26 FEB 2024 · Madam Russell reads an extract from Jeffrey Boayke's exploration of the lasting influence of Black music on British culture. Buy the book: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571366491-musical-truth/

26 FEB 2024 · In this episode, Madam Page reads the classic fairy tale 'The Ugly Duckling'.

14 FEB 2024 · In this episode, Madam Rabu explores the importance of Easter and why it is still relevant to Christians today. The link to the article is here: https://faithatwork.network/why-is-easter-important/#:~:text=The%20answer%20is%20simple.,nothing%20but%20lies%20and%20falsities.

18 JAN 2024 · In the final episode of our foreign language series, Madam Bouhdadi reads the French translation of the classic story by the Brothers Grimm, 'The boy who went forth and found what fear was'. The link to the text is here: https://www.grimmstories.com/fr/grimm_contes/histoire_de_celui_qui_alla_apprendre_la_peur

18 JAN 2024 · In the second of our series of three foreign language episodes, Madam Bouhdadi reads the Spanish translation of the Brothers Grimm story 'The boy who went forth to learn what fear was'. The Spanish / English translation can be read here: https://www.grimmstories.com/language.php?grimm=004&l=en&r=es

18 JAN 2024 · In the first of three foreign language episodes, Madam Boudahdi reads the classic fairy tale 'The Gingerbread Man'.

8 JAN 2024 · In this episode, Mr Greengrass explores the ideas around the many challenges facing the planet as our climate gets hotter and hotter, and how our personal actions may have more impact than we think. Buy the book: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/there-is-no-planet-b-a-handbook-for-the-make-or-break-years-updated-edition-mike-berners-lee/4940863?aid=12&ean=9781108821575

23 AUG 2023 · When Finn's stepmother is murdered on their doorstep, Finn learns that it's the same man who killed his mother years earlier. Shocked, he is desperate to discover if this is just a terrible coincidence. He strikes up an uneasy friendship with the daughter of the killer, but they begin to uncover a far deeper conspiracy. In this episode, Mr Simm reads the opening of the thriller 'Guilty' by Norah McClintock. The full novel is available here: https://soraapp.com/library/uksecondary/search/query-guilty/titles/202256/849169

14 AUG 2023 · In this episode, Madam Longman reads an extract from Michael Morpurgo's 'Boy Giant'. War has forced Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan and venture across the sea to Europe. When their boat sinks, and Omar finds himself alone, with no hope of rescue, it seems as if his story has come to an end. But it is only just beginning, because in the end, a little hope makes a big difference… The full novel and audiobook are available on Sora: https://soraapp.com/library/uksecondary/search/query-morpurgo/titles/202256/4837931

7 AUG 2023 · In this episode, Madam Layhe reads the opening of Monique Polak's 'What World is Left'. Inspired by the author's mother's own experience of the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. If you enjoyed this episode and want to read the rest of the novel, it is available on Sora here: https://soraapp.com/library/uksecondary/curated-1372522/titles/202256/8863075