Story Quest – Stories for Kids
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 50 ratingsNew episodes every week!
Stories for kids and families from Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station. Perfect for all ages. Listen in the car, when chilling at home and before bedtime.
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Episodes
The Spirit Dog
June 27, 2020 05:00 - 6 minutes - 6.38 MBBex reads a Fun Kids original story, The Spirit Dog, about a young boy called Joseph, his dog, and its journey into the afterlife.
The Topsy Turvy House
June 20, 2020 06:00 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBOnce upon a time there was a family called the Topps, who lived in a very nice house. Some of the Topps were big enough to be grown-ups and some were small. They might have been girls or boys, (you never could be quite sure), but one thing is certain – all the Topps loved their house. Find out what happens next in this original story from the UK's children's radio station Fun Kids, read by Dan Simpson.
The Cats of Cobblestone Road
June 13, 2020 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBBex from Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, reads a story all about cats. Lots of cats, in fact. The cats of the normal (sort-of) road, Cobblestone Road.
Teakettle The Dragon
June 06, 2020 04:00 - 5 minutes - 4.72 MBGeorge reads an original story from Fun Kids all about different types of dragon, including a very special one nicknamed Teakettle.
Colin the Space Cockroach
June 01, 2020 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBColin isn't your average cockroach. He's a cockroach that loves going on space missions. He's telling everyone the story of his latest adventure on a mission to Mars!
What is Story Quest?
May 29, 2020 11:25 - 1 minute - 1 MBStory Quest is a podcast from Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, packed full of brand new, original stories, that are perfect for just-before-bed.
BONUS: The Space Programme
February 21, 2020 16:30 - 9 minutes - 8.67 MBSubscribe to The Space Programme by searching for it wherever you're listening to this or by tapping here: https://podfollow.com/tsp The Space Programme is a brand new radio drama from the UK's children's radio station, Fun Kids. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts and hear it first, 4:30pm every Friday on Fun Kids.
King Flashypants and The Evil Emperor by Andy Riley (Part 4)
October 08, 2018 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBNarrated by Mathew Baynton. If you love quirky and slightly weird books, books like Future Ratboy or Captain Underpants, you’re going to love this! It’s called King Flashypants and it’s by author and illustrator Andy Riley! It’s all about a boy called Edwin. Edwin isn’t an ordinary boy. He is a King, with a throne, his own suit of armour, a castle with secret passages, guards, and everything else a King might need. But he also lives next to the most horribly evil man in the universe...
King Flashypants and The Evil Emperor by Andy Riley (Part 3)
October 01, 2018 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBNarrated by Mathew Baynton. If you love quirky and slightly weird books, books like Future Ratboy or Captain Underpants, you’re going to love this! It’s called King Flashypants and it’s by author and illustrator Andy Riley! It’s all about a boy called Edwin. Edwin isn’t an ordinary boy. He is a King, with a throne, his own suit of armour, a castle with secret passages, guards, and everything else a King might need. But he also lives next to the most horribly evil man in the universe...
King Flashypants and The Evil Emperor by Andy Riley (Part 2)
September 24, 2018 07:36 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBNarrated by Mathew Baynton. If you love quirky and slightly weird books, books like Future Ratboy or Captain Underpants, you’re going to love this! It’s called King Flashypants and it’s by author and illustrator Andy Riley! It’s all about a boy called Edwin. Edwin isn’t an ordinary boy. He is a King, with a throne, his own suit of armour, a castle with secret passages, guards, and everything else a King might need. But he also lives next to the most horribly evil man in the universe...
NEW STORY: King Flashypants and The Evil Emperor by Andy Riley
September 17, 2018 05:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBNarrated by Mathew Baynton. If you love quirky and slightly weird books, books like Future Ratboy or Captain Underpants, you’re going to love this! It’s called King Flashypants and it’s by author and illustrator Andy Riley! It’s all about a boy called Edwin. Edwin isn’t an ordinary boy. He is a King, with a throne, his own suit of armour, a castle with secret passages, guards, and everything else a King might need. But he also lives next to the most horribly evil man in the universe...
The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell (Part 3)
September 09, 2018 05:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBThis is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide. Perfect for boys and girls who love fantasy adventure... Once there was Magic, and the Magic lived in the dark forests. Until the Warriors came... Xar is a Wizard boy who has no Magic, and will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl, but she owns a banned Magical Object, and she will do...
The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell (Part 2)
September 03, 2018 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBThis is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide. Perfect for boys and girls who love fantasy adventure... Once there was Magic, and the Magic lived in the dark forests. Until the Warriors came... Xar is a Wizard boy who has no Magic, and will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl, but she owns a banned Magical Object, and she will do...
NEW STORY: The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell
August 28, 2018 07:27 - 6 minutes - 6.25 MBThis is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide. Perfect for boys and girls who love fantasy adventure... Once there was Magic, and the Magic lived in the dark forests. Until the Warriors came... Xar is a Wizard boy who has no Magic, and will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl, but she owns a banned Magical Object, and she will do...
Embassy of The Dead by Will Mabbitt (Part 3)
August 18, 2018 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBIf you love Skulduggery Pleasant and Who Let the Gods Out by Maz Evans, you're going to love this! Embassy of the Dead is the first book in a spooky new series, where the living meets the dead and survival is a race against time! When Jake opens a strange box containing a severed finger, he accidentally summons a grim reaper to drag him to the Eternal Void. Yep, it's as fatal as it sounds. Now Jake's running for his life but luckily he isn't alone... he can see and speak to ghosts! Jake's h...
Embassy of The Dead by Will Mabbitt (Part 2)
August 12, 2018 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.91 MBIf you love Skulduggery Pleasant and Who Let the Gods Out by Maz Evans, you're going to love this! Embassy of the Dead is the first book in a spooky new series, where the living meets the dead and survival is a race against time! When Jake opens a strange box containing a severed finger, he accidentally summons a grim reaper to drag him to the Eternal Void. Yep, it's as fatal as it sounds. Now Jake's running for his life but luckily he isn't alone... he can see and speak to ghosts! Jake's h...
NEW STORY: Embassy of The Dead by Will Mabbitt (Part 1)
August 08, 2018 14:58 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBIf you love Skulduggery Pleasant and Who Let the Gods Out by Maz Evans, you're going to love this! Embassy of the Dead is the first book in a spooky new series, where the living meets the dead and survival is a race against time! When Jake opens a strange box containing a severed finger, he accidentally summons a grim reaper to drag him to the Eternal Void. Yep, it's as fatal as it sounds. Now Jake's running for his life but luckily he isn't alone... he can see and speak to ghosts! Jake's h...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
July 23, 2018 08:23 - 9 minutes - 8.89 MBGreg and his family have to cope with their mum leaving them for a few weeks – what could go wrong?! Well, with Dad attempting to help Greg with homework and his older brother being a nightmare in the kitchen, it might not go all that smoothly…
The Ugly Truth (The Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
July 23, 2018 08:23 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MBGreg and his family have to cope with their mum leaving them for a few weeks – what could go wrong?! Well, with Dad attempting to help Greg with homework and his older brother being a nightmare in the kitchen, it might not go all that smoothly…
Dog Days (The Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
July 02, 2018 05:00 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MBIn the 4th book in the Wimpy Kid series, Greg’s on summer holidays, and his Mum has set up a Book Club – much to Greg’s horror…
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
July 02, 2018 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBIn the 4th book in the Wimpy Kid series, Greg’s on summer holidays, and his Mum has set up a Book Club – much to Greg’s horror…
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
June 25, 2018 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.21 MBThis extract is from the 3rd book in the Wimpy Kid series, in which Greg has decided he needs to be less ‘wimpy’ and more… manly! How does he attempt to do that, you ask? By digging a very big hole, of course…
The Last Straw (The Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
June 25, 2018 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MBThis extract is from the 3rd book in the Wimpy Kid series, in which Greg has decided he needs to be less ‘wimpy’ and more… manly! How does he attempt to do that, you ask? By digging a very big hole, of course…
Rodrick Rules (The Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
June 18, 2018 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.82 MBWe're sharing extracts of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series! In the opening chapter of the second book, Greg gets ready to go back to school after a long summer holiday, and finds out that he is horribly contagious…
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
June 18, 2018 05:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBWe're sharing extracts of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series! In the opening chapter of the second book, Greg gets ready to go back to school after a long summer holiday, and finds out that he is horribly contagious…
NEW STORY: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid
June 11, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBThere's a brand new story in the Fun Kids Story Quest podcast channel! This time it's an extract from the very first Diary of a Wimpy Kid book! In the opening chapter of the very first book in the Wimpy Kid series, Greg uses his journal for the first time ever…
The Shard (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)
June 04, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MBEp 10: Now trapped in the great glass tower – The Shard - Penny and Devin are at the mercy of the Centaur, who is planning Devin's execution. With the both of them trapped, how can they escape? Created by Mog McIntyre.
Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 10)
June 04, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBEp 10: Now trapped in the great glass tower – The Shard - Penny and Devin are at the mercy of the Centaur, who is planning Devin's execution. With the both of them trapped, how can they escape? Created by Mog McIntyre.
Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 9)
May 28, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.53 MBEp 9: Devin and The Centaur have decided to join forces – using the Centaur's piece of the Scroll to track down one of the treasures – a mystical horn. But on Devin's travels to London, it turns out everything is not as it appears... Created by Mog McIntyre.
Tracking down treasure (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)
May 28, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.26 MBEp 9: Devin and The Centaur have decided to join forces – using the Centaur's piece of the Scroll to track down one of the treasures – a mystical horn. But on Devin's travels to London, it turns out everything is not as it appears... Created by Mog McIntyre.
Another piece of the Scroll (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)
May 21, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MBEp 8: A tall, frightening, man, has a revelation for Devin: He has another piece of the Scroll. A section missing from Devin's! This man is another Keeper of the Scroll and demands to see the thief who stole the rest – Professor Penny Phlegm! Created by Mog McIntyre
Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 8)
May 21, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBEp 8: A tall, frightening, man, has a revelation for Devin: He has another piece of the Scroll. A section missing from Devin's! This man is another Keeper of the Scroll and demands to see the thief who stole the rest – Professor Penny Phlegm! Created by Mog McIntyre
Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 7)
May 14, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MBEp 7: Out of her pocket Penny produces the twinkling coin, immediately grabbing the Pirate Captain‟s attention. This is no ordinary coin. The coin holds the worth of all the money in the world. But the Captain surprises her with his own revelation. Aboard he has 'the chest'. One of the 13 treasures and it has a secret... Created by Mog McIntyre
Penny's twinkling coin (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)
May 14, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MBEp 7: Out of her pocket Penny produces the twinkling coin, immediately grabbing the Pirate Captain‟s attention. This is no ordinary coin. The coin holds the worth of all the money in the world. But the Captain surprises her with his own revelation. Aboard he has 'the chest'. One of the 13 treasures and it has a secret... Created by Mog McIntyre
On the high seas (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)
May 07, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.03 MBEp 6: Devin and Penny set sail on the high seas on The SS. Centaur, a luxurious modern cruise liner. The Professor knows that an old Pirate Ghost Ship will soon rise from the depths of the Oceans... but she's not sure when, exactly. So in the mean time – FISHING! And Devin can‟t get over how good his new boss is at the sport. But there is no time for Penny to show off... Created by Mog McIntyre
Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 6)
May 07, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.3 MBEp 6: Devin and Penny set sail on the high seas on The SS. Centaur, a luxurious modern cruise liner. The Professor knows that an old Pirate Ghost Ship will soon rise from the depths of the Oceans... but she's not sure when, exactly. So in the mean time – FISHING! And Devin can‟t get over how good his new boss is at the sport. But there is no time for Penny to show off... Created by Mog McIntyre
Flu (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)
April 30, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 2.94 MBEp 5: Penny Phlegm has... well... PHLEGM! She's got the flu. There's nothing to do but work around the shop and Devin is bored! But if they won't go to the adventure... The adventure is coming to them! Created by Mog McIntyre.
Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 5)
April 30, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBEp 5: Penny Phlegm has... well... PHLEGM! She's got the flu. There's nothing to do but work around the shop and Devin is bored! But if they won't go to the adventure... The adventure is coming to them! Created by Mog McIntyre.
Horseman and his head (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)
April 23, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MBEp 4: Penny suddenly remembers one piece of advice very clearly: "Never reunite the horseman and his head." Oops... too late! Created by Mog McIntyre.
Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 4)
April 23, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBEp 4: Penny suddenly remembers one piece of advice very clearly: "Never reunite the horseman and his head." Oops... too late! Created by Mog McIntyre.
Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 3)
April 16, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.11 MBEp 3: Something eerie and very spooky seems to be afoot. In the dark depths of the Wild West men are complaining of hauntings. They claim it is a ghastly figure... who appears to be missing something. Created by Mog McIntyre.
Something spooky (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)
April 16, 2018 05:00 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBEp 3: Something eerie and very spooky seems to be afoot. In the dark depths of the Wild West men are complaining of hauntings. They claim it is a ghastly figure... who appears to be missing something. Created by Mog McIntyre.
Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 2)
April 09, 2018 08:53 - 3 minutes - 3.39 MBEverybody in Clenchwart is losing their memory! Forgetting everything like to go to work, where they live and even forgetting who they are! Could this have something to do with the Scroll in Penny's shop? Created by Mog McIntyre.
Losing memories (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)
April 09, 2018 08:53 - 3 minutes - 3.12 MBEverybody in Clenchwart is losing their memory! Forgetting everything like to go to work, where they live and even forgetting who they are! Could this have something to do with the Scroll in Penny's shop? Created by Mog McIntyre.
NEW STORY: Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt
April 01, 2018 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MBDevin has just moved to the small town Clenchwart, in the middle of the summer holidays, and he is bored out of his wits. He attempts to find a summer job, if only to give him something to do! Upon his search, he is entranced by the strange sounds of whispering, the same voices he's been hearing in his sleep every night... Created by Mog McIntyre.
NEW STORY: Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt (Episode 1)
April 01, 2018 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.12 MBDevin has just moved to the small town Clenchwart, in the middle of the summer holidays, and he is bored out of his wits. He attempts to find a summer job, if only to give him something to do! Upon his search, he is entranced by the strange sounds of whispering, the same voices he's been hearing in his sleep every night... Created by Mog McIntyre.
10. Sammy Tzatziki’s Storm Cloud (Bryony Brownwell's Mystery Project)
March 18, 2018 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.69 MBEpisode 10: Sammy’s fed up of being the only one without a superpower. And on a school trip to the Freedom Fortress, he decides he’s had quite enough of the others going on about all their magic skills, thank you very much! But when he stomps off on his own to explore the Fortress, he accidentally stumbles back in time and into an old banquet, where the ancient Lord Cranium gives him some surprising news… the end of the world is coming and he’s the only one who can stop it!
Sammy Tzatziki’s Storm Cloud (Bryony Brownwell's Mystery Project)
March 18, 2018 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.69 MBEpisode 10: Sammy’s fed up of being the only one without a superpower. And on a school trip to the Freedom Fortress, he decides he’s had quite enough of the others going on about all their magic skills, thank you very much! But when he stomps off on his own to explore the Fortress, he accidentally stumbles back in time and into an old banquet, where the ancient Lord Cranium gives him some surprising news… the end of the world is coming and he’s the only one who can stop it!
9. The Smoochy Smoothie Saga (Bryony Brownwell's Mystery Project)
March 11, 2018 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.98 MBEpisode 9: Izzy’s love potion seems to have worked, but soon things get out of hand and she wants to reverse it. Unfortunately, when she heads back to the Bubbly Green Lab, Doctor Dimples is nowhere to be found! What’s worse, nobody there has even heard of her. How strange! Time to take a trip to the wise librarian, Zoey, to see if she can shed some light on this mystery…
The Smoochy Smoothie Saga (Bryony Brownwell's Mystery Project)
March 11, 2018 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.98 MBEpisode 9: Izzy’s love potion seems to have worked, but soon things get out of hand and she wants to reverse it. Unfortunately, when she heads back to the Bubbly Green Lab, Doctor Dimples is nowhere to be found! What’s worse, nobody there has even heard of her. How strange! Time to take a trip to the wise librarian, Zoey, to see if she can shed some light on this mystery…