Armchair Adventures: A Join-In Story Podcast for Kids

"It can feel terrifying when you're caught in the storm, but the important thing is to keep calm, focus on finding stiller waters!" Ready to put on your snazziest outfits, adventurers?? ✨ Connie has been feeling a bit tired recently, so Cyril suggests we all go blow off some steam on a Cruise Ship adventure. TOOT TOOT! All aboard! 🛳️ There are plenty of magical surprises in store. Join the Captai...

“It’s important to know the past, so that we can learn for the future.” Have you ever wondered what the place where you live was like in the olden days?? ⏳ Well John, one of Connie's lovely travel customers, likes to go for long walks along the canals in his hometown of Ashton-under-Lyne. He LOVES to look at all the history he can see, like all the once busy and bustling cotton mills that are lef...

“It’s hard to feel down when you’re being a funky chicken with your friends!” Time to get your dancing shoes on adventurers! It's Pat's turn to choose the adventure this time, and she is bored of being cooped up alone; she wants to get moving and grooving with her friends!  So, Connie and the gang will take you on a dancing extravaganza! You’ll tango at the glamourous Blackpool Tower Ballroom...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We hope Father Christmas brought you everything you wanted and that you all ate plenty of sprouts! Over the Christmas break, Connie and the gang have been busy choosing their top five favourite ever Armchair Adventures moments and we’ve brought them all together into one lovely podcast for you to enjoy! What’s gonna be no.1?? The time we visited a superhero lair, or maybe when we...

“In nature nothing is wasted. Everything is recycled.” Time to save the planet again and we need your help! You’ll shrink to the size of a beetle along with Connie and the gang, then you explore Hazel's summer garden. There’s snail rides, ant piggybacks and flying with bumblebees! Wow! The world is so different when you’re teeny!  You and the explorers end up in Hazel’s compost - it’s a bit p...

“Don’t forget your flippers!” It’s Connie’s turn to choose the adventure this time and she just wants to get away from it all! So the gang suggest a trip to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef! Remember your swimming costume for this adventure, as you deep dive under the waves to learn all about coral reefs and how they’re being regenerated. You’ll swim along with jellyfish, glide with stingrays and do...

“We have to sing together in one voice before real change can happen.” You're on a quest to find the true meaning of equality in the first Adventure of Series 2! You zip back in time with Connie and the explorers to visit a bunch of awesome humans who stood up for people’s rights. Like Dr Martin Luther King Jnr, Nelson Madela and the ladies from the 1961 space race. You’re also joined by Britain's...

Are you ready for lots of new adventures? Hello Adventurer, Connie here! Guess what? Armchair Adventures is BACK with a brand-new series full of fresh adventures, wild trips and proper exciting experiences. The good news is that you don’t need a passport to come along, as you’re going to be using your own imagination! You’re not going to be on your own either as me and my gang of awesome explorers...

Meet Hannah, who plays the clarinet in episode 4, Jean's Artistic Adventure.  While we're busy creating the next series of Armchair Adventures, we thought we'd release some bonus special stuff for you to enjoy in the meantime! In this episode you'll revisit Jean's Artistic Adventure, the episode featured a wonderful seaside. The clarinet represented the sound of the Jean and the rest of the c...

"The music in Armchair Adventures is so important. It really helps set your imagination free!" We're rewinding back to the start, to Linda's Treetop Adventure in episode 1. If you remember, while exploring the world from up high, we meet a beautiful bird. This was represented by the flute and in this bonus episode you meet the wonderful musician behind it - Amina! You'll learn how Amina became a p...

“...up ahead is Buckingham Palace” With a bunch of armed forces veterans, Connie takes you on an adventure through air, land and sea to try and make it to a royal garden party!  But the gang haven’t got tickets - can they sneak in? Will the Queen find out? On the way to the party, you’ll also discover what it takes to live a life of service like our gang of actual armed forces veterans! Are y...

“Football’s not about money…. it’s about community.” Connie isn’t thrilled that one of her explorers Ronny wants to visit a football match. How BORING! But after a few chants and a pep talk, it all ends in a trip to one of the most famous football stadiums in the world! Join Ronny and his favourite club Ashton United on an Armchair Adventure to Wembley! Are you ready to act, sing or dance along? L...

“This is amazing! I can’t wait to see it all!” If we said live music, food trucks, flower headbands and face paints what’s the first thing you’d think of? That’s right, in this episode you’re going to a music festival with Connie and the gang on a music-filled Armchair Adventure! Are you ready to act, sing or dance along? Listen to this Armchair Adventures podcast episode on your own or with your...

“Our lives are about to completely change. This is the most amazing place in the world!” Connie loves the thought of appearing on stage, her name in lights, dancing and singing to loads of adoring fans. Don’t we all, eh?  So in this episode, after dreaming of Broadway, the West End, Paris, and Las Vegas, Connie whisks you and her fellow explorers away on a journey you’ll never forget to A Sho...

Do you want to star in an episode of Armchair Adventures? Well, pens, pencils and paint at the ready! We want you draw where you would send Connie and her customers on an Armchair Adventure - it could be anywhere, the jungle, the moon or even on a topsy turvey rollercoaster. Send us your drawing, sketches or crafty collages to us and we'll choose our favourites.  Prizes include the chance to...

“There's nothing better than taking my shoes and socks off, and the water lapping across your feet.” Jean’s favourite hobby is drawing. So when she suggests to Connie they should draw their next Armchair Adventure, our Chief Adventurer isn’t too sure. Connie doesn’t think she’s a very good artist! But with a little helpful persuasion from her fellow explorers they take the trip of a lifetime to a...

“I feel like a hamster in a wheel!” It’s a new year and Carla’s after a change of scenery. She’s always fancied seeing the beautiful northern lights. So she turns to Connie and her gang to help her to float away on an adventure of the imagination! Join Carla, Connie and her lovely customers on a bubble-filled Armchair Adventure to one of the world’s most stunning wonders. Just be careful not to po...

“You don’t need superpowers to be a hero!” Lynda (with a y!) is a caregiver and has been helping older people during lockdown. Connie reckons she’s a hero, but Lynda isn’t convinced. So Connie takes Lynda and the rest of her lovely customers on an Armchair Adventure to an underground superhero hideout to find out what really being a hero is all about.  Search for that hero inside yourself, jo...

“I put my boots and my rucksack on, and I’m out in the open. Wind in my hair feeling, well...free!” Linda loves walking and exploring the great outdoors. But because of the lockdown she's sadly not been able to get out as much.  So Linda turns to Armchair Adventures for an unforgettable and fun-packed journey - without leaving the comfort of her own living room!  Join Linda, your tour gu...

15-year-old Connie lives with her mum and dad in a flat above their family run travel agents in Ashton. As a result of Covid-19, the business was in MAJOR trouble and on the brink of going bust, but when Connie reached out to their amazing customers, together they came up with an alternative approach to a traditional vacation… Join Connie and her lovely customers as they take you on a series of Ar...