Kate Markland

Stories Without Borders

Education EN ↓ 54 episodes

Stories Written by Real ChildrenListen to stories created by children from Bradford, Islamabad, Delhi, and Toronto. Every story you hear was written by a child aged 7-13 through StoryQuest™—where children become published authors. Listen anywhere:🚗 School run 🛏️ Bedtime 🏠 Quiet time ☔ Rainy afternoonsDragons, time travel, mysteries, adventures, all created by children for children when given complete creative freedom. New story every Wednesday. For Families:Does your child have a story to tell? Every child in StoryQuest™ becomes a published author, just like the children you're listening to...

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Kate Markland

Episodes

Amelia and the Gem Stealer 30.06.2025 4:55

Welcome to the very first episode in our special StoryQuest series for Bradford and Beyond on BCB 106.6FM! We’re kicking things off with an exciting tale created and performed by a pupil from Dixon’s Manningham Primary School, as part of The Adventures of Bradford, a storytelling initiative that empowers children to become the authors of their own stories. In today’s episode, 10-year-old Nafisa in...

Daiyu and the Demon of the Mountain 29.06.2025 4:56

In this final episode of our special StoryQuest series on Bradford and Beyond for BCB 106.6FM, we present the last of five original stories created and performed by Dixon’s Manningham Primary School — part of The Adventures of Bradford initiative. Today, we hear from Daiya , an 11-year-old with a vivid imagination and a powerful message. Her story, "Daiya and the Demon of the Mountain," takes us o...

Self-Belief & Sidekicks 29.04.2025 12:01

In this episode of StoryQuest Voices, we join broadcaster Peg Alexander live on BCB Radio to explore The Adventures of Bradford, a transformative storytelling project empowering children to become authors of their own worlds. Creator Kate Markham and Dixon's Manningham Primary teacher Tom Hurst share how it all began with a simple question to Kate's son Gabriel Khan: “Do you want to be the hero of...

Unleashing Imagination: The Adventures of Bradford Begins 21.04.2025 7:42

In this episode, Kate Markland joins BCB Radio live from Centenary Square to share the story behind The Adventures of Bradford, a powerful new initiative empowering children to become the authors of their own lives. Born from storytelling sessions with her son Gabriel, the project has blossomed into a citywide movement where children in Bradford classrooms are encouraged to create their own fictio...