Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt

Nanny Piggins explains the difference between Godiva chocolates and Lady Godiva the historical figure (hint - one of them was naked). Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this link... ht...

Nanny Piggins explains what really went on with St George and the dragon all those years ago in the ancient story days. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/...

Nanny Piggins knows the real story about the Loch Ness Monster, because she just happens to be a distant relative from the McPiggins branch of the family. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my book...

Nanny Piggins finishes the gripping tale of Joseph, his coat and his incredibly naughty brothers. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2 To buy me a co...

Nanny Piggins tells the story of Joseph and his rainbow coat. NB. I will post the second part tomorrow as a bonus episode. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn....

Nanny Piggins tells the children what really happened on the first Christmas, because it just so happens that one of her distant relatives was there at the time, in the stable in Bethlehem. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/...

When Mr Green instructs Nanny Piggins to go down to the shopping centre to have their photo taken with Santa, things do not go smoothly. Nanny Piggins takes exception to Santa's business practises and decides to teach him a lesson, mainly about not underestimating fabulously dressed pigs. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like,...

Nanny Piggins explains to the children the origins of Hanukkah. One of her distant relatives just happened to be there at the time, due to a series of sticky date pudding related problems. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/s...

To celebrate the release of the audiobook version of 'Friday Barnes 3, Big Trouble' my publishers graciously gave me permission to use an extract. I narrated it myself. If you'd like to hear the rest you can buy the audiobook from Spotify, Audbile, Apple Books and all the other audiobook platforms. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the...

To celebrate the audiobook release of 'Nanny Piggins and the Daring Rescue' the 7th book in the Nanny Piggins series. I am playing an extract from the audiobook for this weeks episode. Please do go and buy the rest of the audiobook. You'll get 4 hours 48 minutes of wall to wall Nanny Piggins audio entertainment. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If yo...

Odysseus runs into a princess doing her laundry, and at long last someone helpful helps her. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2 To buy me a coffee...

Odysseus is trapped by an incredibly good looking sea nymph on an island paradise. Will she escape? Of course she will! She is a Piggins after all. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use t...

Nanny Piggins is outraged when she discovers that the local council intends to build a new park on her favourite vacant lot. Obviously the children have to be immediately pulled out of school so they can help her put a stop to it. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use t...

The recent real life heist at the Louvre prompted a listener to request I do a Louvre Heist story. So this episode is chapter from my Friday Barnes book set at the the Louvre. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt...

Nanny Piggins finishes telling the story of Rama and Sita and the first Diwali. A ten-headed evil demon is involved. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE...

When the children come home to find Nanny Piggins making crepe suzette, she explains it is to celebrate Diwali - the Indian Festival of Lights.  Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this...

When Odysseus and her men are stranded on the Island of the Sun they find it incredibly difficult to resist eating the cows, with terrible consequences. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books...

Odysseus has yet another really bad day on his incredibly long journey home to Ithaca. This time his men have just about had enough. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this link... htt...

When Hans cupcakes "call" to Nanny Piggins on their morning bus ride, she explains how this is exactly like the Sirens from the Ancient Greek Mythology days. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy o...

When the children go a geography excursion, Nanny Piggins warns of the dangers that lurk within forests. It's not wild animals or huntsmen she's concerned about but a particular fairy with a passion for cake. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link......

I'm on tour in Emerald, Central Queensland this week so I'm playing this classic episode. I hope you enjoy it. It's reminded me I should do a few more tales from the Arabian Nights. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress....

Because I'm finishing up my next book 'Romeo v Juliet' I need to play a rerun this week, so I'm posting Nanny Piggins version of the great Shakespearean tale. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspra...

Nanny Piggins tells the tale of how the Vasa, Sweden's great 17th century warship, managed to sink in the first thirty minutes of it's maiden voyage, and how the maritime tragedy would have been much worse if it weren't for the involvement of her Cousin Astrid Piggins and her cinnamon buns. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast...

Nanny Piggins is convinced she's over heard a terrible crime, everyone else is convinced she's made a dreadful mistake.  Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this link... https...

When Nanny Piggins sustains an ankle injury, reading too many detective novels leads her believe she has witnessed a murder. Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesraspratt If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe! Support the show For merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/raspratt To buy one of my books use this link... https://amz...