Nanny Bea lives in a cottage she calls Dave and likes nothing more than telling stories, except maybe rich tea biscuits (which are far from rich and taste nothing of tea). Crammed full of professional character voices to engage, inspire and occupy young minds (4-10 in human years) with stories and banter written to uphold values such as kindness and respect, oh and silliness, lots and lots of silliness. We pretend the episodes range from 8-25 minutes to give you variety not because we lack the self control to do otherwise.
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When Pete, Jude and Maggie set out to go fishing, they found what they'd hoped for and then so much more.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
The bold bright butterfly dreamt of soaring to the stars, but that would never be possible about the quiet little beetle.Support the show
For years the creatures of this planet have been concerned about climate change. But now they're doing something about it.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Molly was enjoying an outing in the city, San Francisco to be exact, where trolley cars are trugged up and roll down the lumpy, bumpy streets. Her mother had told her that very morning, ‘Don't take your dolly, you might just leave her on the trolley, car. ‘ But Molly always took her doll, everywhere and up until today had never left her behind.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
The classic Roly-poly rat tale from Miss Potter.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
When the big man had such a little heart his garden was Winter all year round. But one day, one boy changed all that.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
When Hector the Peruvian llama ends up in a field of Welsh lamb, he thinks his dreams of being a singer are shattered but it's surprising what you can find even on a hilltop in Wales.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Nate and Claus the mouse loved their house with the lazy dog ironically named Sparky and their ever missing cat named Bob. But it turns out Bob had his eye on them the whole time.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Edwin lived in a cast iron bath in the city of Bath it just so happens. Good thing Edwin was a duck. Edwin had a charmed life of bobbing in bubbles until one day he didn't.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Oscar is more curious than the other moth boys, he wants to live like the butterflies do.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Chloe had Mary Janes and Chukka Boots, some winkle-pickers and plimsolls too. But that wasn't nearly enough, she also had; hunter green wellington boots, wooden clogs and elevator shoes, kitten heels, peeped toes, penny loafers and some names nobody knows. And let's not forget her flip flops, duckbills, driving moccasins and espadrilles.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Some days are grey days not just on the outside but on the in, deep down to your very core. Well this was the case for Daniel but that was about to change.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
There was a glow worm who'd squirm like a worm, she'd wiggle and she'd turn but no matter what she did, no matter what you called her, she would never and could never be an actual worm. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Some stories are worth telling again...Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Although he came out a fickle pickle, it wasn't until his babysitters spent some time with him. They identified is fickly pickles and conveniently from that point on were unavailable each time the family needed a sitter.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
On the first of December, The Reluctant Cowboy headed off into the sunset. We follow his trail after his early adventures and onto some more, always more for a man who came to known as The Legend.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
When Charlotte and Oscar fell asleep in the attic, they were covered in cobwebs and dust, seemingly forgotten, forever.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
When the Pumpkin Patch Pixie goes missing, the prairie dogs go looking and find something they never expected.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Cody wandered to the big broad plains of Wyoming, homestead country, where every buffalo, bear or bison was claiming and carving out a home for himself. This was the Wild West, only not west so much, but definitely wild.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Everyone was going absobloominglutely nuts at the Chicago Zoo when big polar bears made little ones, Nuki and Suki. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
No one wanted to go to Mr Grimstone's garden with its strange smells and odd goings on. A permanent waft of smoke chugged out of a rickety old shed like a massive beast was contained within but trying not to be. And then there were the bats, I can't forget the bats.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Many have heard of what experts call the Jurassic period but have you heard of what fewer experts, probably none at all, call the Dogonian period. In this Dogonian period, life was similar to how it is now, except dogs ruled the world and they didn't have wi fi.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
When stars fall , they fall fast so catching one takes special skills, diligent dedication and a very long pole with a huge hooky bit on one end.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
When Squidge decides to break away from the Mousetown Five and go solo, he finds being a one mouse band a lonely life, that was until the bells of St Bruno, Basil and Boris called out to him.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
It is amazing where your imagination can take you. For Penny Hen it went from wondering to worrying in this almost familiar tale.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
A little man can make a big impact and no one more so than Lampy. Nearly 200 years ago, when we used horses instead of cars and posted letters instead of memes, Lampy was minding his own business in the lush German countryside when a Lord came to town, not ‘the' Lord but ‘a' Lord, Sir Charles in fact.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Ribbert heard her swishing gown announcing her arrival, Princess Willamoana wore a ball gown and tiara everywhere she went, to make sure everyone knew she was a princess. 'Well what do we have here? A suitable suitor perhaps?' she said as she reached towards Ribbert. Ribbert wiggled and slipped from her grip. Hoping his hopping would get him to safety. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
A hairy tale of the unexpected.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Pax and Percival were born into the good life, with a good father. And not your ordinary father but an Emperor. They had ice cream sundaes each Sunday and frozen yogurt on Fridays. All they could want was theirs but that wasn't enough for Pax.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
A wild story of an unexpected but most appreciated visitor.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
The itsy bitsy spider was busy building her empire when, zhuuuush, she was sucked into a whole new world.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Kitty and Smokey know how to keep customers coming back for more; the orange stripped Pete the postal cat once he's done with his rounds, Betty that wild tabby who'll never be caught, then there's the brown and gold stripey one, the all white but one ear one, the cat with three legs, the cat with more than nine lives. They come for the music, they stay for the vibe. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
The life of a polliwog might seem rather dull, just floating around until your legs pop out, bobbing along until your arms come through, but life is what you make it and these three little polliwogs had adventures galore.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Freddy Fistolera with his early bird ticket and two weeks allowance, knew exactly where he was headed, the candy stall. They had buttertoes and sneakers, red veins and gob slobbers, every kind of candy you could dream of all on display in giant glass jars.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Grandfather's study was a place where one didn't touch a thing, not the globe dangling half cocked, not the stuffed Pigeon, the moose or the fox and most definitely not, decidedly not the smallest of ships adrift in a bottle to the left of the mantlepiece clock. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Trevor and Stan were a couple of ordinary fleas just looking for a break from the monotony of life, so when Trevor's uncle offered them two free tickets to paradise, they jumped on it. Well Trevor jumped and Stan kind of staggered, he has an unearthly fear of flying. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
The Gunndersons seemed like a regular family. They fought over the best seat, cried over their split milk and laughed over any unexpected sounds or smells. It wasn't until one day, on a Monday that Courtney, the youngest of the Gundunderson gang, realised her family was not what they seemed. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
On top of spaghetti all covered in cheese, there were three meatballs 'til somebody sneezed. Make meatballs with Nonna Mariuccia but watch out, they're slippery little suckers!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Time is supposed to slip into the future but not at such a speed. Can one man convince the world and can he do it in time?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Edwin was a happy pup, the perfect Chihuahua, if your idea of perfect didn't include hair. An ugly duckling who finally found where he belonged.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
It's Sam's dream to become a vet but he doesn't have the time to make his dream come true. Maybe with a little help from his friends?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
There was something extraordinary about Darcy, something even Darcy didn't know.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
From the land of figs and roses, comes an unsuspecting band of creatures.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
As you'd suspect this ranch has cows, it also has chickens but what it doesn't have, it hasn't had for a mighty long time.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
One time when the gardener was feeling heady from midday sun, he cut the hedges into a waddle of Penguins looking for an iceberg to float away on, this was quickly cut down once Aunt Blanche caught site of them.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Tiggy was so busy trying to find her 'thing'. She was in The Trampolene Troup, The Myth Buster Group, Mimes and Mimics, Clones and Physics, Eco Warriors, Territorials, The Spelling Bee, Tales (and you guessed it) Tea, just about every game, craft or club you could think of. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Just as the curtain goes up, they realise Orange is missing. Will they find her in time? Will the show go on without her? Find the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode with Nanny Bea.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
A story of Forest who's in a forest, and is looking for some hope. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
In Moussissippi the Rat Pack rule, that is until the Mousecapades comes to town. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Beatrix Potter's classic tale with a tail. Peter Rabbit's cousin comes to town and mischief follows.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)
Marty was a typical mole who discovered that in order to find his future, he must face his fears.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/NannyBea)