Airing time: Wednesdays, 8am
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her listeners are encouraged to bring to life imagination and creation, to dance with the stars and enjoy the moment.
Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Pick a Tale for Children airs Wednesdays at 8am - just in time for the car trip to school
(Pick a Tale for Adults airs Wednesday at 8pm, after the kids have gone to bed. After all, we don't want to give them nightmares.)
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Podcasts
To download the latest episode: Click the kiwifruit to go to the Pick a Tale for Children show page on the accessmedia.nz site:
Click on the title of an episode to listen
Quite a Selection
The Kuia and the Spider, Rupert Bear, and How Rabbit Got Wisdom
Duration: 00:25:05 | Date: 22 June, 2022
Ruby Red Shoes & The Snowman
Ruby Red Shoes 5+
The Snowman 7+
Duration: 00:23:41 | Date: 15 June, 2022
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes & Charlie and Tess
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes 5+
Charlie and Tess 6+
Duration: 00:20:20 | Date: 1 June, 2022
Moon Stories
Duration: 00:19:30 | Date: 25 May, 2022
Once Upon A Rhyme
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Duration: 00:24:44 | Date: 13 April, 2022
Mice Stories
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 5yo
Pudding and Pie 5yo
Little Red Riding Hood 7+
The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage 7+
Duration: 00:25:53 | Date: 6 April, 2022
Pudding and Pie, Legends of Krakow & Otrom Fotrom
Pudding and Pie 1-5 years old
Legends of Krakow 5+
Otrom Fotrom 7+
Duration: 00:26:51 | Date: 30 March, 2022
The Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry
Writer and story teller, Lesley Dowding, lives to bring story into the world of children and adults, alike. Her stories, told in true oral tradition, come from all over the world, as well as from her own imagination.
Duration: 00:29:06 | Date: 23 March, 2022
The Husband Who Looked After the House for the Day & The Girl and the North Wind
The Husband Who Looked After the House for the Day 7+
The Girl and the North Wind 5+
Duration: 00:20:55 | Date: 9 March, 2022
Brer Rabbit and Fox & The Sea
Brer Rabbit and Fox 7+
The Sea 5+
Duration: 00:23:01 | Date: 2 March, 2022
The Drummer & The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
The Drummer 7+
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit 5+
Duration: 00:22:59 | Date: 16 February, 2022
Ugly Duckling & Tin Soldier
Ugly Duckling 5+
Tin Soldier 8+
Duration: 00:23:06 | Date: 2 February, 2022