Fun Kids Interviews

Ben Bailey Smith chats Something I Said

Ben Bailey Smith (previously Doc Brown) has written a book! It’s a funny, big-hearted story about family, friendship and how far one boy will go to get a laugh. For thirteen-year-old Carmichael Taylor, life is one big joke – in a good way. He just…

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Simon Farnaby talks Wizard in My Shed

Merdyn the Wild is from the Dark Ages. He’s the world’s greatest Warlock (don’t call him a wizard), banished to the 21st century for bad behaviour, and he’s about to create a whole load of trouble for Rose, aged 12.
Rose is a t…

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Dom Joly’s poetry competition with the Trussell Trust

Comedian Dom Joly and CEO of the Trussell Trust Emma Revie join Bex.
They’re chat about a new school poetry campaign by the Trussell Trust, with the topic of a Hunger-Free Future in the UK.
In November 2020, we launched an ambitious campaign to…

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Maddie Moate and Greg Foot

Dan speaks to Maddie Moate and Greg Foot about adventurous science!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Dani Harmer talks My Mum Tracy Beaker

Dani Harmer (AKA Tracy Beaker) talks about the new chapter in the Tracy Beaker series, My Mum Tracy Beaker.
Tracy Beaker is back 20 years after the original TV series was filmed and she’s now a mum!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in…

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Clare Balding offers inspirational advice from Fall Off, Get Back On, Keep Going

Clare Balding chats all about her new book, Fall Off, Get Back On, Keep Going: 10 Ways to be at the Top of Your Game!
With personal stories from Clare herself and from the lives of the people she most admires, you’ll discover how to develop cour…

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Actor and author Ben Miller discusses fairytales with Bex

Actor, comedian and author Ben Miller chats to Bex about his book, The Day I Fell Into A Fairytale!
Lana loves stories. Especially the ones she and her brother, Harrison, share in their make-believe games.
But when Harrison decides he&…

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The Day the Screens Went Blank with Danny Wallace

Author and presenter Danny Wallace spoke to Bex about his new book!
It’s called The Day the Screens Went Blank.
When ten-year-old Stella wakes up to discover a world full of blank screens, her family, town, and in fact the whole world seems to …

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Ashley Banjo and Nathan Ramsay talk TikTok

It’s not the podcast about prime cuts but is the podcast where Fun Kids, the UK’s children’s radio station, meets new people.
Today, it’s Ashley Banjo and Nathan Ramsay. 
Ashley and Nathan are both members of Diversity, a dance troupe that won B…

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Conor talks Yes Day with Julian and Everly

Conor chats to the team behind brand new movie, Yes Day, Julian and Everly. 
Always feeling like they have to say “no” to their kids, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a Yes Day, during which the kids have 24 hours to make the ru…

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