.com/event-details/mama-gs-story-time-eggs-travaganza Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
It's Shakespeare Week - so to celebrate the Bard here's a story about him! (sort of!) and the book of the week is The Shakespeare Stories by Andrew Matthews and Tony Ross, published by Hachette Children's Group. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week And you can get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Eggs-Travaganza here: https://www.petitepantos.com/event-details/mama-gs-story-time-eggs-travaganza Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is a brand new one: 'The People of Rightwayround Land'. What's it like to be upside down in world designed to be the right way round? The book of the week is 'Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow', by Benjamin Dean, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat and published by Simon & Schuster. To buy the book of the week just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week And you can get tickets for Mama G's Story Time Eggs-Travaganza here: https://www.petitepantos.com/event-details/mama-gs-story-time-eggs-travaganza Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
It's a bit of a windy podcast this week with my version of the classic 'Three Billy Goats Gruff'! If you want to join in make sure you've eaten plenty of beans! The book of the week is 'Katy Has Two Grampas' by Julie Schanke Lyford and Robert A. Schanke. If you'd like you're own copies you can get the Kindle version here: http://bit.ly/UK_Katy_Kindle (bit.ly/UK_Katy_Kindle) and a print copy here: http://bit.ly/UK_Book (bit.ly/UK_Book) Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
It's 'Tell a Fairy Tale Day' when this episode is released - so I'm going to do just that! This week's story is a sequel (check out 'Once Upon a Time') and also a crossover! It's got some guest appearances from two of my favourite fairies: Fran and Vera! The book of the week is 'Harriet Gets Carried Away' by Jessie Sima. To buy the books just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
Today's story is a traditional Australian folk tale about how fish became fish! I hope you enjoy it! The book of the week is 'In the City of the Nightmare King' - the second in the 'I'm a Gay Wizard' series by V. S. Santoni and published by Wattpad Books. You can get your own copy here: https://books.wattpad.com/in-the-city-of-the-nightmare-king You can find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! You can get tickets for 'Telling Tales on Telly' here: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/telling-tales-on-telly https://stanleyarts.org/event/telling-tales-on-telly/ www.ticketsource.co.uk/tellingtalesontelly https://www.vivacity.org/search?query=telling+tales+on+telly&start=&end= If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is all about understanding who we are and of course, to do that I needed foxes, voles, badgers and frogs! The book of the week is my new book: 'The Fairies Fran and Vera', by myself and with illustrations by Anouska Sutherland. You can get your copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fairies-Fran-Vera-Mama-G/dp/1838332901/ref= and don't forget to leave a review if you do! You can find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! You can get tickets for 'Telling Tales on Telly' here: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/telling-tales-on-telly https://stanleyarts.org/event/telling-tales-on-telly/ www.ticketsource.co.uk/tellingtalesontelly https://www.vivacity.org/search?query=telling+tales+on+telly&start=&end= If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
Today's episode is very exciting because I am meeting one of literary idols - Jeanne Willis! If you read books you have definitely read one of hers and if you've ever seen me live then you have definitely seen me read one of Jeanne's books out loud! It was such a delight to talk to her! If you'd like to find out more about Jeanne you can can visit www.jeannewillis.com There are two books of the week in this episode: 'Slug Needs a Hug' (which I love SO much it has already been a book of the week!) by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, published by Andersen Press. And for LGBT History Month: 'Aalfred and Aalbert' by Morag Hood, published by Two Hoots. To buy the books just head to: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! You can get tickets for 'Telling Tales on Telly' here: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/telling-tales-on-telly https://stanleyarts.org/event/telling-tales-on-telly/ www.ticketsource.co.uk/tellingtalesontelly https://www.vivacity.org/search?query=telling+tales+on+telly&start=&end= If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's podcast is an interview with the amazing theatre designer Cleo Pettitt! Have a listen and find out about her amazing career and how she creates her fabulous pantomime scenery. If you'd like to see Cleo's work for yourself you can find her on Instagram and Facebook - or head to her Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CleoPettittArt The book of the week is 'Anne of Green Gables' by L. M. Montgomery. You can get your own copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-story-time-with-mama-g-podcast-books-of-the-week Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! You can get tickets for 'Telling Tales on Telly' here: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/telling-tales-on-telly https://stanleyarts.org/event/telling-tales-on-telly/ If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is the classic 'Rapunzel' - which also happens to be the pantomime I am in that you can download and watch from home until January 31st! The book of the week is 'Over the Shop' by JonArno Lawson and Qin Leng, published by Walker Books. If you would like your own copy you can head to my new bookshop.org affiliate page and get it there! uk.bookshop.org/shop/mamagstories Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to download 'Rapunzel' here: www.woodville.co.uk
Listen to all seven chapters of 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde in one place and uninterrupted! My voice in your ears for 80 minutes! What could be better?! Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to download 'Rapunzel' here: www.woodville.co.uk
It's time for Chapter Seven (AKA the last chapter!) of 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde! I hope you've enjoyed this classic story! Don't forget to tell me what other classic children's book you'd like me to read next! And if you want to hear all the chapters in one go, look out for Monday's bonus episode! The book of the week is 'My World: Mackilli and Seeva's Switcheroo' by Leanne Armstrong (@Leanne_Armstrong on Instagram). You can get your own copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-World-Mackilli-Seevas-Switcheroo/dp/B08KHMGTY1/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to download 'Rapunzel' here: www.woodville.co.uk
Chapter Five of 'The Canterville Ghost' left us on quite the cliffhanger - so I hope you're ready to find out what happens! Where have Virginia and the ghost gone? The book of the week is 'The Broken Raven' by Joseph Elliott, published by Walker Books. Joseph has been a guest on my podcast before - so if you want to find out more about him why not take a listen to his episode from last year! Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to download 'Rapunzel' here: www.woodville.co.uk
Happy New Year! I hope you're 2021 has got off to a smashing start! I'm here to help, of course, with chapter five of 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde! The book of the week is 'Clean' by Juno Dawson and published by Hachette Children's Group. Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to download 'Rapunzel' here: www.woodville.co.uk
It's Chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiistmas! I've got a jam packed festive podcast for you today! I'll be reading 'A Christmas Calamity' by Paula Brett, sharing my new song 'The Greatest Gift' and having a catch-up with the big man himself: Santa! Enjoy! Merry Christmas! xx Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to download 'Rapunzel' (available until Jan 3rd 2021) here: www.woodville.co.uk
It's time for chapter four of Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost'! The ghost gets up to lots of mischief in this episode! I hope you enjoy it! The book of the week is 'Gender Swapped Fairy Tales' by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett, published by Faber and Faber. Get your own copy here: https://www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/products/gender-swapped-fairy-tales Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (on Zoom, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice and to watch 'Rapunzel' (available until Jan 3rd 2021) here: www.woodville.co.uk
It's time for Chapter Three of 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde - I'm loving telling this classic story and I'm really pleased you're all enjoying it! The book of the week is 'The Silent Stars Go By' by Sally Nicholls and published by Andersen Press. Get your own copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-silent-stars-go-by/9781783449903 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice And for 'Little Red Riding Hood' (at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Jan 6th - 10th) here: https://www.thelionandunicorntheatre.com/whats-on#/event/little-red-riding-hood-20
Settle in for Chapter Two of Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost'! The book of the week is 'The Glowing Snowman' by Helen Goodbarton and Sophie Johnson-Hill, published by Sojo & Mouse. You can get your own copy at: www.sojomouse.wordpress.com/books/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice And for 'Little Red Riding Hood' (at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Jan 6th - 10th) here: https://www.thelionandunicorntheatre.com/whats-on#/event/little-red-riding-hood-20
I'm trying something new to end the year - I'm going to read you one of my favourite classic children's novels: 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde. This is chapter one! The book of the week is 'Elmer's Christmas' by David McKee, published by Andersen Press. You can watch me read it on the Seven Stories Facebook page (from Sunday 29th November) AND you can get your own copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/elmer-s-christmas/9781783442218 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice
Today's story is 'The Really Wet Dragon' - get ready to meet Dragonimo, Dragnacious and Draginic as they start Dragon School! It doesn't quite go to plan! The book of the week is 'I am Jazz', by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings and Shelagh McNicholas, published by Penguin. You can get your own copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/i-am-jazz/9780803741072 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice
11th November was Remembrance Day, so I thought I would share a story I wrote earlier in the year about the Second World War and I sing some excerpts from songs of the period! The book of the week is 'Where the Poppies Now Grow' by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey, published by Strauss House Productions. You can get your own copy here: https://www.strausshouseproductions.com/book/where-the-poppies-now-grow/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice
This episode's story came to me in a dream! It's called 'Flamingo Flowers' and I hope you love it as much as I love flamingos! The book of the week is 'The Girl and the Dinosaur' by Hollie Hughes and Sarah Massini, published by Bloomsbury. If you would like to get your own copy head to: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Hollie-Hughes/The-Girl-and-the-Dinosaur/24383653 , or: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-girl-and-the-dinosaur/9781408880548 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice
I'm getting really spooooooky with this episode's story AND book of the week! The latter is 'How to Make Friends with a Ghost' by Rebecca Green and published by Andersen Press. And you can listen to 'Touch the Sky' from 'Eunice! A Musical'. It's written by Joanna Taylor and sung by Bunmi Gabriel. Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/ and at the Tramshed on October 31st: https://www.tramshed.org/whats-on/mama-gs-story-time-spooktacular Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice
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Halloween is almost upon us - so I thought I'd hope you get in the mood with a new story! It is very imaginatively called: 'Ghost Story'... The book of the week is 'Not Now, Bernard', by David McKee and published by Andersen Press. You can buy copies here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/David-McKee/Not-Now-Bernard/24817231 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/ and at the Tramshed on October 31st: https://www.tramshed.org/whats-on/mama-gs-story-time-spooktacular Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice
If you listened to last week's episode you'll know that the story ended on a cliff-hangar! We were dashing out of Westminster Abbey to go and meet Queen Charlotte! Will we get to Windsor Castle in one piece? You'll have to listen to 'The Second Black Queen of England' to find out! I am honoured to be joined on this episode by one of my good friends Sophie Cartman. She'll be playing Queen Charlotte AND Queen Philippa! If you'd like to look up any of the amazing historical black British figures mentioned in today's stories this is the list you need: Olaudah Equiano Ignatious Sancho Phyllis Wheatley Ira Aldridge Mary Seacole John Edmonstone Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Paul Stephenson Fanny Eaton Olive Morris Lilian Bader Mary Prince Septimus Severus Justin Fashanu Ottoba Cuguano John Archer Francis Barber Claudia Jones Harold Moody William Cuffay Jack Leslie Adelaide Hall Henry Sylvester-Williams Arthur Wharton Robert Wedderburn Julius Soubise George Bridgetower Lord Leary Constantine Len Garrison The book of the week is 'The Strangeworlds Travel Agency' by L. D. Lapsinki. I'm in the middle of reading it and it is soooooo good! You can buy copies here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/LD-Lapinski/The-Strangeworlds-Travel-Agency--Book-1/24052710 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/ and at the Tramshed on October 31st: https://www.tramshed.org/whats-on/mama-gs-story-time-spooktacular Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice
It's Black History Month here in the UK and I've been delving into the history books to find out about black people who have helped shape our history. I was amazed to find out something that I had never heard about: that England might once have had a black queen! I did some research and decided to introduce you all to her in this week's story! the book of the week is in honour of National Coming Out Day (October 11th) and is 'Rick' by Alex Gino. If you like the sound of it, you can get your own copy here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Alex-Gino/Rick/24708062 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/ Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel
October in the UK is Black History Month, so the next few episodes are going to be about black British icons who have changed history! This week's story is about a fascinating person called Mary Seacole who was around in the Victorian era. I hope you enjoy finding out about her. My book of the week is 'Julian at the Wedding', by Jessica Love. It came out this week and I am so excited to share it with you! If you would like to buy a copy of the book for yourself you can do so here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jessica-Love/Julian-at-the-Wedding/25041763 And you can find out more about Mary Seacole here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Seacole Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/ Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel
Last week a really inspirational woman called Ruth Bader Ginsberg passed away. She did lots of amazing things to make the world better for lots of people. Her passing inspired me to write a story about a character who has been in my head for a long time: Marjorie Muddlebum - who has a serious super power! Have a listen to find out what! My book of the week is 'Love Thy Fro', but Casey Elisha and Aliecee Cummings. Find out more about RBG here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg And find out more about 'Love Thy Fro' here: https://www.caseyelishabooks.com/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag And if you'd like to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas, book tickets here: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel
I'm taking a break from telling stories this week to chat to somebody else who writes wonderful stories for all of you... Michelle Robinson! It was lovely to talk to her about her stories and the stories that she wrote when she was little! And it was fascinating to find out how she writes her books! We also talked about dreams, tooth fairies, the seven dwarfs, papier maché and Michael Rosen! Phew! The book of the week is 'The World Made a Rainbow' by Michelle, with illustrations by Emily Hamilton and published by Bloomsbury. You can get your own copy (and support Save the Children at the same time!) here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Michelle-Robinson/The-World-Made-a-Rainbow/25038385 And find out all about Michelle here: https://www.michellerobinson.co.uk/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
I've written a fairy tale! And I LOVE it! I hope you do too! I also adore both books of the weeks! (One is a repeat, but I've finally read it and I just had to talk about it again!) They are: 'The Prom' by Saundra Mitchell (with Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar), published by Penguin. https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Saundra-Mitchell/The-Prom/24092935 'George' by Alex Gino, published by Scholastic. https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Alex-Gino/George/20788052 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is called 'The Pride Train' and is all about a train that celebrates pride! And the best thing is that it's an actual train and YOU can name it! If you'd like to have a go visit www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk and you could win some amazing prizes! (I'm not sponsored by them - I just think it's awesome!) The book of the week is 'Elmer and the Lost Treasure' by David McKee and published by Andersen Press. It was released on September 3rd 2020 - so get your hot of the press copies NOW! If you're buying online you might want to look here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/David-McKee/Elmer-and-the-Lost-Treasure/25041679 (https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/David-McKee/Elmer-and-the-Lost-Treasure/25041679) Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is inspired by the classic 'Pinocchio' - except I've called it 'Pi-NOPE-Chio'! It's really very clever stuff...! The book of the week is 'She's My Dad', by Sarah Savage and Joules Garcia, published by Jenny Kingsley Publishers. You can get your own copy here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/shes-my-dad/jillian-garcia/sarah-savage/9781785926150 (https://www.waterstones.com/book/shes-my-dad/jillian-garcia/sarah-savage/9781785926150) Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is called 'Joy and Jill'. It's inspired by an episode (season 6, episode 10) of an American sitcom called 'Hot in Cleveland', that I've been watching during lockdown. In this episode two of the characters try and write a children's story based on two of the other characters and well, I thought I would save them the trouble and write it for them! The book of the week is the amazing 'She Rex' by Michelle Robinson and Deborah Allwright, published by Bloomsbury. If you would like to get your own copy they are available here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Michelle-Robinson/She-Rex/24547193 (https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Michelle-Robinson/She-Rex/24547193) Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's podcast is going to make you hungry! I promise! #PassThePasty is all about an adventurous pasty who goes on the trip of a lifetime! It was inspired by something that happened on Greg James' radio show a couple of years ago! The book of the week is 'A Right Royal 'Roach Trip', part of the 'Little Cockroach' series, by Susie Violet and Alex Patricks. I have copies of the book to give away - if you'd like one, leave a review of the podcast on my Facebook page (@MamaGStories) and a copy could wing its way to you! Or, for signed copies, head to: https://thelittlecockroach.com/product/the-little-cockroach-a-right-royal-roach-trip-paperback-premium-copy/ (https://thelittlecockroach.com/product/the-little-cockroach-a-right-royal-roach-trip-paperback-premium-copy/) Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is the 'The Fairies Fran and Vera: You're All Welcome Here'. I love this couple of fairies - they're always getting up to mischief! If you'd like to hear the original story you can find it on a previous podcast or go here https://youtu.be/5Tz2ZEUiJS0 and watch the video with Anouska Sutherland's gorgeous illustrations. The book of the week is 'Slug Needs a Hug', by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross and published by Andersen Press. Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
This week's story is my take on the classic 'Cinderella' - although I do miss out a couple of crucial details, can you spot what they are? And the book of the week is 'When Aidan Became a Brother' by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita, published by Lee & Low Books Inc. Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag
Have you ever wondered what happened to Eunice after she became a unicorn? Well, now you can find out! I was inspired to write this when a friend shared a Peter, Paul and Mary song with me called 'The Unicorn Song'. Once you've listened to the story I really think you should listen to the song! You can find it here: https://youtu.be/iinXhhe7OBs And if you want to catch me at the Under1Roof Kids Family Festival (online) on July 31st at 5:50pm, join this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/484671468970132 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/484671468970132) Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag X
This week's story isn't just a story - it's a science experiment too! Raymond the Rainbow has lost his colours, but Claude and Sunil help him get them back. And we can help too! All you need to help is some kitchen roll, two plates, some water and felt tips! The books of the week are 'They, She, He, Me, Free to Be!' and 'They, She, He, Easy as ABC', both by Maya Christina Gonzalez and Matthew SG! Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag X
Lots of prides have been cancelled this year and with my own online pride party coming up I thought a Pride themed party was in order! Your first pride is such a significant event and I know many people will have missed out on that experience; so, hopefully, the story 'My First Pride' will make you feel like you've been to one! The book of the week is 'George' by Alex Gino. Don't forget that Mama G's Family Pride Party is on July 12th and I would love for you to be there! I have a great involved! Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag And the details of Mama G's Family Pride Party can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/259392458744223/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/259392458744223/) And you can donate to Mermaids here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mama-g (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mama-g) X
It's story time! And I have ANOTHER brand new story for you this week! This one is called 'The Phantom Farter' and I hope you enjoy it! The book of the week is "I'm a Gay Wizard" by V. S. Santoni and published by Wattpad! Don't forget that Mama G's Family Pride Party is on July 12th and I would love for you to be there! I have a great involved! Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag And the details of Mama G's Family Pride Party can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/259392458744223/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/259392458744223/) And you can donate to Mermaids here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mama-g (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mama-g) X
June 28th is the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, so I've written a new story about one of the key figures of that event: Marsha P. Johnson. I hope you enjoy it! The book of the week is: 'Stonewall: A Building, An Uprising, A Revolution' by Rob Sanders and Jamey Christoph. Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag And the details of Mama G's Family Pride Party can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/259392458744223/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/259392458744223/) And you can donate to Mermaids here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mama-g (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mama-g) X
Today's story is all about kindness! Can you guess which famous fairy tale it's based on? And the book of the week is 'Rosa Parks: My Story' by Rosa Parks and Jim Haskins. If you would like to get your own copy it is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosa-Parks-Story-Jim-Haskins/dp/0141301201 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosa-Parks-Story-Jim-Haskins/dp/0141301201) and if you would like to donate to a charity in support of BLM here are some good UK based options: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/black-lives-matter-charity-donate-uk-stephen-lawrence-stop-hate-a9544786.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/black-lives-matter-charity-donate-uk-stephen-lawrence-stop-hate-a9544786.html) Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag And the details of Mama G's Family Pride Party can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/259392458744223/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/259392458744223/) And you can donate to Mermaids here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mama-g (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mama-g) X
This week's podcast is the story of Martin Luther King Jr, who was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights movement in America in the 1950s and 60s. And the book of the week is 'So Much' by Trish Cooke, illustrated by helen Oxenbury and published by Walker Books. If you'd like to find out more about Martin Luther King Jr, you could always start at his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.) and you can listen to him give his famous speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE) Don't forget you can find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @mamagstories!
Today's episode is a corker! I interview Loose Woman, Zoe Tyler and Union J's Jaymi Hensley about their latest project 'Joseph and the Amazing All Star Highlights Concert'! They'll be joining Maria Friedman, Darren Day, Jess Conrad, Keith Jack and a whole host of others in a highlights concert of everyone's favourite musical 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'. And here they spill all the tea to tell me how it's going! It's being presented to raise money for 'Acting For Others' - if you want more info head to facebook.com/josephconcert. You can Zoe on the socials at: @zoetylerinternational and www.zoetylerinternational.com and you can find Jaymi at: @OfficialJaymi (Facebook) and @JaymiHensley (Instagram). The book of the week is 'Tooth Fairy in Training' by Michelle Robinson and Briony May Smith, published by Walker Books! Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! And you can support my work at: www.ko-fi.com/mamag Enjoy x
Today I'm interviewing another podcast and a really unique one at that! It's called 'Kids in Quarantine' and does exactly what it says on the tin! You can listen to their podcast here: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kids-in-quarantine/id1510141005 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kids-in-quarantine/id1510141005) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FvmkrZTi7IDKM5eKqT4EE?si=XXsGHyRHRFeWQflyCO_3zA (https://open.spotify.com/show/4FvmkrZTi7IDKM5eKqT4EE?si=XXsGHyRHRFeWQflyCO_3zA) Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1040437 (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1040437)My book of the week is the 'Elmer' series by David McKee. May 23rd is Elmer Day! How are you celebrating? Don't forget that you can find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube; just search for @MamaGStories!
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another fabulous episode of 'Story Time with Mama G'. Today's guest is Sally Nicholls who wrote the book 'Staying Home', which I recently read on my Facebook live AND you can see me read on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/LLxO8m1akmA Today's book of the week is 'Ballet Shoes' by Noel Streatfield. And don't forget you can follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, just search for @MamaGStories. And you can support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/mamag or https://www.ko-fi.com/mamagstories And make sure you rate, review, subscribe and share the podcast! Enjoy! x
This is a brand new story. You might have heard it of you've been watching my Facebook lives - but if not (and WHY not?!) here it is for the very first time: 'The Story of Stan'. (Stan being a stick man!) The book of the week is 'Mermaid's Gift' by Ronesa Aveela, with illustrations by Nelinda and published by Bendideia Publishing. If you go to my YouTube channel (please subscribe!) - i'm reading the story in three parts. Part One is released today and can be found here: https://youtu.be/qMokIny2wHs If you would like your own copy of the book it is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mermaids-Gift-Treasure-Chest-story/dp/1535219440/ (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mermaids-Gift-Treasure-Chest-story/dp/1535219440/) And don't forget you can follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, just search for @MamaGStories. And you can support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/mamag or https://www.ko-fi.com/mamagstories And make sure you rate, review, subscribe and share the podcast! Enjoy! x
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another fabulous episode of 'Story Time with Mama G'. Today's guest is the illustrator Jessica Love who brought us the incredible 'Julian is a Mermaid', which, if you have seen me live you have probably heard me read out loud! And the book of the week is 'Ghost's Journey: a Refugee Story' by Robin Stevenson and published by Rebel Mountain Press. I'll be reading 'Julian is a Mermaid' on my Facebook live on May 3rd! Join me at 6pm (BST) to join in the fun! And you can head to my YouTube channel to see me read 'Ghost's Journey'. To find out more about Jessica Love you can find her on Instagram (@jesslovedraws) and www.jesslove.format.com You can buy 'Ghost's Journey' from www.rebelmountainpress.com. Proceeds from the book support the work of Rainbow Railroad (www.rainbowrailroad.org) and Rainbow Refugee (www.rainbowrefugee.com) And don't forget you can follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, just search for @MamaGStories. And you can support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/mamag or https://www.ko-fi.com/mamagstories And make sure you rate, review, subscribe and share the podcast! Enjoy! x
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another fabulous episode of 'Story Time with Mama G'. Today's guest is the creator of unisex kids fashion brand Cub and Pudding, Sarah Birchall. We chat about lots of fabulous things including 'Meg and Mog', Fleet services and how to wolf whistle. All the important topics are covered on this podcast. And the book of the week is 'Meg and Mog' by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienowski. To find out more about Cub and Pudding head to https://www.cubandpudding.com, facebook.com/cubandpudding or instagram.com/cubandpudding And don't forget you can follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, just search for @MamaGStories. And you can support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/mamag or https://www.ko-fi.com/mamagstories And make sure you rate, review, subscribe and share the podcast! Enjoy! x
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another fabulous episode of 'Story Time with Mama G'. Today's guest is the poet and author Dean Atta. We talk his performance experience (West End child star, darling!), what inspired his verse novel 'The Black Flamingo' and what it was like getting into drag for the first time! And the book of the week is 'The Best Mummy Snails in the Whole Wide World', by Troy Jenkinson. To find out more about Dean head to https://www.deanatta.com, facebook.com/deanatta or instagram.com/deanatta And don't forget you can follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, just search for @MamaGStories. And you can support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/mamag or https://www.ko-fi.com/mamagstories And make sure you rate, review, subscribe and share the podcast! Enjoy! x
This week's guest is Joseph Elliott who is an actor from Cbeebies' 'Swashbuckle' and the author of last week's book of the week - 'The Good Hawk'. Enjoy our interview and if you want to find out more about Joseph you can find him in all these places: Twitter: @joseph_elliott Instagram: @joseph_elliott3 Website: www.joseph-elliott.net And don't forget that you can catch 'Story Time with Mama G' live on Facebook every Wednesday and Sunday at 6pm (BST) just make sure you've liked my page @MamaGStories. And find me on Instagram and YouTube too: @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support the podcast head to www.patreon.com/mamag www.ko-fi.com/mamagstories Thank you for listening! Remember to rate, subscribe, review and share the podcast with your friends! Enjoy! x
Hello! I've slightly changed the format of my podcast to reflect my mantra: be who you want to be. Every human being has an interesting story to tell - so I thought I would go out (/ stay in - lockdown!) and meet some people who are being who they want to be! Hopefully that will inspire you and help you realise that what ever you are dreaming of becoming can be real! This week I meet the really funny Katie Pritchard and find out what led to her becoming a comedian (and actor and musician and pretty all round fabulous! And the book of the week is 'The Good Hawk' by Joseph Elliott. My sound quality isn't great during the interview, I'm afraid - but it WILL be better next week! You can find Katie at https://www.katiepritchard.co.uk @KatiePritchards on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and KatiePritchardTube on YouTube. You can find me at @mamagstories on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. And you can see me every Wednesday and Sunday at 6pm (GMT) on Facebook Live! Just like my page to join in the fun! If you want to support the podcast and my live storytimes you can sign up for exclusive goodies at https://www.patreon.com/mamagstories or buy a coffee at https://www.ko-fi.co.uk/mamag Don't forget to rate, subscribe, share and ENJOY the podcast! x
Here's a brand new story to take your mind off world events: 'Ricardo the Recorder'. Ricardo is desperate to play in the orchestra, but will his dream come true? There's only one way to find out! My book of the week is 'The Little Cockroach', by Susie Violet. If you would like your own copy, you can find it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07LB6CPWX/?fbclid=IwAR2wUbsIEBw4j67oYRxYIBQmdKQxOzVDrSr3wiUgNri6PMQc4WFakrcCsKg (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07LB6CPWX/) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LB6CPWX?fbclid=IwAR1Li0O8bL-sQK5Mjo_WG-zPr59boNlpVxSt-iOoBIDut9iEtoRPOyUksw0 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LB6CPWX) https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07LB6CPWX/?fbclid=IwAR1xGDetDYgPXW1PgYATKsxtwaAPB_kFK_LhdC-i6aKk0UjXdVHR5-ZM9Wo (https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07LB6CPWX/) https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07LB6CPWX?fbclid=IwAR2Tqd1I2VCv3eNTcjT8mnQi70tk_ONJvo3Wx67Cxbn7WfRo63zQiM9bJ7A (https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07LB6CPWX) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07LB6CPWX?fbclid=IwAR3ATlBeZA5GRFreoVxz8VDjBfTywwxknmWtRyjFE5434B3wUZ_MZnWR2uI (https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07LB6CPWX) And don't forget! I would love it if you could share this episode with your friends and rate, subscribe and review the podcast too! Enjoy x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
I wasn't going to do a podcast this week... but I go SO worried about the Coronavirus that I decided to write a story to calm myself down! This story is about Corona Virus, a spy who is on a mission to discover how humans run the world - and her superior is quite surprised by what she finds out. I found that by giving the virus a character and a harmless, non-scientific back story - my brain was able to deal with the overload of information much better! And if you want to watch my handwashing song video, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYFF_NWvyMY&fbclid=IwAR0iRTCwUkhlZ9mHQJk-nHG-a-MxNCDTEalzhNK5BhkZNuwfUM4_kmObAF4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYFF_NWvyMY) Don't forget to follow me at https://www.facebook.com/mamagstories and https://www.instagram.com/mamagstories and please rate, review, subscribe and share the podcast too! Enjoy x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
This week's story is 'You Better Floss'. I'm so excited to share it with you! And the book of the week is 'Bill's New Frock' by Anne Fine! Don't forget to share, review, like, subscribe and rate the podcast! And you can get in touch and follow me on Facebook and Instagram, just search for @MamaGStories! Enjoy! x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Helloooooooooo! I'm squeezing in a last podcast before the end of LGBT History Month here in the UK; so this week's story is a twist in 'Cinderella', that I'm calling 'Cinder-Fella' - you'll never guess what the twist is! And my book of the week is 'Frog and Toad' by Arnold Lobel. And make sure you listen to the end so that you catch my new poem: 'A Family Poem' - my ode to all the beautiful and varied families out there! My book of the week was influenced by some work I saw on Instagram, particularly @elizacrofts - so go and give her a follow and have a look at her beautiful work! If you want to find me on social media search for @MamaGStories on Facebook and Instagram! Don't forget to share, review, subscribe and ENJOY the podcast! x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
This week's story is a bit of a random one, but I hope you'll love it! The story is called 'Bald Steve's' and this week's book of the week is 'The Girl with Two Dads' by Mel Elliott. Enjoy the podcast! Don't forget that I love to hear from you and you can get in touch via info@petitepantos.com or via @MamaGStories on Facebook and Instagram! And you can share, rate and review the podcast too! Mama G x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Hello! It's still LGBT History Month here in the UK - so this week's story is all about the icon of icons: Ellen DeGeneres. The book of the week is 'Rhinocorn Rules' by Matt Carr. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review and share the podcast! Enjoy! x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Hello! I have a bumper podcast for you today! In keeping with LGBT History Month, my story and book of the week are both based on true stories with an LGBT slant. My story is 'Swit Swoo Swan' and my book of the week is the classic 'And Tango Makes Three'. AAAAANNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDD this podcast ends with a brand new song from my upcoming show called 'The Stars That We Are' and it features the beautiful pop princess Lolly! Don't forget to share, subscribe to, rate and review the podcast! And you can follow me on Facebook and Instagram, just search for @MamaGStories! Enjoy x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
It's new story time! 'The Trumping Thumping Trumpet Player of Terminal Three' is a brand new story that is going to feature in my show that starts touring on Feb 8th! And my book of the week is: 'Pride: the Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag'. It's LGBT History Month, so all my books of the week are going to be along this theme this month. If you have any suggestions for books of the week, or would like to ask a question you can get in touch via Facebook or Instagram (@MamaGStories) or on info@petitepantos.com. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and share the podcast! It really helps! Enjoy x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Hello everybody! I'm back! I've had my Christmas rest and now I'm ready to tell you fabulous stories again! This week's story is the first one I ever wrote: 'The Fairies Fran and Vera'. You might even have seen me tell it in person! And my book of the week is Jerry Herman's autobiography 'Showtune'. There are also some mentions of some rather fabulous divas: Carol Channing, Pearl Bailey, Ethel Merman and Angela Lansbury - go and look them up if you're not sure who they are. Please rate, review, share and subscribe to the podcast. And if you want to get in touch you can find me on Facebook and Instagram at @MamaGStories or email me at info@petitepantos.com Enjoy x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Christmas is almost here! And to celebrate: here's a special Christmas episode! My story this week is one of the most famous Christmas stories of them all (but not THE most famous one!): the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. And keep an eye-out on my YouTube channel for a filmed version of the story too! And my book of the week is 'Countdown to Christmas' by Adam & Charlotte Guillain and Pippa Curnick; published by Egmont Publishing. It's a really lovely book! And I have an EXCLUSIVE interview with Mr Christmas himself - SANTA! It was so lovely to meet him and have a chat! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review and share the podcast. And most importantly: have a very... MERRY CHRISTMAS! And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
It's almost Christmas! So here's another Christmas story! This one involves one of my favourite characters: Eunice the Unicorn (was Horse) and it is called 'When Eunice Upon a Star'. And my book of the week is a classic! 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde. I also talk about the Unicorn Theatre's production of 'The Canterville Ghost' - because I love it and it's the reason I bought the book! It's running until Jan 5th 2020; more info here: https://www.unicorntheatre.com/CantervilleGhost (https://www.unicorntheatre.com/CantervilleGhost) Don't forget to rate, review, share and ENJOY the podcast. And if you want to get in touch you can find me on Facebook and Instagram, @MamaGStories or email info@petitepantos.com x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
It's panto season! So, episode ten is panto themed! This episode features the first story that I've written just for the podcast! You'll be the very first people to hear it! It's called 'Mama G's Great Panto Dame Off'! And my Book of the Week is 'Prince and Knight' by Daniel Haack and Stevie Lewis. I'm promoting this book because recently it was the subject of some controversy in the US, so it needs our support. You can read about it here: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/23/prince-and-knight-daniel-haack-west-virginia-glaad-backash/ (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/23/prince-and-knight-daniel-haack-west-virginia-glaad-backash/) AND this episode features an interview with the lovely Leanne Jones, who was the original Tracy Turnblad when 'Hairspray' opened in London. You can find out more about Leanne on Twitter: @Leanne_Jones or Instagram: @leanne_jonesinsta. And don't forget you can find me on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories. And if you have questions or want to recommend a book of the week you can get in touch via info@petitepantos.com. And please remember to share, review, like and rate the podcast! Enjoy x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
We're going into space for episode 9! This week is all about real life stories (or, non-fiction, if you will!) with my biography of Valentina Tereshkova, the first lady ever to go into space and my book of the week: 'Laika' by Owen Davey, which is about the first, um, dog to ever go into space! This week there are also shout outs for London's Unicorn Theatre, an amazing theatre for children! And 'Judy and Punch', a rather wonderful film I saw last week! AND the episode ends with my brand new song: 'If You're Happy and You Know It'! You can even watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Tkel2kV421o You can follow me and get in touch on Facebook and Instagram, just search for @MamaGStories. I love to hear what you think and you can send me questions and book recommendations too. And you can email me on: info@petitepantos.com Don't forget to rate, share, subscribe and review the podcast too! Enjoy! x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Welcome to Episode 8! This week's story is 'The Mousehole Riots' and this week's book of the week is 'The Black Flamingo' by Dean Atta. For those listening with younger Mama G fans: this episode talks about Stonewall and commemorates #InternationalTransgenderDayOfRememberance. If you need more information to answer any questions, I found these Wikipedia articles useful starting points: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_P._Johnson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_P._Johnson) And the work of those pioneers continues through organisations such as https://www.stonewall.org.uk/ (https://www.stonewall.org.uk/), which is an incredible UK based charity. Don't forget to share, subscribe, rate and review the podcast! You can let me know what you thought on Facebook and Instagram (@MamaGStories) or email me on info@petitepantos.com. Enjoy! x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
This episode is a real treat! I tell one of my favourite stories: 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Roar', all about a fashionista dinosaur! And my Book of the Week is 'The Boy Who Loved Everyone' by Jane Porter and I'm really excited because I got to meet Jane and talk to her about all of her wonderful books! She's such a lovely lady and I hope you enjoy the interview! She even talks about some of her favourite books, including 'Uncle' by J P Martin and Quentin Blake! Don't forget to subscribe, share, rate, review and ENJOY! x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's Episode 6! This week's story is 'Alan the Alien', who is on an environmental mission! And the book of the week is 'Elmer' by David McKee and published by Andersen Press. Who remembers reading that when they were little? Don't forget to share the podcast with your friends (or enemies!) and rate and review - it's all very helpful! And you can get in touch via Facebook or instagram if you search for @MamaGStories and by email: info@petitepantos.com. Enjoy! x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Are you ready for a spooooooooooooky Halloween episode?! Well, here it is! This week's story is 'The Worst Twitch' - about a witch who just can't help being good! And my book recommendation is 'The Monster in the Park' by Leah Carroll and Ekaterina Voytes - a lovely book about two best friends who meet a, um, monster, in the park... Check it out on Amazon! This week there are also mentions for Sprowston Library, Molesey Libraries, Museum of Liverpool, Pigeon Books, King's Theatre Southsea, Shane Lynch and Ben Ofeodu! Phew! If you enjoyed this episode don't forget to rate and review it and share it with your friends! You wouldn't want them to miss out now, would you? Enjoy x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Episode 4 brings a brand new story! 'Bum on Fire (and Other Firefly Fails)' was written to be performed at the Lightpool Festival at Blackpool Central Library. It went down really well there, so now I'm sharing it with you lovely lot! And this week's book recommendation is one of my favourites: 'Julian is a Mermaid' by Jessica Love! Don't forget to share, subscribe, review and rate and find me at facebook.com/mamagstories and instagram.com/mamagstories or get in touch via info@petitepantos.com Enjoy x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Welcome to episode 3! It's time for one of my classic stories: 'Eunice the Horse' and get ready for a sing-a-long too! Eunice is one of my most popular characters and she was simply desperate to get her hooves into the podcast! My book recommendation this week is the wonderful 'Captain Sparklebeard' by Timothy Knapman and Sam Lloyd and published by Egmont. Don't forget to share, rate, review and subscribe and let me know what you think via info@petitepantos.com, facebook.com/mamagstories and instagram.com/mamagstories Enjoy x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Welcome to episode 2 of my podcast! This one is dedicated to my lovely Grandmother, so I hope you enjoy it! The story this week is a brand new one called Bonjour Papillon Blanc and my book recommendation of the week is Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe AND share with your friends! You can get in contact via Facebook or Instagram, just search for @MamaGStories or you can email info@petitepantos.com. Enjoy! x And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Welcome to episode 1! I read my story 'The Very True Story of Mama G' and recommend the books 'Rosa Parks' by Lisbeth Kaiser and Marta Antelo and 'Rosa Parks: My Autobiography' by Rosa Parks and Jim Haskins Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss out on my next stories and let me know what you think: Find me on Facebook and Instagram @MamaGStories and you can email me at info@petitepantos.com Enjoy! X And you can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/mamagstories
Mama G is coming at you with a brand new storytelling podcast! You lucky things! Every week she'll be telling stories about being who you are and loving who you want, that are suitable for the WHOLE family! And this week she's treating you to a little taster of what you can expect! Make sure you subscribe so you never miss a story! And don't forget you can join in the fun by recommending books or asking questions or just saying stuff! Get in touch with Mama G through Facebook and Instagram (@MamaGStories) or email info@petitepantos.com! Mwah x