Armchair Adventures: A Join-In Story Podcast for Kids

Made By Mortals

Calling all curious, brave, imaginative and silly explorers! Join Connie, the Chief Adventurer at Armchair Adventures Travel Agency and her gang of adventurers, on a super fun journey for kids aged 6-10! Each episode is packed with join-in fun and whisks you away on a brand new adventure – like exploring a superhero's underground lair, going on a magical trip with an orchestra, or taking a trip into the past with a time machine! It’s made with real-life grannies and granddads and you’ll learn new things about people, history, science, and different cultures along the way. Armchair Adventures podcast for kids is perfect for story time, playtime, rainy days and on your travels. Ready to embark on an epic adventure? Buckle up and hit follow! New episodes set sail twice a month. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Say hello! www.facebook.com/ArmchairAdventuresUK www.instagram.com/armchairadventuresuk www. ArmchairAdventures.co.uk ----------------- Winners - Audio Production Awards 2023 & British Podcast Awards 2022 Nominated - British Podcast Awards 2024 and Independent Podcast Awards 2024 ----------------- Produced by www.MadebyMortals.org | @MadebyMortals read less
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Episodes

A Magical Theme Park Adventure - Part 1
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A Magical Theme Park Adventure - Part 1
Join Connie and her lovely customers as they adventure to THE MOST exciting, amazing, magical theme park filled with thrills, imagination, and surprises! The journey kicks off with special guest Linda, who suggests taking everyone on to a theme park to cheer everyone up, especially Connie, who's feeling a bit anxious about reconnecting with an old friend.🎡🎢🎠‘We’re so excited. We’re going to ride on literally everything.’There's fantastical rides, including spinning carousels that send them back in time and a wild lazy river that takes you around the world! But...the gang are having so much fun they lose one of the customers! Uh oh! Will they find them before the park closes? Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventuresYou can download the transcript for the episode here.#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Armchair Adventures is a Made by Mortals production. With special thanks to Blueprint Studios and Hannah Donelon.Generously funded by the Arts Council of England. Our next episode will be out on 5th December! 😀Mentioned in this episode:Radio NonsenseRadio Nonsense is the official Comedy Club 4 Kids podcast where the very best children's comedians discuss all of your important questions. Suitable for everyone aged 6-99 years old. Featuring different guests every week and host by Tiernan Douieb (comedian, writer on Hey Duggee and co-host and writer of Bust or Trust: A Kids' Mystery Podcast). Nominated for the Best Children's Podcast Award at the 2023 Independent Podcast Awards. 'A highlight for children' - The Guardian
A Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Adventure – Part 2
04-11-2024
A Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Adventure – Part 2
Uncle Chris is in a right pickle…his undercover detective work hasn’t gone to plan and the King's guards are trying to take him and his community theatre company to the Tower of London!‘The guards are chasing us through the streets of London on horseback!’On the run, they still have to find the facts about bonfire night for Connie. Risking everything they sneak into the houses of parliament to find out more! Will they be caught? Will they end up in the dungeon, or worse, tortured on the rack?!Join us in 1605 once again Adventurers for the thrilling conclusion of ‘A Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Adventure!’ 🎇🎆----------------------------------------------Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventuresYou can download the transcript for the episode here.#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Armchair Adventures is a Made by Mortals production. With special thanks to Blueprint Studios and HannahDonelon.Generously funded by the Arts Council of England. Our next episode will be out Thursday 21st November! 😀Mentioned in this episode:DorktalesBe the hero of your own story with Dorktales Storytime, the award-winning podcast for kids and their pop culture loving grownups. Enter their Once Upon a Time world where hosts, Jonathan Cormur and Mr. Reginald T. Hedgehog, take you on a journey of curiosity and acceptance. You’ll explore reimagined fairytales and fables with social emotional themes, discover inspiring stories of history’s hidden heroes, and experience imaginary tales of boundless possibilities.
A Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Adventure – Part 1
17-10-2024
A Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Adventure – Part 1
Connie needs some help explaining bonfire night to some guests she has staying and asks Uncle Chris if he can help!Not sure of the facts themselves, Uncle Chris and his trusty community theatre company decide to go back to 1605 and find out the facts as they happened! But it was a very dangerous time, full of plots to kill King James I, so they decide to go undercover as detectives… ‘There’s only one thing for it we will have to go undercover, like secret detectives from a Cop show!’ 👮🚨Join us as we travel back in time to Jacobean London, for Guard chases, undercover policing and a lot of gunpowder treason and plot! 💂👑----------------------------------------------Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventuresYou can download the transcript for the episode here.#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Armchair Adventures is a Made by Mortals production. With special thanks to Blueprint Studios and Hannah Donelon.Generously funded by the Arts Council of England. Our next episode will be out Thursday 31st October! 😀Mentioned in this episode:Dorktales StorytimeBe the hero of your own story with Dorktales Storytime, the award-winning podcast for kids and their pop culture loving grownups. Enter their Once Upon a Time world where hosts, Jonathan Cormur and Mr. Reginald T. Hedgehog, take you on a journey of curiosity and acceptance. You’ll explore reimagined fairytales and fables with social emotional themes, discover inspiring stories of history’s hidden heroes, and experience imaginary tales of boundless possibilities. Recognized by Common Sense Media as outstanding entertainment with an official seal for quality and impact. Common Sense Selections include age-appropriate media with the potential to spark family conversations, entertain families of all kinds, and have a positive, lasting effect on society. Selected by Apple Podcasts for being the best of the best in the Kids & Family category. We are consistently selected for curated lists and featured collections.
A Super Sustainable Fashion Adventure Part 2
18-07-2024
A Super Sustainable Fashion Adventure Part 2
Deep underground, Connie and her customers learn the Oil monster is friendly after all, and how using fossil fuels for her new prom dress damages the environment. Connie decides that reusing her mums 1980s dress is the best way forward …the thing is, it’s still not her style…at all…👗🧵🛢‘It’s important for me to wear my mum’s prom dress…even though it really, really, really doesn’t suit me…’Amy (The fabulously sustainable fashion designer) comes to the rescue with a complete redesign using the same fabric!Join the adventure and play games at the Oil monsters birthday bash, plant some trees with our forest friends and get yourself on the fashion runway!It’s time to strut your stuff in part 2 of ‘A Super Sustainable Fashion Adventure!’----------------------------------------------Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventuresYou can download the transcript for the episode here.#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Produced by Made By MortalsActors - Hannah Donelon and Paul HineWriter – Chris BrettMusic - AJS MusicSound Design - Blueprint StudiosSpecial guest – Amy PowneyThis episode was funded through the Energy Saving Trust Foundation’s Youth Climate Action Fund. With extra special thanks to our guest adventurer Amy PowneyOur next episode will be out Thursday 1st August 2024! 😀
A Super Sustainable Fashion Adventure Part 1
04-07-2024
A Super Sustainable Fashion Adventure Part 1
Connie’s lovely customer Pat wants to go on an adventure to learn what her clothes are made of and how she can shop more sustainably…👗🧵🐑‘I’d love to know how I can help the planet whilst still looking good!’Meanwhile, Connie is worrying she will have to wear her Mum’s 1980’s prom dress if she doesn’t order one off the internet in time! The trouble is, Connie doesn’t really understand what the new one is made of…Getting the rest of the customers on the line they travel to Fashion designer Amy Powney’s Super Sustainable Fashion Studio to find out more!When her wardrobe becomes a rocket, they blast off to have a beauty treatment with some sheep and float away on giant clouds made of cotton…But when they venture deep underground to learn where manmade fabrics come from… they are attacked by an oil monster!Will they survive their encounter with this fossil fuelled terror? Join us to find out Adventurers! Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventuresYou can download the transcript for the episode here.#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Produced by Made By MortalsActors - Hannah Donelon and Paul HineWriter – Chris BrettMusic - AJS MusicSound Design - Blueprint StudiosSpecial guest – Amy PowneyThis episode was funded through the Energy Saving Trust Foundation’s Youth Climate Action Fund. With extra special thanks to our guest adventurer Amy PowneyOur next episode will be out Thursday 18th of July! 😀
A Prehistoric Portal Adventure
20-06-2024
A Prehistoric Portal Adventure
*NEWS FLASH*This just in…Connie needs some help understanding research for a school project, so she asks her trusty Uncle Chris and her lovely customers if they know anyone who could help her out!‘Wow, it’s like the Batcave…Look at all the robots and machines.’🦖🕵🏻🤖Uncle Chris gets in touch with his good friend Dr Rachel, dons his news reporter character and adventures to her super-secret research base! Once inside, they learn about ‘THE FIVE STEPS OF RESEARCH’ Finding out what makes a successful project, how important planning is and they even take a trip back in time to meet some T-REX! But watch your step adventurers…you don’t want to step in any dino dung! ----------------------------------------------Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventuresYou can download the transcript for the episode here.#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Produced by Made By MortalsActors - Chris Brett and Hannah Donelon Writer – Chris BrettMusic - AJS MusicSound Design - Blueprint StudiosSpecial guest – Dr Rachel IsbaFunded by The ICS Research Engagement Network development programme. Produced in collaboration with Lancaster Medical School, Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, and the Council for Disabled Children (part of the National Children’s Bureau). With special thanks to Rachel Isba.The views expressed in this episode are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of NHS England or the Department of Health and Social Care.Our next episode will be out Thursday 4th of July! 😀
Douze Points! A Eurovision Song Contest Adventure Part 2
16-05-2024
Douze Points! A Eurovision Song Contest Adventure Part 2
Connie and her customers have been asked to step in to perform for the UK in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – but they don’t have a song, costumes, a dance routine, or anything, yet!“I really don’t want nil points!!”“Nobody wants nil points!”🎤✨🌍There’s no time to waste! Connie and her customers hop back on the magical tour bus to travel across Europe, on a mission to gather everything they need to make their act special and bring the audience together. “Let’s build a chain across the world…Let’s bring together every boy and girl.”Will Connie pick up all the tips she needs from other country’s Eurovision winners? How will she get on at the Song Contest? And will she receive the top mark - douze points?! Join us on our journey of the imagination to help make Connie’s contest-winning performance! ----------------------------------------------Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventuresYou can download the transcript for the episode here.#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Produced by Made By MortalsActors - Hannah Donelon, Chris Brett, Francesca Waite, Catherine Cowdrey and Paul HineWriter – Francesca WaiteMusic - AJS MusicSound Design - Blueprint StudiosFunded by the Arts Council of England. Our next episode will be out Thursday 30th of May! 😀
A Musical Extravaganza Adventure – Part 2
22-02-2024
A Musical Extravaganza Adventure – Part 2
The next stop is the string family from the ice cream parlour! Mrs Maestro's journey to get the musicians in the orchestra to the super-duper concert on time continues. Mrs Maestro gets confused when it's time to pay for all those delicious ice creams, and Connie and her customers come to her aid. 🚌🎻🍦“Don’t worry Mrs Maestro, let’s do it together. We’ll help you. Isn’t that right gang?”The next pickup is the brass family from the Great Grand Palace- a royal but somewhat overwhelming experience. And then it’s the percussion family from the disco, and it’s time to dance, dance, dance! In this episode, we continue honing our conducting skills using hand gestures to control the music. But don’t worry, the professional conductor is meeting us at the concert hall to conduct the orchestra in the super-duper concert. But only if we can get the musicians there on time! And now we are running super late!Download the transcript for this episode here.----------------------------------------------Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventures#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Produced by Made By MortalsActors - Hannah Donelon and Kerry Willison-ParryWriter – Paul HineMusic - AJS MusicSound Design - Blueprint StudiosMusicians - Hannah McCabe, Caroline Pether, Aine MolinesFunded by the Arts Council of England. Our next episode will be out Thursday 7th of March! 😀
A Musical Extravaganza Adventure – Part 1
08-02-2024
A Musical Extravaganza Adventure – Part 1
Meet Mrs Maestro- a local bus company owner and music super-fan. Join her, Connie, and Connie’s customers en route to pick up the musicians in an orchestra and get them to the super-duper concert on time.🚌🎻🎼“We love music. It sets our imaginations wild and free”. In this episode (the first of three musical specials), Mrs Maestro’s ancient steam-powered patented route planner blows up, and she is forced to try to remember her route and the order of her pickups. Poor Mrs Maestro’s memory is ‘on the blink’ and believes she’ll never remember. Her grumpy bus driver, Darren, doesn’t help. So it’s up to Connie, the adventurers (you) and her customers to come to the rescue with the power of music. First stop…the park to pick up the woodwind family.These next three episodes contain original music played by some incredible orchestra musicians. Hold on to your hats; it’s gonna be a musical blast!Download the transcript for this episode here.----------------------------------------------Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventures#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Produced by Made By MortalsActors - Hannah Donelon and Kerry Willison-ParryWriter – Paul HineMusic -AJS MusicSound Design - Blueprint StudiosMusicians - Hannah McCabe, Caroline Pether, Aine Molines                                                   Our next episode  will be out Thursday 22nd of February!😀
A Girl Power Scrapbook Adventure - Part 1
04-01-2024
A Girl Power Scrapbook Adventure - Part 1
"Girls are strong, and girls are clever, look out world 'cos here we come!"🦸‍♀️📕💖Connie is asked to sing at the local mayor's inspirational women's event but needs a little self-belief. So, her lovely customers take her on an adventure inside Ada's Girl Power scrapbook!All the amazing women come to life in the scrapbook pictures and teach Connie and the gang how important it is to celebrate women and their achievements. Girls can do anything! 💪We meet Ada Summers, the first justice of the peace in England, not to mention professional boxer, footballer and broadcaster Stacey Copeland.⚽But, oh no....Connie's Uncle Chris arrives early to scan the book ready for the event! Will the adventurers make it out of Ada's scrapbook in time? Or will they be scanned into cyberspace and forced to live on the internet forever? 😱 Listen now to find out!Download the transcript for this episode here.----------------------------------------------Say hello adventurer!Website: armchair-adventures.co.ukFacebook: @armchairadventuresukInstagram: @armchairadventuresukTikTok: @armchairadventuresPatreon: @armchairadventures#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformomsCredits Produced by Made By MortalsActors - Hannah DonelonWriter – Chris BrettMusic - AJS MusicSound Design - Blueprint Studios                                                                             Funded by- Historic England’s ‘Know Your Neighbourhood’ fund With extra special thanks to our guest adventurers, Mayor of Tameside Cllr Sharif and Stacey Copeland.Part 2 of this episode will be out Thursday 18th of January!😀