Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt

Weekly humorous stories and retellings for children ages 7-11 AI summary

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This is a weekly podcast of funny stories for kids. There are side-splitting versions of my own fractured fairy tales. Also short stories from some of my best-selling books, featuring characters from 'The Adventures of Nanny Piggins' and 'Friday Barnes, Girl Detective'. The stories are perfect for bedtime, long car rides or even if you're just stuck waiting a really long time at the doctor's office. They're written for 7-11 year olds but these are tales the whole family can enjoy. The silliness is ageless. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoy recording it. After years of being a children's author, typing away in my office with only my goldfish for company, I was bursting to tell my stories out-loud and with lots of silly voices! So please - sit back, get comfy and enjoy some amazing, some silly and some just plain ludicous tales direct from my imagination to you.

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© 2026 Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt

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Latest episodes

  1. Friday Barnes and the Case of the Christmas Pinata

    2026-11-11 · 21 min · Season 18, episode 20

    It's the first night of Mexico City's Las Posadas Christmas festival, and Friday Barnes is chasing Ian Wainscott through an art gallery as he tries to steal a painting. Will she catch up to him? Does she want to? Will…

  2. Bonus Episode - 'Rama and the Unbendable Bow' as told by Nanny Piggins - Diwali rerun

    2026-11-08 · 22 min

    I'm rerunning this episode because it's Diwali this week. I know this isn't quite the same story as Diwali, but it's about Rama and it's the start of his epic tale that ends up with the celebration of lights. 'The Nanny…

  3. 'Odysseys and the Final Trick' as told by Nanny Piggins

    2026-11-04 · 27 min · Season 18, episode 15

    In the final days of the Trojan War, Odysseus has her most ingenius idea ever - the Trojan Pig! Unfortunately, when it's built it doesn't look like a pig it looks like a horse. 'The Nanny Piggins Guide to Conquering…

  4. 'Odysseus and the Luck of Troy' as told by Nanny Piggins

    2026-10-28 · 18 min · Season 18, episode 14

    Having killed all the great Trojan heroes - Paris, Hector, the Queen of the Amazons etc - there is one thing left for the Greek army to do before they can overrun the city. They must steal the Luck of Troy. Luckily…

  5. Friday Barnes and the Case of the Missing Homework + Q&A LIVE at the CWF

    2026-10-21 · 33 min · Season 18, episode 13

    This is me performing 'Friday Barnes and the Case of the Missing Homework' as well as answering questions from the audience when I was at the Canberra Writers' Festival performing in the National Library. 'The Nanny…

  6. 'Paris is such a rotter' as told by Nanny Piggins

    2026-10-14 · 18 min · Season 18, episode 12

    Having just killed Achilles, Paris thinks he is on top of the world. But one dreadful mistake later and he is on a slippery slope to his doom. He may be able to slay the greatest Greek warrior of all time but can he…

  7. 'Ajax goes Berserk' as told by Nanny Piggins

    2026-10-07 · 23 min · Season 18, episode 11

    Nanny Piggins continues the story of the Trojan War, she's up to the bit where Ajax goes berserk and the hero with the stinky foot returns. 'The Nanny Piggins Guide to Conquering Christmas' and 'Friday Barnes 6, Danger…

  8. Nanny Piggins and the Duel at Dead Man's Gorge

    2026-09-30 · 24 min · Season 18, episode 10

    I have been on tour for the release of Friday Barnes 14 for the last two weeks. I ran out of time to write and record a fresh episode for this week so I'm dropping a rerun of one of my all time favourite Nanny Piggins…

  9. Friday Barnes and the Case of the Radioactive Hair

    2026-09-23 · 22 min · Season 18, episode 9

    My new book FRIDAY BARNES 14, NOTHING TO LOSE came out this week so I've recorded the first two chapters for the podcast. It's a mini-mystery so even if you've never read any Friday Barnes before you'll still be able to…

  10. 'Achilles vs the Amazon Queen' as told by Nanny Piggins

    2026-09-16 · 23 min · Season 18, episode 8

    Nanny Piggins continues the story of the Trojan War. She picks up after the death of Hector, when the Amazon army turns up unexpectedly and Achilles volunteers to yet again save the day. 'The Nanny Piggins Guide to…

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Oldest episode in feed
02/2020 · over 6 years
Typical length
19 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords
ra spratt, bedtime stories, author, nanny piggins, friday barnes, peski kids, R.A., kids stories

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