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British writer and illustrator

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Tachles Podcast
Kinder und Erinnerung

Tachles Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 19:14


David Dambitsch präsentiert im Podcast «Echo in die Zukunft» ein Gespräch mit Judith Kerr.  Die Tochter des bekannten Schriftstellers und Theaterkritikers Alfred Kerr träumte schon als Kind davon…

Tachles Podcast
Warum, weshalb und wie?

Tachles Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 23:29


Der neue tachles-Podcast «Echo in die Zukunft» blickt zurück und damit vorwärts zugleich: Er vereint Interviews von Persönlichkeiten der Zeitgeschichte von Hans Sahl, Judith Kerr, Imre Kertesz,…

The Bedtime Story Club
Katerina The Goose

The Bedtime Story Club

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 7:40


A bedtime story for preschoolers, by Judith Kerr as read by Dan Stevens.

The Forest School Podcast
Ep 192: Unconventional Essentials for Mud Kitchens

The Forest School Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 62:41


Have you ever wondered what small changes could make a huge impact in your mud kitchen setup? In this episode, Lewis and Wem dive into their quirky, practical, and unconventional tips for transforming your mud kitchen into a space of creativity, independence, and fun! Timestamps: [00:02] – Jangly energy and funny rain stories. [03:00] – Talking about animals in messy homes: humor in parenting. [05:31] – First mud kitchen tip: Eyelet-punched tea towels. [08:30] – The importance of sensory play in the mud kitchen. [09:45] – What counts as a mud kitchen? The variety of setups. [13:00] – Creating multiple eating spots for kids in the mud kitchen. [19:00] – Recipe posters: Are they helpful or harmful to play? [27:40] – Cleaning the mud kitchen: Brushes, hooks, and “wok brushes.” [32:00] – How hooks everywhere can revolutionize tidying up. [39:00] – Introducing currency in mud kitchens: Wood cookie money. [44:00] – Foraged items in the mud kitchen: Bringing nature into play. Referenced Works: The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr

ALBERT’S BOOKSHELF
Mog And The Vet By Judith Kerr

ALBERT’S BOOKSHELF

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 7:17


Hello there!!  Welcome to Alberts Bookshelf. We hope you enjoyed listening to Mog and the Vet one of Alberts favourite books. Thanks for listening.

Let’s Read with Lyla and Dad
Mog, the forgetful Cat, by Judith Kerr

Let’s Read with Lyla and Dad

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 23:40


Mog is a cat, who forgets things all the time. But when she forgets how to get in the house… she ends up saving the day.

The Bedtime Story Club
The Tiger Who Came To Tea

The Bedtime Story Club

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 5:00


A bedtime story for preschoolers, by Judith Kerr as read by Dan Stevens.

ALBERT’S BOOKSHELF
The Tiger Who Came To Tea By Judith Kerr

ALBERT’S BOOKSHELF

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 4:18


Hello there!!  Welcome to Alberts bookshelf.  We hope you enjoy listening to The Tiger Who Came For Tea one of Alberts favourite books.Thanks for Listening.

The Essay
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The Essay

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 14:05


It's in the minutiae of masterpieces that we feel their thrill and power. In this series of The Essay, five leading cultural voices choose a great work of art and talk about a small, underappreciated aspect of the piece that carries great meaning for them. Spectator Literary Editor Sam Leith explores his fascination with a background figure in Judith Kerr's classic picture book ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea'. Producer: Sam Peach

Let’s Read with Lyla and Dad
The Tiger Who Came to Tea, by Judith Kerr

Let’s Read with Lyla and Dad

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 9:45


The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger!

Getting Better Acquainted
The Podgoblin's Hat Episode 7: The Exploits (or Memoirs) of Moominpappa (part 1)

Getting Better Acquainted

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 76:18


This is the seventh episode of The Podgoblin's Hat, with Nina and Dave. You can find it on it's own feed wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to a new season of the Podgoblin's Hat! This week, Nina is reading the Exploits of Moominpappa and Dave is reading the Memoirs of Moominpappa. Our theme for these books is Memoir. This episode is all about unreliable narrators, self mythologising and the fundamental mystery of our parents. Moominpappa has finally finished his memoirs and is reading them out to the children. Did he really build a Moomin house, or did he just draw it? How much of this story is true? We have a question for Snufkin from upcoming guest Martin Zaltz Austwick, who you can find here. Our Spirits of the Moomins are both memoirs: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr. Dave's spirit of the Podgoblin's Hat is Down to a Sunless Sea.

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ZeitZeichen
Der Geburtstag der Schriftstellerin und Illustratorin Judith Kerr (14.6.1923)

ZeitZeichen

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023


Mit ihrem Buch "Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl" landet Judith Kerr einen Bestseller. Sie erzählt darin von der Flucht ihrer jüdischen Familie aus Nazi-Deutschland und wollte mit diesem Werk "für die Jugend das Leben aufschreiben".

Kalenderblatt - Deutschlandfunk
100. Geburtstag von Judith Kerr - Ihr stahl Hitler das rosa Kaninchen

Kalenderblatt - Deutschlandfunk

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 5:01


Schreibend und zeichnend hat Judith Kerr kindgerecht vom Glück des Daseins erzählt - mit Optimismus und Humor, auch in ihrer Familiengeschichte "Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl". Heute wäre die deutsch-jüdische Autorin 100 Jahre alt geworden.Zinner, Carolawww.deutschlandfunk.de, KalenderblattDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

WDR ZeitZeichen
"Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl": Geburtstag von Judith Kerr

WDR ZeitZeichen

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 15:01


Vor 100 Jahren wurde Judith Kerr in Berlin geboren: Mit ihrem Buch "Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl" landete sie in den 1970er-Jahren einen Bestseller. Autorin: Andrea Klasen Von Andrea Klasen.

World Book Club
Judith Kerr: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

World Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 50:05


On the centenary of her birth another chance to hear much-loved author Judith Kerr discussing her memorable young adults' novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit with Harriett Gilbert and readers around the world. Set during the Second World War, this semi-autobiographical novel traces the story of a young Jewish girl and her family who flee Berlin just as the Nazis come to power. The journey of a family splintered by conflict, driven by fear and eventually rewarded with reunion is seen through the eyes of the nine-year-old Anna. Judith Kerr's novel, by turns heart-lifting and heart-rending has stood the test of time and continues to be enjoyed by readers of all ages to this day. (Picture: Judith Kerr. Credit: Eliz Huseyin)

Stories for Rory
The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr

Stories for Rory

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 4:26


Sophie has a very interesting visitor to her house one day.

British Theatre Guide podcast
Frank Exchanges with David Wood OBE

British Theatre Guide podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 82:57


David Wood OBE, described by the late great Times theatre critic Irving Wardle as “the national children's dramatist”, has written more than 70 plays, including adaptations of books by Judith Kerr, Michelle Magorian, Philippa Pearce and Roald Dahl, as well as original plays of his own. From 1959 until 2005, David kept up regular correspondence with Frank Whitbourn, whom he credits as his mentor, which is currently being edited into a book called Frank Exchanges. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to David when he was still working on the manuscript with editor Chris Abbott about the book and how Frank's observations helped his career, as well as about writing for children, producing children's theatre with his company Whirligig Theatre, the status of children's theatre in the industry, cultural clashes in theatre-in-education in the 1980s and much more. Frank Exchanges is due to be published by The Book Guild on 28 June 2023. [Image of David Wood and Frank Whitbourn at Whitbourn's home in Winchester, 2001, credit: Mary Wright]

This Goose Is Cooked
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

This Goose Is Cooked

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 8:03


We review the book "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" by Judith KerrSupport the show

Emma Reads
The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr

Emma Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 3:23


The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be?

TWICE UPON A TIME (with Janet Ellis)

Podcast royalty this week as the wonderful Helen Zaltzman; podcaster, broadcaster and writer, joins Janet to talk about Judith Kerr's book 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit' based on Judith's own childhood as her jewish family fled Nazi Germany to seek refuge. A fantastic chat about Helen's own childhood as an avid reader and her own families flight.If you're keen to hear more from Helen and don't already know her podcasts, do go and listen to The Allusionist, Answer Me This!, and the Veronica Mars recap podcast Veronica Mars Investigations as they're all brilliant!@twiceuponpod is also on instagram for pictures of our guests and their vintage books.Twice Upon A Time is a Hat Trick PodcastProducers are John Wakefield and Diggory WaiteExec Producers are Claire Broughton and Caroline Raphael See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Centro Sefarad-Israel
Mesa redonda sobre el libro 'Cuando Hitler robó el conejo rosa' de Judith Kerr

Centro Sefarad-Israel

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 63:14


La llegada de Hitler al poder va a cambiar radicalmente la vida de Anna y su familia. En su huida del horror nazi, deberán abandonar su país y dejar muchas cosas queridas, como su conejo de peluche. Con él también se quedará su infancia. En la mesa redonda participarán Victoria Lázaro Castaño, directora de la Biblioteca José Hierro, Mª José González Vázquez, directora de la Biblioteca San Fermín y especialista literatura infantil y Yessica San Román, directora del Área de Educación Holocausto y Antisemitismo de Centro Sefarad-Israel.

Lights Out Bedtime Stories for Boys and Girls
Mog and the Baby by Judith Kerr - Read by Martyn Kenneth

Lights Out Bedtime Stories for Boys and Girls

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 5:42


Mog and the Baby by Judith Kerr - Read by Martyn Kenneth on The Lights Out Podcast. Now with almost 600 Ad-free Bedtime Stories for Boys and Girls around the world - FOREVER* Stories are read several times a week so make sure to hit subscribe to be notified of the next Lights Out Bedtime Story!

Motherfunk
The Tiger Who Came

Motherfunk

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 24:59


The Longer points out to the Shorter that missing ‘to tea' gives Judith Kerr's iconic book a very different meaning. Find out who's off to Zurich, why two ears are better than one and which popular children's educator is on YouTube taking an actual crap. Listen, subscribe and share.Ask the Shirleys ANYTHING: motherfunk@shirleyandshirley.comFollow the Shirleys on Instagram @thetwoshirleyswww.shirleyandshirley.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

women read
Hannah reads Judith Kerr

women read

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 17:48


Name: Hannah Reading: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Judith Kerr Why did you want to read this? I chose When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit because it was my absolute favourite as a child and probably the book I've read the most times of any. As an adult, I don't really reread books at all but I used to read this several times a year as a kid. It reads much more poignantly now though. How did you record yourself? I recorded myself on my phone, in bed with a duvet and a hot drink, the best way to read.

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TWICE UPON A TIME (with Janet Ellis)
S1 Episode 8: Rachel Roddy

TWICE UPON A TIME (with Janet Ellis)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 37:13


Food writer and author Rachel Roddy chooses 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' by Judith Kerr, first published in 1968.More about the author:Having eventually arrived in England as refugees from Germany during the Second World War, both Kerr and her brother made their homes in Britain and all her family took British citizenship after the end of the war. Her London settings can seem quintessentially British, offering an intimate portrait of 1960s London. But her own childhood was marked by constant movement and upheaval, as well as a need to learn new languages, fleeing Germany for Switzerland, France and finally England, where her family lived in impoverished conditions for a number of years in cheap London hotels, often relying on the kindness of friends and connections to survive from week to week.Twice Upon A Time is presented by Janet EllisThe producer is Caroline RaphaelRecording and editing by John Wakefield and Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonFind us at @twiceuponpodstagram for pictures of the books chosen and more from our guests. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Even the Trunchbull
Episode 25 - Chrimbo Kitties and Festive Familiars (The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street and Mog‘s Christmas)

Even the Trunchbull

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 53:05


Our books for this final episode of Even The Trunchbull for 2021 are loosely linked around pets at Christmas!   The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser features Paganini the rabbit, Franz the dog and George Washington the cat. But it's mainly about the five human Vanderbeeker children and their quest to convince their Scrooge-like landlord to allow their family to stay in their lovely apartment. Their tactics run the range from naughty to nice, as is seasonally appropriate. This is a warm and lovely read, sweet but not cloying.   Mog's Christmas, by Judith Kerr, is all about Mog the cat! We talk in general about the enduring appeal of the Mog formula, Kerr's very funny writing and iconic illustration style. What A Wonderful Day is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Shane Ivers of silvermansound.com   Episode Transcript will follow, and will be available here - https://eventhetrunchbull.wordpress.com/home/transcripts/   And as always you can check out our bookshop dot org shop front here - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/trunchbullpod  

Everyone Dies In Sunderland: A podcast about growing up terrified in the eighties and nineties
The Ferryhill Axe Murders: Demonic possession in Country Durham

Everyone Dies In Sunderland: A podcast about growing up terrified in the eighties and nineties

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 57:04


It's spooky season, so the gang takes a trip back to 1683, when the devil arrived in Country Durham and commanded a farm hand named Andrew Mills to murder three children with an axe in a crime described as “the most horrid and barbarous murder that was ever heard in the North”.And if you so wish, you can try and summon the killer at midnight on Halloween - although you will have to go to the fancy hotel built on the site of the murder these days.Look, we never said we were growing up terrified in the nineteen eighties. We also take a look at the poisoned baby food scare of 1988, when – without the excuse of demonic possession – Rodney Whitchelo put five babies in hospital by spiking their food with acid and razor blades in an attempt to blackmail Heinz. John is “desperately trying to be Victoria Coren Mitchell”. Jane is “perfectly memorable”. Gareth makes the devil sound like Rylan standing in your kitchen trying to bully you into getting a vasectomy. Harry's get some free advertising they could probably do without. Along the way: The strange direction taken by the Air Bud franchise! Judith Kerr's odder children's books! Murderous Come Dine With Me! And if you want to recreate the urban myth of the Ferryhill Demon even though the buildings aren't there anymore  the what three words is “sprinter.saloons.sulk”You can reach us on email everyonediesinsunderland@gmail.com, on Twitter at @everyonediespod, on Facebook and Instagram. Our theme music is the song “Steady Away” by Pete Dilley and can be found on his album Half-truths and Hearsay which you can/should buy/stream here: https://petedilley.bandcamp.com/album/half-truths-and-hearsaySome dogs are threatened with poisoned Pedigree Chum in this podcast.“When you punish a person for dreaming his dream, don't expect him to thank you or forgive you, the Best Ever Death Metal Band out of Denton will in time both outpace and outlive you/ Hail Satan! Hail Satan! Hail Satan!” 

Voluminous by Listening Books
Actor Helen Barford

Voluminous by Listening Books

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 38:43


Do you think we'll ever really belong anywhere? 'I suppose not,' said Papa. 'Not the way people belong who have lived in one place all their lives. But we'll belong a little in lots of places, and I think that may be just as good.' Actor Helen Barford talks with Jessica about Judith Kerr's classic children's novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which she narrated for Listening Books' Sound Learning production. Helen also shares some good advice for anyone interested in taking up audiobook narration.  Books Helen and her children recommend for the Audiobook Listening Challenge   Beast Quest (series), Adam Blade  Harry Potter (series), JK Rowling  The Secret Seven (series) and The Famous Five (series), Enid Blyton  Julia Donaldson's books, especially Tyrannosaurus Drip and What the Ladybird Heard  Roald Dahl's books, especially Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG  The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett  The Railway Children, Edith Nesbit  We'd love to hear from you!  Here's a good place to review the podcast.  You can also give us a shout on Twitter: @ListeningBooks,  Or Instagram: @ListeningBooks,  Or Facebook,  And we also have some content on YouTube.  For more information about Listening Books, whether you're interested in our Sound Learning initiative or our collaboration with PressPreader, head to www.listening-books.org.uk. 

We'd Like A Word
27. Becoming a children's author (part 1): Julia Donaldson & Ted Chaplin

We'd Like A Word

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 28:12


Becoming a children's author and illustrator (part 1): The legendary children's author Julia Donaldson & new children's author and illustrator Ted Chaplin talk to We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about how to create really good stories for young readers. Julia is the former Children's Laureate and the author of A Squash And A Squeeze, The Gruffalo, The Smartest Giant in Town, Stickman and more than a hundred books read by and to children, again and again and again. Many of them illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Now Julia is curating an online course to pass on her advice - and the advice of other experts - to other people who would like to become children's authors. It's under the auspices of the BBC Maestro series. You can find more details by following this link https://www.bbcmaestro.com/courses/julia-donaldson/writing-children-s-picture-books - 27 lessons lasting 6.5 hours, costing £80 In the meantime, Julia some surprising revelations for We'd Like A Word listeners. But what about Ted Chaplin - he's been at the top of the movie animation tree for a long time - working Farmageddon (Shaun the Sheep), Early Man, the Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists, Captain Scarlet, and Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (but it wasn't his fault - if you've seen the film, you'll know what we mean). But now he's moving into writing and illustrating children's picture stories. It's been more than a year since presenters Paul and Stevyn have been able to get together face-to-face to interview a guest - due to covid - but in this episode we meet in Ted Chaplin's workshop, (which is a lot tidier looking than Steve's, I can tell you). We see Ted's work-in-progress - including a very very cute sloth-like creature. We also talk about Jed Mercurio, The Scarecrow's Wedding, Korky Paul, Strictly Come Dancing and the Great British Bake-Off, Sussex Wildlife Trust, Woolly Bear Caterpillar, the Gruffalo, Princess Mirabelle, the Beth and Ginny stories, The Hobbit, The Wind in the Willows, Hamnett by Maggie O'Farrell, Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, Brian Blessed, The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists, Aardman Animation, The Imaginarium and Andy Serkis, the Highway Rat, David Tennant, Axel Scheffler, secret codes in movie making, Doctor Who and Star Wars, The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Rockabye Rumpus, Oi Frog by Kes Gray, Running on the Cracks, Enid Blyton, Kenneth Grahame, Richmal Crompton's Just William books, The Borrowers, E Nesbit, Judith Kerr, Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs, smashing a Blue Peter trophy, Pride and Prejudice, favourite writing or drawing implements, Mr Men, Spot the Dog, Captain Scarlet, Cat Deeley, Black Panther, the Hulk, Ant and Dec, bums and farts, a Kookaburra and Faber pencils. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com - which is where you'll find information about Paul & Steve & our guests. We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - & yes, we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - your questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. And if you're still stuck for something to read, may we recommend Blackwatertown by Paul Waters or The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan.

We'd Like A Word
25. Becoming a children's author (part 3): Julia Donaldson & Ted Chaplin

We'd Like A Word

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 26:29


Becoming a children's author and illustrator (part 3): The legendary children's author Julia Donaldson & new children's author and illustrator Ted Chaplin talk to We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about how to create really good stories for young readers. Julia is the former Children's Laureate and the author of A Squash And A Squeeze, The Gruffalo, The Smartest Giant in Town, Stickman and more than a hundred books read by and to children, again and again and again. Many of them illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Now Julia is curating an online course to pass on her advice - and the advice of other experts - to other people who would like to become children's authors. It's under the auspices of the BBC Maestro series. You can find more details by following this link https://www.bbcmaestro.com/courses/julia-donaldson/writing-children-s-picture-books - 27 lessons lasting 6.5 hours, costing £80 In the meantime, Julia some surprising revelations for We'd Like A Word listeners. But what about Ted Chaplin - he's been at the top of the movie animation tree for a long time - working Farmageddon (Shaun the Sheep), Early Man, the Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists, Captain Scarlet, and Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (but it wasn't his fault - if you've seen the film, you'll know what we mean). But now he's moving into writing and illustrating children's picture stories. It's been more than a year since presenters Paul and Stevyn have been able to get together face-to-face to interview a guest - due to covid - but in this episode we meet in Ted Chaplin's workshop, (which is a lot tidier looking than Steve's, I can tell you). We see Ted's work-in-progress - including a very very cute sloth-like creature. We also talk about Jed Mercurio, The Scarecrow's Wedding, Korky Paul, Strictly Come Dancing and the Great British Bake-Off, Sussex Wildlife Trust, Wolly Bear Caterpillar, the Gruffalo, Princess Mirabelle, the Beth and Ginny stories, The Hobbit, The Wind in the Willows, Hamnett by maggie O'Farrell, Scopp by Evelyn Waugh, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, Brian Blessed, The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists, Aardman Animation, The Imaginarium and Andy Serkis, the Highway Rat, David Tennant, Axel Scheffler, secret codes in movie making, Doctor Who and Star Wars, The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Rockabye Rumpus, Oi Frog by Kes Gray, Running on the Cracks, Enid Blyton, Kenneth Grahame, Richmal Crompton's Just William books, The Borrowers, E Nesbit, Judith Kerr, Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs, smashing a Blue Peter trophy, Pride and Prejudice, favourite writing or drawing implements, Mr Men, Spot the Dog, Captain Scarlet, Cat Deeley, Black Panther, the Hulk, Ant and Dec, bums and farts, a Kookaburra and Faber pencils. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com - which is where you'll find information about Paul & Steve & our guests. We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - & yes, we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - your questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. And if you're still stuck for something to read, may we recommend Blackwatertown by Paul Waters or The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan.

We'd Like A Word
26. Becoming a children's author (part 2): Julia Donaldson & Ted Chaplin

We'd Like A Word

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 21:39


Becoming a children's author and illustrator (part 2): The legendary children's author Julia Donaldson & new children's author and illustrator Ted Chaplin talk to We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about how to create really good stories for young readers. Julia is the former Children's Laureate and the author of A Squash And A Squeeze, The Gruffalo, The Smartest Giant in Town, Stickman and more than a hundred books read by and to children, again and again and again. Many of them illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Now Julia is curating an online course to pass on her advice - and the advice of other experts - to other people who would like to become children's authors. It's under the auspices of the BBC Maestro series. You can find more details by following this link https://www.bbcmaestro.com/courses/julia-donaldson/writing-children-s-picture-books - 27 lessons lasting 6.5 hours, costing £80 In the meantime, Julia some surprising revelations for We'd Like A Word listeners. But what about Ted Chaplin - he's been at the top of the movie animation tree for a long time - working Farmageddon (Shaun the Sheep), Early Man, the Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists, Captain Scarlet, and Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (but it wasn't his fault - if you've seen the film, you'll know what we mean). But now he's moving into writing and illustrating children's picture stories. It's been more than a year since presenters Paul and Stevyn have been able to get together face-to-face to interview a guest - due to covid - but in this episode we meet in Ted Chaplin's workshop, (which is a lot tidier looking than Steve's, I can tell you). We see Ted's work-in-progress - including a very very cute sloth-like creature. We also talk about Jed Mercurio, The Scarecrow's Wedding, Korky Paul, Strictly Come Dancing and the Great British Bake-Off, Sussex Wildlife Trust, Wolly Bear Caterpillar, the Gruffalo, Princess Mirabelle, the Beth and Ginny stories, The Hobbit, The Wind in the Willows, Hamnett by maggie O'Farrell, Scopp by Evelyn Waugh, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, Brian Blessed, The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists, Aardman Animation, The Imaginarium and Andy Serkis, the Highway Rat, David Tennant, Axel Scheffler, secret codes in movie making, Doctor Who and Star Wars, The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Rockabye Rumpus, Oi Frog by Kes Gray, Running on the Cracks, Enid Blyton, Kenneth Grahame, Richmal Crompton's Just William books, The Borrowers, E Nesbit, Judith Kerr, Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs, smashing a Blue Peter trophy, Pride and Prejudice, favourite writing or drawing implements, Mr Men, Spot the Dog, Captain Scarlet, Cat Deeley, Black Panther, the Hulk, Ant and Dec, bums and farts, a Kookaburra and Faber pencils. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com - which is where you'll find information about Paul & Steve & our guests. We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - & yes, we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - your questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. And if you're still stuck for something to read, may we recommend Blackwatertown by Paul Waters or The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan.

Radhika's Sweet Pea Tales-Stories for Kids & Kids-at-Heart! A special treat for Children & Parents

Here is a lovely story for all the Sweet Peas about a Tiger, who decides to visit a house for.......Tea! Now what do you think would happen? We are excited to find out. Are you? Listen to this story on Radhika's Sweet Pea Tales in the engaging voice of Radhika. Happy Listening! www.sweetpeatales.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sweet-pea-tales/message

Stark bleiben - Nestwärme spüren
GUTE-NACHT-GESCHICHTEN - Folge 199 - Mog im Dunkeln

Stark bleiben - Nestwärme spüren

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 4:28


Ariane ist Dipl. Sprecherzieherin und Autorin diverser Bücher und Spiele zur Sprachförderung, Mutter von 3 Kindern und Oma von 5 Enkelkindern. Sie freut sich, hier mitzuwirken. Denn in ihrer Wahrnehmung sind Kinder zarte Zauberwesen, die – jedes auf seine Weise – absolut vollkommen sind. Sie brauchen alle nichts mehr als Nestwärme. „Mog im Dunkeln“ von Judith Kerr, Ravensburger Verlag

Things in Jars
Episode 35: Mog, Rumpelstilzchen, and the Many Cats of Greta Hall

Things in Jars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 35:13


In this week's episode, curators Melissa and Poppy are on the prowl for cat-themed collections! We explore the glorious Kattenkabinet Museum in Amsterdam, founded in honour of a much-loved pet, and marvel at Robert Southey's Cat-a-logue of kitties at Greta Hall. We also shed a small tear for Judith Kerr's Mog, who inspired the children's stories we know and love today.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thingsinjarspodcast)

SBS German - SBS Deutsch
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl

SBS German - SBS Deutsch

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 11:41


Do you know Judith Kerr's book for children and young people "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit"? The German Oscar winner Caroline Link has faithfully retold the touching story of nine-year-old Anna from Berlin, who left her homeland in 1933 and fled to England via Switzerland and France, in a family film. More on this in an SBS interview. - Kennen Sie das Kinder- und Jugendbuch von Judith Kerr "Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl" - in der englischen Originalfassung: „When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit“? Die deutsche Oscar-Gewinnerin Caroline Link hat die berührende Geschichte der neunjährigen Anna aus Berlin, die 1933 ihre Heimat verlässt und über die Schweiz und Frankreich nach England flüchtet, in einem Familienfilm originalgetreu nacherzählt. Mehr dazu, im SBS-Interview.

Mostly Books Meets . . .

To celebrate World Book Day, we are interviewing the official illustrator of WBD, Rob Biddulph. Rob is a multi-award winning children’s author & illustrator. As well as working on his own books, he also illustrates for other authors including Michael Bond and Jeff Brown. In March 2020, in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Rob started running a series of draw-along YouTube sessions called Draw with Rob. On 21st May he broke the Guinness World Record for the largest ever online art class when 45,611 people tuned in to one of his classes. Rob’s latest picture book, Dog Gone, came out in paperback on 18th February and his latest activity book, Draw With Rob: Build a Story is published on 4th March. --- Books mentioned in this episode: Dogger by Shirley Hughes - https://bit.ly/387307z Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - https://bit.ly/3e1WYcg To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - https://bit.ly/3sKj6Mf Odd Dog Out by Rob Biddulph - https://bit.ly/2MHsZem What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry - https://bit.ly/3bckJN5 Meg & Mog by Helen Nicoll & Jan Pienkowski - https://bit.ly/386ciki The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr - https://bit.ly/30851vT How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss - https://bit.ly/309ZwwQ The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf - https://bit.ly/3b9KZHO Alan's Big, Scary Teeth by Jarvis - https://bit.ly/3qe1EOP Look Up by Nathan Bryon - https://bit.ly/3e3Rtts Produced & presented by the team at Mostly Books (www.mostly-books.co.uk) twitter.com/mostlyreading instagram.com/mostlybooks_shop Edited by Nick Short (www.instagram.com/alongstoryshorter)

Business Coaching Masterclass
THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA by Judith Kerr (Audio Only)

Business Coaching Masterclass

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 4:58


Breakdown of Essential Life and Business Skills: The Academy Provides Skype Consultations in: 1. Professional English Language Communication 2. Business Productivity and Profitability 3. Individual Lifestyle Development Strategy YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/user/gwhnsa?feature=mhee INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/graham.w.hendrey/ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/graham.hendrey TWITTER: twitter.com/HendreyW LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/graham-william-hendrey FREE BOOKS: mailchi.mp/9f8ce916de23/i6c1qbao7x CONTACT: gwhnsa@gmail.com

Business Coaching Masterclass
MOG the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr - (Audio Only Test)

Business Coaching Masterclass

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 9:19


Breakdown of Essential Life and Business Skills: The Academy Provides Skype Consultations in: 1. Professional English Language Communication 2. Business Productivity and Profitability 3. Individual Lifestyle Development Strategy YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/user/gwhnsa?feature=mhee INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/graham.w.hendrey/ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/graham.hendrey TWITTER: twitter.com/HendreyW LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/graham-william-hendrey FREE BOOKS: mailchi.mp/9f8ce916de23/i6c1qbao7x CONTACT: gwhnsa@gmail.com

Gumdrop Readers
"Mog and the Baby" by Judith Kerr

Gumdrop Readers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 5:56


Today I read, "Mog and the Baby" by Judith Kerr! I hope you enjoy the story that was requested to me by 3 year old Isla and her mummy Kelly! Thank you both so much for sending this in. ❤️ If YOU would like to choose the next book to be read on the Gumdrop Readers Podcast then you can send me an email including your name, age, and book request! Ask an adult to help you send it to; gumdropreaders@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

Cufărul cu povești
Mog și vulpile, de Judith Kerr

Cufărul cu povești

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 9:22


Într-o noapte târziu, Mog dă nas în nas cu niște vulpi care fac un adevărat dezastru în bucătărie. Dar cine va curăța în urma lor? Ce va face Mog? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cufarulcupovesti/message

M4 Death Trip
BERGCAST – Episode 19 – Nigel Kneale and Woodfall, featuring Samira Ahmed

M4 Death Trip

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 56:35


We were very excited to welcome the simply amazing Samira Ahmed to talk about the somewhat overlooked contribution Nigel Kneale to the early Woodfall films. On the way we’ll examine influence of Judith Kerr or Kneale’s work, what sets Kneale apart from writers like John Wyndham, and if Donald Pleasance has ever looked young.  Hope you enjoy.

Cufărul cu povești
Crăciunul lui Mog, de Judith Kerr

Cufărul cu povești

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 6:38


În casă e o forfotă ciudată: zgomote noi, mirosuri noi și....încotro merge bradul acela? Tulburată de toate aceste activități neobișnuite, Mog se refugiază pe acoperișul casei și stă acolo....până când coboară pe neașteptate cu o bufnitură. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cufarulcupovesti/message

Cufărul cu povești
Mog și Iepurilă, de Judith Kerr

Cufărul cu povești

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 5:46


Într-o zi, Mog primește un cadou. Este un iepuraș de pluș, pe nume Iepurilă, care curând va deveni lucrul său cel mai drag. De aceea, când dispare Iepurilă, dispare și Mog. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cufarulcupovesti/message

TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
Live Event: Imagined Journeys: Pilgrimage, Diplomacy, and Colonialism in Medieval Europe

TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 71:40


TORCH Goes Digital! presents a series of weekly live events Big Tent - Live Events!. Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. Join us to discuss Imagined Journeys: Pilgrimage, Diplomacy, and Colonialism in Medieval Europe - Professor Marion Turner (Faculty of English) in Conversation with writer Matthew Kneale. In this event, Marion and Matthew discuss their recent books – Matthew’s novel, Pilgrims, and Marion’s biography, Chaucer: A European Life – both of which focus on medieval journeys across Europe. They will discuss different aspects of medieval travel – ranging from colonialism in Wales to the expulsion of the Jews from England, from diplomacy and cultural exchange to pilgrimage, both real and imagined. One of the issues underpinning their work, and this conversation, is the question of what it means to be English and what it means to be European – both then and now. Biographies: Professor Marion Turner, Tutorial Fellow of Jesus College and Associate Professor of English, University of Oxford Marion Turner works on late medieval literature and culture, focusing especially on Geoffrey Chaucer. Her most recent book, Chaucer: A European Life (Princeton, 2019) argues for the importance of placing Chaucer in multilingual and international contexts, tracing his journeys across Europe and his immersion in global trade routes and exchanges. It was named as a book of the year 2019 by the Times, the Sunday Times, and the TLS, and was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2020. ‘An absolute triumph’ A.N. Wilson, Times Literary Supplement ‘A quite exceptional biography,’ Wolfson History Prize judges Matthew Kneale Matthew Kneale was born in London in 1960, the son of two writers and the grandson of two others. His father, Nigel Kneale, was a screenwriter for film and television, best known for the ‘Quatermass’ series. Matthew’s mother, Judith Kerr, was the author and illustrator of children’s books including ‘The tiger who came to tea’ and ‘Mog the forgetful cat’ while she has also written three autobiographical novels, beginning with ‘When Hitler stole pink rabbit’. From his earliest years Matthew was fascinated by different worlds, both contemporary and from the past. After studying at Latymer Upper School, London, he read Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford. During his university years he began travelling, seeing diverse cultures at first hand, in Asia, Europe and Latin America. Matthew's books include: Whore Banquets, Inside Rose’s Kingdom, Sweet Thames, English Passengers, Small Crimes in an Age of Abundance, When we were Romans and An Atheist’s History of Belief. Matthew's current novel, Pilgrims, explores medieval life, shaped by religious laws as well as personal battles and follows a fascinating cast of characters on a journey from England to Rome. When not writing Kneale enjoys to travel and has visited some eighty countries and seven continents. He is also fascinated with languages, trying his hand at learning a number, from Italian, Spanish, German and French to Romanian and Amharic Ethiopian. Matthew currently lives in Rome with his wife, Shannon, and their two children, Alexander and Tatiana.

Lights Out Bedtime Stories for Boys and Girls
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr - Read by Martyn Kenneth

Lights Out Bedtime Stories for Boys and Girls

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 4:49


The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger!

Cufărul cu povești
Mog, pisica uitucă, de Judith Kerr

Cufărul cu povești

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 9:07


Mog pare să intre mereu în bucluc. Uită că are o ușiță specială și că tocmai a luat cina. Dar într-o seară zăpăceala ei pică la țanc! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cufarulcupovesti/message

Pop Up
El tigre que vino a tomar el té (ft. Aníbal y Manuel)

Pop Up

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 4:06


Un cuento de Judith Kerr para atreverse a esperar lo imposible. Editorial Kalandraka

D Creations - Education, Science, Physics, Audio Books, Teach Learn, Story, Music, Songs, Literature
D Creations - Read Aloud Story - The Tiger who came to tea - Judith Kerr - Marathi translation - chahala ala waghoba

D Creations - Education, Science, Physics, Audio Books, Teach Learn, Story, Music, Songs, Literature

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 4:56


D Creations - Read Aloud Story - The Tiger who came to tea - Judith Kerr - Marathi translation - chahala ala waghoba --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/d0531/message

Lights Out Bedtime Stories for Boys and Girls
The Fabulous Lost and Found and The Little Korean Mouse by Mark Pallis - Read by E3D

Lights Out Bedtime Stories for Boys and Girls

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 6:08


한국말 있는 어란이 영어 책) The Fabulous Lost and Found by Mark Pallis.⁣⁣This was a great little read, and being able to read and speak Korean it was a real pleasure to put on the podcast. Mark has a great idea with the way he is creating these English children's books incorporating other languages in a very engaging way! ⁣⁣.About the Author and Illustrator:⁣⁣Mark Pallis is a lifelong lover of language. He was originally a lawyer but switched to the creative sector and devised the award-winning BBC TV drama Garrow's Law and served as Story Editor over its three series. Since then, Mark built up 15 years' experience in communication, branding, and storytelling, including as Creative ⁣Director of a busy London ad agency, writing episodes for the Daytime Emmy winning Tales of Peter Rabbit and sitting on the Executive Committee of the Children's Media Foundation. He is represented by the BKS Agency and his first children’s book ‘Crab and Whale’ has been translated into five languages. He lives with his wife and two young children.-⁣⁣Peter Baynton is an animator, director, and illustrator based in London. He is the Animation Director of the UK’s Channel 4's new 2019 Christmas film, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, adapted from Judith Kerr's classic book. He has been directing short films, music videos, and commercials for twelve years, picking up over 25 awards at film festivals around the world along the way. He has also worked as a storyboard artist on the BAFTA-winning CBeebies show Sarah & Duck, and in 2017 was the 2D Animation Director for Paddington 2. This year he decided to pursue a long-held desire to illustrate a children's book and was enchanted by Mark’s manuscript for The Fabulous Lost and Found.⁣⁣From the Author Mark:-What's the story behind the book?When I was 21, I set up a legal aid clinic for refugees. Sitting in my office in Cairo, I’d meet people from Sierra Leone, Congo, Iraq, and Sudan. They’d tell me why they’d fled and I would prepare their cases. But to get to a point where they were willing to share those painful stories, we had to build a relationship of trust. I asked myself, How do I do that: form a bond, show respect, and yet break the ice with a stranger? For me, it was to talk to them in their own language. ‘Aw Di bodi? I would ask clients from Sierra Leone. They’d smile, taken aback, and reply in Krio, ‘Di Bodi fayn.’ Then I’d apologise for my language skills ‘Ah no sabi tok Krio fayn fayn.’ And we’d share a chuckle. Somehow just that simple gesture of wanting to engage, of being seen to be making an effort to make them feel at home was enough to set us off. I’ve been like that my whole life. I now speak Italian, French and German and can tell jokes or sing a little song in Tagalog, Greek, Dutch, Danish, Spanish, Krio and Kupsabiny (a Ugandan language). I can’t imagine my life without it.⁣⁣Today, like never before, I feel we need more of that empathy between people from different countries. This book is an engaging story that I hope kids will love in its own right. But it’s also my way of helping the youngest children, my own included, engage with a foreign language, learn to empathise with strangers, and ultimately build a love of languages. The possibility that after a few reads, kids will be able to go up to a native speaker and tell them in their own language: ‘I’ve lost my hat,’ fills me with joy. Imagine the reaction! Think of how proud the child will feel. So whether you come to the book because your family has a deliciously mixed international heritage, like mine, or simply for the fun of it, the simple fact of engaging with another language is going to an enriching experience for everyone.The book has several versions incorporating different languages and can be found here⁣ ⁣https://www.neuwestendpress.com/

JKDtheDJ
SUNDAY GOSPEL LIVE - MAY 10TH, 2020 - WHATS YO STORY With Judith Kerr [Mother's Day Special]

JKDtheDJ

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 113:11


We started a new segment for this month called 'WHATS YO STORY'. Each week we will have a special guest joining the live to share their story on how they found Christ. Make sure to follow me on IG: @jkdthedj

Teddy Time Stories Podcast
Teddy Time Stories - Episode 7

Teddy Time Stories Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 6:12


Episode 7 - The Tiger Who Came to Tea The selected book this week is a fantastical re-telling of ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea' - Written & Illustrated by Judith Kerr, originally published by HarperCollins in 1968. Podcast read by Martin Dickinson with original music by Chris Snelling

The Illustration Department Podcast

Author and Illustrator, Kelly Light, returns to the podcast! She chats with Giuseppe Castellano about how life has changed for Kelly since our first chat with her way back in June of 2018.She shares how she (probably) contracted COVID-19; how one—by choice or necessity—RE-starts a creative a career; and what Tove Jansson, Ashley Bryan, Judith Kerr, and others can teach us about staying creative through hardship.

Ann Jordan Grandma's Book Bag
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr

Ann Jordan Grandma's Book Bag

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 3:58


Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea when the doorbell rings.  Listen to the story to find out who it could possibly be?  Thanks @MacmillanKidsUK

Book Choice
Book Choice - April 2020

Book Choice

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 60:30


Fine Music Radio — Beverley Roos-Muller gave considerable thought to her choice of books this month, and has even themed her contribution. No prizes for guessing the topical theme, but there may well be a prize for listening closely to her reviews of The Body: a guide for occupants, by Bill Bryson and Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Howard Phillips. Vanessa Levenstein was duly impressed by Chanel Miller’s Know my name, the memoir of the woman previously known as Emily Doe, who was at the centre of a much publicized rape case in the US. Melvyn Minnaar highly recommends Apeirogon by Colm McCann which he describes as “truly uplifting”, giving “hope amid our and all division”, while Penny Lorimer provides our monthly dose of thrillers with Blood Will Be Born by Gary Donnelly and Three hours by Rosamund Lupton. John Hanks gives his sweeping view of Birds of Southern Africa and their tracks and signs, by Lee Gutteridge, and Beryl Eichenberger stays with flying things but takes us across continents with The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Prepare to fasten your seat belts for Philp Todres’ interview with Damian Barr as they discuss the author’s latest novel You will be safe here. Philip calls it a “rough but riveting ride”, that transports the reader back to Boer War era South Africa. Lesley Beake brings to the table her inspired choice for younger readers, both Tiger themed: The tiger who came to tea, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr, republished in 2018, and Tiger Walk by Dianne Hofmeyr, illustrated by Jesse Hodgson.

Book Choice
Book Choice - April 2020

Book Choice

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 60:30


Beverley Roos-Muller gave considerable thought to her choice of books this month, and has even themed her contribution. No prizes for guessing the topical theme, but there may well be a prize for listening closely to her reviews of The Body: a guide for occupants, by Bill Bryson and Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Howard Phillips. Vanessa Levenstein was duly impressed by Chanel Miller's Know my name, the memoir of the woman previously known as Emily Doe, who was at the centre of a much publicized rape case in the US. Melvyn Minnaar highly recommends Apeirogon by Colm McCann which he describes as “truly uplifting”, giving “hope amid our and all division”, while Penny Lorimer provides our monthly dose of thrillers with Blood Will Be Born by Gary Donnelly and Three hours by Rosamund Lupton. John Hanks gives his sweeping view of Birds of Southern Africa and their tracks and signs, by Lee Gutteridge, and Beryl Eichenberger stays with flying things but takes us across continents with The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Prepare to fasten your seat belts for Philp Todres' interview with Damian Barr as they discuss the author's latest novel You will be safe here. Philip calls it a “rough but riveting ride”, that transports the reader back to Boer War era South Africa. Lesley Beake brings to the table her inspired choice for younger readers, both Tiger themed: The tiger who came to tea, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr, republished in 2018, and Tiger Walk by Dianne Hofmeyr, illustrated by Jesse Hodgson.

Radio Duna | Puro Cuento
“El tigre que vino a tomar el té” de Judith Kerr

Radio Duna | Puro Cuento

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020


Un nuevo cuento para acompañar estas tardes de aislamiento. En esta entrega, contamos con la participación especial de Aníbal y Manuel Concha. También en Spotify.

Everybody's Got One
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Everybody's Got One

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 21:43


Me & Grace read out the children’s book that’s 50 years old & on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve. Written by Judith Kerr. This Christmas don’t suffer in silence, pick up the phone & call The Samaritans on 116 123 for free. Please look out for the lonely this Christmas, knock on a neighbours door & just say hi, cool an extra Christmas Dinner.

Skwigly Podcasts
Skwigly Podcast 96 (22/12/2019) - Robin Shaw

Skwigly Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 85:38


Presenting the 96th episode of the Skwigly podcast! In this episode we welcome back Robin Shaw of Lupus Films, director of the Channel 4 animated adaptation of the classic children's book 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' by Judith Kerr. Adapted by Joanna Harrison and featuring the voices of David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tamsin Greig, David Walliams and Paul Whitehouse, the animated special will air in the UK 7:30pm Christmas Eve on Channel 4. Also discussed in this episode: Playstation plagiarism, animation-themed honeymoons, an overdue panning of Disney's "live-action" remakes and the animated shorts in the running for 2020 Oscar and BAFTA nominations. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Interview conducted by Ben Mitchell Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell Music by Ben Mitchell

Desert Island Discs
Classic Desert Island Discs: Judith Kerr

Desert Island Discs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 36:09


Another chance to hear Judith Kerr, interviewed by Sue Lawley. From February 2004. A writer and illustrator known to generations of children both for her charming Mog picture-books and for her careful rendering of the life of a Jewish child fleeing Nazi Germany. Judith Kerr escaped with her family on the day the Nazis were elected. The following day, police turned up at the doorstep in a belated attempt to confiscate their passports. The Kerr family moved across Europe, trying to support themselves and escape from the nearing threat, until they eventually settled in England in 1936. The family stayed in London throughout the war; surviving the Blitz and in fear of invasion. Judith Kerr wrote an autobiographical trilogy about her experiences and the books - in particular When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - have been used ever since as a way of explaining to children the horrors of the Nazi threat. Today, they are set texts in many German schools. She was always a keen painter but had never thought it could be a career; it was only when she had two children who enjoyed the tales she told that she decided to try her hand at picture books. Her first book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, was instantly successful when it was published in 1968 and has never been out of print. But it is probably her series of books about Mog the Cat that have won her most affection with children - over the past 30 years they have sold more than three million copies. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] DISC ONE: Wilkommen, from Cabaret sung by Joel Gray DISC TWO: Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler? - Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards DISC THREE: Second movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major performed by La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Carlo Maria Giulin DISC FOUR: Memorial Prayer Al Malei Rachamin, performed by the Ne’imah Singers DISC FIVE: Mars (The Bringer of War) from Holst’s The Planets, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Conducted by Andrew Davis DISC SIX: The Cat Duet performed by Elisabeth Soderstrom and Kerstin Meyer DISC SEVEN: Dance of the Knights, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, performed by The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Convent Garden DISC EIGHT: Mozart’s Mass No. 18 in C minor 'Great' – Kyrie, performed by the Vienna State Opera Chorus Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Favourite track: Kyrie - the Opening of Great Mass in C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A big, beautiful coffee table book of pictures by impressionists Luxury: Pencils and thick paper to write and draw on

Brighter Thinking Pod
Ep 6: Reading with The International Literacy Centre - Pt 1.

Brighter Thinking Pod

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 26:50


Part one of our primary reading special is now available!  In this episode, we discuss how to bring guided reading into your classroom and develop reading cultures in your school. Featuring Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of the UCL Institute of Education Hosted by our very own Global UX Design Manager, Cai Reaich.   Show notes The Story of Catriona and the Grasshopper, Bryan and Pym, Roland Guiness, Roland Pym   Charlotte’s Web, E.B White and Garth Williams   Janet and John, Mabel O’Donnell   Mog the Forgetful Cat, Judith Kerr  The Tiger who came to Tea, Judith Kerr  The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien  Pie Corbett Twitter Fireman Sam. Created by, Sam Dave Gingell, Dave Jones, Rob Lee, Anthony Miller  Toy Town Stories, Enid Blyton 

Constant Wonder
Finding Lost City, Brain & Emotions, Judith Kerr, Twin Mystique

Constant Wonder

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 101:16


Author Douglas Preston found a lost civilization. Author and psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett of Northeastern University questions our current understanding of emotions. Documentary filmmaker Jill Nicholls on the passing of the beloved British children's writer Judith Kerr. Physiologist and twin expert Joan Friedman explains the danger of romanticizing twinhood.

Down The Rabbit Hole
25 June 2019 | Episode 64: Judith Kerr Special

Down The Rabbit Hole

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 28:24


Louise, Imogen and Jack are joined by picture book creator Rob Biddulph and editor Sue Buswell to celebrate the life and work of beloved author and illustrator Judith Kerr. Plus a discussion of the 2019 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner The Lost Words illustrated by Jackie Morris.

Fuse 8 n' Kate
Episode 90 - The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Fuse 8 n' Kate

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 31:31


Once an author up and dies on us, it's the perfect moment to attempt a read of that writer's best known picture book. So it is that Judith Kerr was the perfect subject to consider for this episode. This is a book that ignores the rather good advice that, "If you're in a picture book and a tiger says he's hungry, run the other way." Kate discovers that this may well be one of the MOST English picture book the show has ever encountered. She also identifies this tiger as a brat as a cat and you KNOW how Kate feels about brats. Meanwhile, Betsy shares her Jeopardy suspicions, my goodness Daddy's Guinness is gone, and the sisters get to say the phrase "there is nothing Nazi about this tiger." Here is an obituary for Judith Kerr for those of you with an interest in her life : https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/obituaries/judith-kerr-dead.html No. Really. What exactly IS "tea"? Here is the wacky Wikipedia entry I refer to. Clearly this is my favorite found about a children's author thus far: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Kerr For the full Show Notes please visit: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2019/06/11/fuse-8-n-kate-the-tiger-who-came-to-tea-by-judith-kerr/

Constant Wonder
Finding Lost City, Brain & Emotions, Judith Kerr, Twin Mystique

Constant Wonder

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 101:16


Author Douglas Preston found a lost civilization. Author and psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett of Northeastern University questions our current understanding of emotions. Documentary filmmaker Jill Nicholls on the passing of the beloved British children's writer Judith Kerr. Physiologist and twin expert Joan Friedman explains the danger of romanticizing twinhood.

The Guardian Books podcast
Inside the world of trauma cleaners – books podcast

The Guardian Books podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 33:39


Sarah Krasnostein talks about her biography The Trauma Cleaner and we remember children’s author Judith Kerr. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/bookspod

RTL - Carte Blanche / Commentaire
Carte Blanche : Marc Limpach, 27/05/2019 07:45

RTL - Carte Blanche / Commentaire

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019


D’rosa Kanéngchen. De Marc Limpach zum Doud vun der Schrëftstellerin Judith Kerr.

5x15
Judith Kerr in conversation with Rosie Boycott @ 5x15

5x15

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 15:47


Judith Kerr was born on 14 June 1923 in Berlin but escaped from Hitler's Germany with her parents and brother in 1933 when she was nine years old. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis. The family passed through Switzerland and France before arriving finally in England in 1936. Judith went to eleven different schools, worked in the Red Cross during the war, and won a scholarship to the Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1945. Since then she has worked as an artist, a BBC television scriptwriter and, for the past thirty years, as author and illustrator of children's books. Her three autobiographical novels are based on her early wandering years (which against all the odds she greatly enjoyed), her adolescence in London during the war, and finally on a brief return to Berlin as a young married woman. The stories have been internationally acclaimed and, to the author's considerable satisfaction, have done particularly well in Germany where they are sometimes used as an easy introduction to a difficult period of Germany history. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

RTL - Carte Blanche / Commentaire
Carte Blanche : Marc Limpach , 27/05/2019 07:45

RTL - Carte Blanche / Commentaire

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019


D’rosa Kanéngchen. De Marc Limpach zum Doud vun der Schrëftstellerin Judith Kerr.

NewzKidz - global news and current affairs reported by kids, for kids
NewzKidz: Theresa May's resignation, Rising sea levels and single-use plastics, Eating Bugs, Huawei, Judith Kerr, Life on Mars, Wasps, Queen Victoria's birthday.

NewzKidz - global news and current affairs reported by kids, for kids

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later May 25, 2019 21:02


This week we’re talking about Theresa May’s resignation as UK Prime Minister, Rising sea levels and banning plastic straws, why we might be eating bugs in the future, why some countries have a problem with Huawei, the death of Judith Kerr who wrote The Tiger who Came to Tea, life on Mars, why we should like wasps, and the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birthday.

Last Word
Niki Lauda, Judith Kerr, IM Pei, Herman Wouk

Last Word

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 27:31


Pictured: Judith Kerr Matthew Bannister on Niki Lauda, the fearless racing driver who survived a terrible crash to make a dramatic comeback on the track. Judith Kerr, the author of much-loved children's books including the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea. I.M. Pei, the architect best known for the glass pyramid outside the Louvre in Paris. Herman Wouk, the American novelist and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for The Caine Mutiny. Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare Contributor: Michael Goldfarb Interviewed guest: Professor Eric Homberger Producer: Neil George Archive clips from: South African Grand Prix 1976, BBC Sound Archives; Rush, directed by Ron Howard, Working Title Films/Imagine Entertainment/Cross Creek Pictures/DNEG/Revolution Films/ Exclusive Media Group 2013; Hunt/Lauda, Radio 4 24/03/2013; The World At One, Radio 4 12/11/1981; BBC News, 28/05/1991; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 29/02/2004; When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, read by Rosemary Leach, Radio 4 Extra 02/10/2017; The 60 Minutes Interview: I.M. Pei, CBS News 1987; Readings by Herman Wouk, University of California TV 24/01/2008.

5x15
The incredible Judith Kerr at 5x15

5x15

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 16:41


Judith Kerr's moving talk about marriage and her husband. Judith Kerr was born on 14 June 1923 in Berlin but escaped from Hitler's Germany with her parents and brother in 1933 when she was nine years old. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis. The family passed through Switzerland and France before arriving finally in England in 1936. Judith went to eleven different schools, worked in the Red Cross during the war, and won a scholarship to the Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1945. Since then she has worked as an artist, a BBC television scriptwriter and, for the past thirty years, as author and illustrator of children's books. Her three autobiographical novels are based on her early wandering years (which against all the odds she greatly enjoyed), her adolescence in London during the war, and finally on a brief return to Berlin as a young married woman. The stories have been internationally acclaimed and, to the author's considerable satisfaction, have done particularly well in Germany where they are sometimes used as an easy introduction to a difficult period of Germany history. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Monocle 24: The Monocle Daily
Thursday 23 May

Monocle 24: The Monocle Daily

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 60:00


Why is the US considering sending 5,000 troops to the Middle East? Plus: the latest on the Indian election, we meet writer Kapil Komireddi, pay tribute to author Judith Kerr and review Clerkenwell Design Week.

Front Row
Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet, Little Steven, Judith Kerr

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 28:23


Matthew Bourne's new dance work Romeo + Juliet has a young cast featuring dozens of teenage dancers who auditioned to join his professional company. John talks to choreographer Matthew Bourne, Paris Fitzpatrick and Cordelia Braithwaite who play Romeo and Juliet, and two young dancers from Leicester, Megan Ferguson and Alexander Love. Little Steven, or Stevie Van Zandt, is best known as the guitarist to Bruce Springsteen and a member of the E Street Band. As he releases Summer of Sorcery, the new album by his all-star band the Disciples of Soul, Little Steven discusses his own music, performing with The Boss, and his unexpected acting role The Sopranos. The Tiger Who Came To Tea author Judith Kerr has died at the age of 95. Michael Rosen pays tribute and we hear John's recent interview with Judith at her home. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Timothy Prosser

5x15
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Judith Kerr

5x15

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 15:38


Judith Kerr was born in Berlin, but came to England with her family when she was twelve after escaping the Nazis and travelling through Switzerland and France as a young girl. She wrote about her early life in her autobiographical trilogy Out of the Hitler Time. Judith studied at the Central School of Art and later worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC. She married the celebrated screenwriter Nigel Kneale in 1954, and left the BBC to look after their two children Matthew and Tacy, who inspired her first picture book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. She is also famous for the Mog series of picture books about the Thomas’ family cat and the strange things she gets up to. Judith books have sold over 10 million copies. Judith lives in South London with her latest cat, Katinka. She received an OBE for services to literature and Holocaust education in 2012, and celebrated her 90th birthday in June 2013 with the publication Judith Kerr’s Creatures published by Harper Collins. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Three Minute Epiphany
Judith Kerr: Art Lifts My Loneliness

Three Minute Epiphany

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 4:39


Author and illustrator Judith Kerr talks about the vital role that art plays in her life.

Seeking Tumnus
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Judith Kerr

Seeking Tumnus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2018 51:15


In case there weren’t already enough reasons to hate him, he’s now stealing beloved soft toys and using your Snakes & Ladders set without permission. This episode, we examine Judith Kerr’s semi-autobiographical delight, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. For some of us this was a heartfelt glimpse into the life of a WWII-era family of refugees; for another, a rare chance to complain that the book wasn’t set wholly in Castle Wolfenstein. Join us as we try to come to some kind of vague, bitter consensus, and get distracted by one Tumnite's recent forays into artistic territory.

Spectator Books
Judith Kerr and Matthew Kneale

Spectator Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 29:15


This week’s episode is a family affair: Sam talks to the children’s writer and illustrator Judith Kerr (Mog The Forgetful Cat; When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit; and The Tiger Who Came To Tea), and her son the novelist and historian Matthew Kneale, author of English Passengers and Sweet Thames, and most recently, Rome: A History in Seven Sackings. They talk about fiction and nonfiction, hereditary writers, whether what we’re seeing now answers the definition of fascism — and the bit that Judith’s publisher wanted taken out of The Tiger Who Came To Tea on the grounds of it "not being realistic”. 

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Seriously…
Pink Rabbits and Other Animals

Seriously…

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 31:51


The writer and illustrator Judith Kerr has created some of our best-loved books for children since publishing her first, and perhaps most famous book, 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea', which celebrates its 50th birthday this year. Judith's life has always inspired her writing, from fleeing Nazi Germany as a child, a story she told in 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit', to the peculiar family cats whose adventures she chronicled in the Mog series. Now 94 years old, Judith is still hard at work, still writing and drawing in the study overlooking the common where she has written all her books and in this programme Judith invites us into her study as she works on her latest classic. Producer & Presenter: Jessica Treen.

First Time Dads
The Tiger Who Came to Tea author Judith Kerr on why today's children might not notice if he ever came back

First Time Dads

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2018 41:49


The Tiger Who Came To Tea, the much loved children's classic, was first published 50 years ago.Judith Kerr, the 94 year-old who wrote and illustrated the book back in 1968, tells Steve and Rich how she has seen the nature of childhood change and develop over the years… and recounts her remarkable story about fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Book Club Review
7. Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Book Club Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 35:57


We find out what Laura's book club made of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead and fess up to the fact that neither of us has ever read Beloved. In our interview we talk to Tom Milne, a teacher at Rosedale Primary School in South London about their school book club. And we finish with some great recommendations for your next book club read. • Get in touch with us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram @thebookclubreviewpod or leave us a comment on iTunes, we'd love to hear from you. • You can find Rosendale school's book club website at: www.rosendalebookclub.com • Books mentioned in this episode: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, The Miniaturist by Jesse Burton, Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr, The Sellout by Paul Beatty, On Golden Hill by Francis Spufford, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, The Known World by Edward P. Jones, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. • For our next book club we will be reading and discussing Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. 

StemCells@Lunch Digested
Episode 8 - Science Week With Judith Kerr Primary School

StemCells@Lunch Digested

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2017 14:15


Last week, as part of British Science Week 2017, ten young scientists from Judith Kerr Primary School in London visited our Centre. It was a fascinating morning for the children that had the opportunity to observe the Watt Lab scientists at work. As part of their activities, they acted as pathologists, identifying healthy and unhealthy cells under a microscope, and extracted the DNA from a strawberry. At the end of their visit, the children took part in a podcast, where they had the opportunity to ask some of the scientists about their work. It was a truly extraordinary day and a wonderful opportunity to inspire young scientists of the future. If you would like your school to be next email us to stemcellsatlunch@kcl.ac.uk

Front Row
Judith Kerr on The Cat in the Hat; Wolfgang Tillmans; Snow in Midsummer

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2017 28:28


It is 60 years since Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat was published featuring the anarchic figure who 'entertains' two young children while their mother is away. Using only 236 words and with surreal cartoon characters, children's books were never the same again. Author Judith Kerr and Children's Laureate Chris Riddell talk about his work and how he influenced their own books for children.The Disney live-action Beauty and the Beast will be released in Russia with 16+ rating to prevent children from watching because of the studio's first "exclusively gay moment" involving a character played by Josh Gad. Samira talks to David Austin, Chief Executive of the British Board of Film Classification about the way in which film classifications here are decided and evolve to reflect changing social attitudes.Photographer and artist Wolfgang Tillmans discusses his 14-gallery exhibition at Tate Modern, which covers the period from 2003 to the present. For Tillmans - the first non-British artist to win the Turner Prize - 2003 was the moment the world changed, with the invasion of Iraq and the anti-war demonstrations. A vengeful ghost seeks retribution in the Royal Shakespeare Company's modern adaptation of the 13th Century Chinese classic, Snow in Midsummer. Playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig talks to Samira about blending ancient Chinese traditions with contemporary issues, including organ harvesting and climate change. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Ella-mai Robey.

Private Passions
Judith Kerr

Private Passions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2016 29:51


Michael Berkeley's guest on Private Passions this week is the best-selling children's author Judith Kerr. Now 89, Judith was born into a distinguished pre-war German Jewish intellectual family: her father, Alfred Kerr, was a well known journalist and critic, and her mother, Julia, a composer. The family fled from Berlin in 1933 after Hitler's rise to power, and lived in Switzerland and Paris before reaching London in 1936. In the 1950s Judith met and married Nigel Kneale, author of the famous BBC TV science fiction series Quatermass. Their son Matthew Kneale has followed in his parents' footsteps, becoming an acclaimed novelist, while their daughter Tacy is an artist. Judith is both a writer and an illustrator, best known for her children's books, including the much-loved Mog series (about a cat), 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' and the novel for young adults 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit', which is based on her own experiences as a child refugee, and won the 1974 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. Judith's musical choices include a fragment of an opera about Einstein written by her parents; an excerpt from the final scene of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni; the Jewish Memorial Prayer El Malei Rachamim performed at the 2001 International Holocaust Memorial Day in London; Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, which was a favourite of her father, and was played at his funeral; part of 'Mars' from Holst's The Planets, which served as the theme music for Quatermass; The Dance of the Knights from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, which was a favourite of her husband's, and finally her own personal favourite, the Kyrie from Mozart's Mass in C minor, K427.

Front Row
Judith Kerr, Mumford & Sons and Baaba Maal, Weiner, Spencer Tunick

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016 28:30


The author and illustrator Judith Kerr, who escaped Hitler's Germany as a child and went on to write more than 30 children's books, has received a lifetime achievement award from the reading charity BookTrust. The creator of the Mog the Cat and The Tiger Who Came to Tea talks to John Wilson about what keeps her drawing and writing at the age of 93.Hadley Freeman reviews a fascinating new fly-on-the-wall film about American politician Anthony Weiner, whose campaign to be Mayor of New York is beset with scandal. Folk rockers Mumford & Sons travelled to South Africa earlier this year to perform a series of concerts. They came back having recorded a mini-album, Johannesburg, with Senegalese singer Baaba Maal, South African rockers Beatenberg and electronic producers The Very Best. Marcus Mumford and Ben Lovett from the group, and Baaba Maal joined John to discuss what attracted them both to the collaboration.And tomorrow thousands of members of the public will be taking to the streets of Hull naked and painted blue. They're taking part in an installation called Sea of Hull. We speak to the artist Spencer Tunick about the practicalities of pulling off such a large scale work.Presenter - John Wilson Producer - Rachel Simpson.

World Book Club
Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

World Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2016 49:16


This month we talk to the much-loved German-born, British author and illustrator Judith Kerr about her classic children’s novel, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. Set during World War Two, this semi-autobiographical novel traces the story of a young Jewish girl and her family who flee Berlin just as the Nazis come to power. The journey of a family splintered by conflict, driven by fear and eventually rewarded with reunion is seen through the eyes of the nine-year-old Anna. Judith Kerr’s novel, by turns heart-lifting and heart-rending has stood the test of time. Celebrating its 45th anniversary this year it continues to be enjoyed by readers of all ages to this day. (Picture: Judith Kerr. Credit: Eliz Huseyin)

The Guardian Children's Books podcast
Judith Kerr reads from When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

The Guardian Children's Books podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2015 11:08


Judith Kerr reads from her award-winning book, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, about her escape from Nazi Germany during the second world war• Judith answers questions from our group site members and shares the real life stories behind her books and paintings in this interview

Bookclub
Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Bookclub

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2015 27:35


With James Naughtie. Judith Kerr discusses her novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. First published in 1971, she wrote it for her son in order to explain the story of her own family's flight from Nazi Germany. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis. The family passed through Switzerland and France before arriving finally in England in 1936. Kerr found herself a fairly willing refugee, seeing her long travels as a great adventure. Her parents went to great pains to confirm and support this view, often hiding their own personal and professional privations and struggles from their young children. When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit is now used as a set text in German schools, used as an easy introduction to a difficult period of German history. Presenter : James Naughtie Interviewed guest : Judith Kerr Producer : Dymphna Flynn March's Bookclub choice : When the Lion Feeds by Wilbur Smith.

Bookclub
Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

Bookclub

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2015 27:40


James Naughtie's first guest on Bookclub for 2015 is Marina Lewycka. Marina was born in Kiel, Germany, after the war, and moved to England with her family when she was about a year old. Her first novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, has sold more than a million copies in the UK alone and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, longlisted for the Man Booker and won the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction 2005. Nadezhda and her sister Vera are dismayed when their eighty-four year old father falls in love with a thirty-six year old Ukrainian divorcee. Their campaign to oust Valentina unearths family secrets going back fifty years into some of Europe's darkest history, and the two sisters must put aside a lifetime of feuding to save their father. James Naughtie presents and a group of readers - including some from the Ukrainian community in London - join in the discussion. Presenter : James Naughtie Interviewed guest : Marina Lewycka Producer: Dymphna Flynn February's Bookclub choice : When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr.

Inheritance Tracks
Judith Kerr

Inheritance Tracks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013 7:23


Judith Kerr is a children's writer and illustrator whose books ‘The Tiger Who Came for Tea' and ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit' have been delighting children and young people for many years. She inherits the Johannes Brahms Lullaby Wiegenlied and It Ain't Necessarily So by George Gershwin.

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Saturday Live
Michael Arditti, Judith Kerr

Saturday Live

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013 84:58


Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet novelist Michael Arditti who talks about faith and the novel, nearly dying after eating goats cheese and his travels around the Philippines researching a book, enjoy the Inheritance Tracks of Judith Kerr who wrote and illustrated, amongst other things, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, talk to Melvyn Evans who fought in Aden in the 1960's and realised, 40 years later, that he was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and hear from Joe Glackin, a former priest who worked in Liberia with child soldiers and street children. There's more travel with Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, who organises midwifery tours of South Africa, a celebration of Martin Wright, the inventor of the peak flow meter, and JP Devlin travels to the recently announced City of Culture 2017, Hull, where he meets some of the locals.Producer: Chris Wilson.

Front Row Weekly
FR: Judith Kerr, Peter James, Laura Marling

Front Row Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2013 62:37


Author and illustrator Judith Kerr discusses her life and her books, in the week that she turns 90; Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón discusses his love of Verdi's music, 200 years after the composer's birth; best-selling crime writer Peter James discusses his latest book Dead Man's Time, the ninth novel in the Roy Grace Series; singer-songwriter Laura Marling reflects on her new album, Once I was an Eagle, and performs in the Front Row studio; novelist Mark Haddon discusses the curiosity of the Uffington White Horse for Front Row's Cultural Exchange; artist Cornelia Parker reflects on her latest exhibition, and a new book on her work.

Front Row: Archive 2013
Judith Kerr; Admission; Mark Haddon

Front Row: Archive 2013

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2013 28:36


With Mark Lawson. Author and illustrator Judith Kerr is best known for her much-loved children's books, which include The Tiger who Came to Tea and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. In the week of her 90th birthday, she discusses her latest book, Judith Kerr's Creatures, which celebrates her life, family and work. She talks about the inspiration for her books and her family's remarkable story of escape from Nazi Germany. Admission is a new comedy set at Princeton University. Tina Fey is an admissions officer who's approached by a teacher (Paul Rudd) trying to persuade her to accept his brilliant but troubled pupil. Critic and writer Elaine Showalter, who used to teach at Princeton, gives her verdict. Dates, a new TV drama series, focuses on the uncomfortable, funny and complex situations arising when people meet for a first date. The series, created by Bryan Elsley, who also launched Skins, features a cast including Sheridan Smith, Will Mellor, Oona Chaplin and Gemma Chan. Writer and advice columnist Bel Mooney reviews. In Cultural Exchange, in which creative minds share a cultural passion, novelist Mark Haddon nominates the Uffington White Horse, a giant prehistoric chalk figure on the Berkshire Downs. Producer Olivia Skinner.

One to One
18/09/2012

One to One

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2012 13:29


Journalist and broadcaster Sarfraz Manzoor explores the risks and rewards of taking a personal story and making it public. This is something he's done in his book ' Greetings from Bury Park' and within his journalism where he's written - amongst other topics - about his mixed-marriage and the experience of being a new father. He's intrigued by both the process and the ramifications of revealing private thoughts and experiences: How do people react to you? Do they see it as a betrayal? Do you risk hurting friends and family? Is it worth the risk if you achieve something that truly resonates with your audience? As he prepares to adapt his memoir into a screenplay Sarfraz Manzoor speaks to others who have mined their own lives for creative purposes..This week he is in conversation with children's author, Judith Kerr, whose famous children's book 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit' was based on her own experience of escaping the Nazis in the 1930s. Producer: Karen Gregor.

2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival

Judith Kerr's picture books, such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Cat, are classics and children love her work. In this event for children aged 9+ she revealed a bit about her own life, a fascinating page turner in itself, including details about her childhood escape from Nazi Germany.

Desert Island Discs
Judith Kerr

Desert Island Discs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2004 36:32


This week Sue's castaway is Judith Kerr - a writer and illustrator known to generations of children both for her charming Mog picture-books and for her careful rendering of the life of a Jewish child fleeing Nazi Germany. Judith Kerr escaped with her family on the day the Nazis were elected. The following day, police turned up at the doorstep in a belated attempt to confiscate their passports. The Kerr family moved across Europe, trying to support themselves and escape from the nearing threat, until they eventually settled in England in 1936. The family stayed in London throughout the war; surviving the Blitz and in fear of invasion. Judith Kerr wrote an autobiographical trilogy about her experiences and the books - in particular When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - have been used ever since as a way of explaining to children the horrors of the Nazi threat. Today, they are set texts in many German schools.She was always a keen painter but had never thought it could be a career; it was only when she had two children who enjoyed the tales she told that she decided to try her hand at picture books. Her first book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, was instantly successful when it was published in 1968 and has never been out of print. But it is probably her series of books about Mog the Cat that have won her most affection with children - over the past 30 years they have sold more than three million copies.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Kyrie - the Opening of Great Mass in C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A big, beautiful coffee table book of pictures by impressionists Luxury: Pencils and thick paper to write and draw on

Desert Island Discs: Archive 2000-2005

This week Sue's castaway is Judith Kerr - a writer and illustrator known to generations of children both for her charming Mog picture-books and for her careful rendering of the life of a Jewish child fleeing Nazi Germany. Judith Kerr escaped with her family on the day the Nazis were elected. The following day, police turned up at the doorstep in a belated attempt to confiscate their passports. The Kerr family moved across Europe, trying to support themselves and escape from the nearing threat, until they eventually settled in England in 1936. The family stayed in London throughout the war; surviving the Blitz and in fear of invasion. Judith Kerr wrote an autobiographical trilogy about her experiences and the books - in particular When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - have been used ever since as a way of explaining to children the horrors of the Nazi threat. Today, they are set texts in many German schools. She was always a keen painter but had never thought it could be a career; it was only when she had two children who enjoyed the tales she told that she decided to try her hand at picture books. Her first book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, was instantly successful when it was published in 1968 and has never been out of print. But it is probably her series of books about Mog the Cat that have won her most affection with children - over the past 30 years they have sold more than three million copies. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Kyrie - the Opening of Great Mass in C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: A big, beautiful coffee table book of pictures by impressionists Luxury: Pencils and thick paper to write and draw on