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Les Nuits de France CultureFrançois Place et Michael Morpurgo : entretien croisé de deux stars de la littérature jeunessedurée : 00:22:53 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Philippe Garbit - En 1993, l'écrivain Michaël Morpurgo ainsi que l'auteur et illustrateur François Place sont invités par Ruth Stegassy dans l'émission "Carrousel" pour évoquer leurs publications pour la jeunesse, largement primées. - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé - invités : François Place Écrivain et illustrateur; Michael Morpurgo Écrivain britannique, auteur pour la jeunesse
2026-01-0522 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, Hoofdstuk 15 - Michael MorpurgoGelukkig Nieuwjaar!! Het is Nieuwjaarsdag 2026. Vandaar dat deze aflevering om 00:01 online komt.Naast de kou, blijven we ook wat verhaal betreft nog even in de winterse sferen, want ons kerstverhaal is nog niet uit. Dit is wel het laatste hoofdstuk. Het kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 (behalve vandaag op Nieuwjaarsdag dus😁) een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een...
2026-01-0107 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, Hoofdstuk 14 - Michael MorpurgoHet is oudjaarsdag 2025. Weer een uitmuntend smoesje om bubbels te drinken. Naast de kou, blijven we ook wat verhaal betreft nog even in de winterse sferen, want ons kerstverhaal is nog niet uit. Het kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een...
2025-12-3105 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, Hoofdstuk 13 - Michael MorpurgoDe kerst is al voorbij, maar we blijven nog even in de winterse sferen, want ons kerstverhaal is nog niet uit. Het kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We...
2025-12-3003 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, Hoofdstuk 12 - Michael MorpurgoDe kerst is al voorbij, maar we blijven nog even in de winterse sferen, want ons kerstverhaal is nog niet uit. Het kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We...
2025-12-2904 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, hoofdstuk 11 - Michael MorpurgoDe kerst is al voorbij, maar we blijven nog even in de winterse sferen, want ons kerstverhaal is nog niet uit. Het kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We...
2025-12-2804 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, hoofdstuk 10 - Michael MorpurgoHet kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We gaan nu hoofdstuk 10 van Het verhaal van de sneeuwman lezen van Michael Morpurgo. Het boek is een nieuwe vertelling van De...
2025-12-2705 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, hoofdstuk 9 - Michael MorpurgoHet is vandaag Tweede Kerstdag! Het kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We gaan nu hoofdstuk 9 van Het verhaal van de sneeuwman lezen van Michael Morpurgo. Het boek is...
2025-12-2604 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, hoofdstuk 8 - Michael MorpurgoHet is vandaag eerste kerstdag! Het kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We gaan nu hoofdstuk 8 van Het verhaal van de sneeuwman lezen van Michael Morpurgo. Het boek is...
2025-12-2504 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, Hoofdstuk 7 - Michael MorpurgoZo. Nog net op tijd voor kerstavond! Het kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We gaan nu hoofdstuk 7 van Het verhaal van de sneeuwman lezen van Michael Morpurgo. Het...
2025-12-2406 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, Hoofdstuk 6 - Michael MorpurgoHet kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We gaan nu hoofdstuk 6 van Het verhaal van de sneeuwman lezen van Michael Morpurgo. Het boek is een nieuwe vertelling van De...
2025-12-2305 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, Hoofdstuk 5 - Michael MorpurgoHet kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We gaan nu hoofdstuk 5 van Het verhaal van de sneeuwman lezen van Michael Morpurgo. Het boek is een nieuwe vertelling van De...
2025-12-2204 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, Hoofdstuk 4 - Michael MorpurgoHet kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We gaan nu hoofdstuk 4 van Het verhaal van de sneeuwman lezen van Michael Morpurgo. Het boek is een nieuwe vertelling van De...
2025-12-2106 min
Nog ééntje dan...Kerstverhaal 2025 - Het verhaal van de sneeuwman, Hoofdstuk 3 - Michael MorpurgoHet kerstverhaal dat ik in 2025 voorlees is 'Het verhaal van de sneeuwman' van Michael Morpurgo.Ik lees het in hoofdstukken. Om elke dag een paar minuten in de kerstsfeer te kunnen baden, zet ik tijdens de kerstvakantie elke dag om 16:16 een hoofdstuk van dit verhaal online. Klik op volgen om een melding te krijgen zodra er weer een aflevering beschikbaar is! Het is een boek dat uit z'n hardcover barst van de kerstsfeer. We gaan nu hoofdstuk 3 van Het verhaal van de sneeuwman lezen van Michael Morpurgo. Het boek is een nieuwe vertelling van De...
2025-12-2006 min
The Kidd and Friends Podcast | Self-Improvement and Mindset InsightsMemories and Meditations w/ Musician Michael Morpurgo | The Kidd & Friends Podcast+ PhilTonight in-studio I’m joined by Michael Morpurgo (professional musician + owner/operator of School of Rock locations in the greater Philadelphia area, including Doylestown and Princeton) — not the British author with the same name — along with my buddy Phil.We get into Michael’s real-life road stories, what decades of touring teaches you (and takes from you), and the idea of going back to a more analog life. Michael also shares the personal side: his brother, their time in the band Dandelion, the loss that stayed with him, and how transcendental meditation has helped him manage depression and anxiety.In t...
2025-12-122h 17
The Convex ConversationSir Michael Morpurgo On Shakespeare For A New GenerationAcclaimed children’s author Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE recalls being captivated by watching Much Ado About Nothing, aged just seven, sitting in the cheap seats with his brother in the gods of Shakespeare’s Stratford theatre.
Michael believes all children should see Shakespeare and enjoy the magnificent tales the Bard re-told for everyone. His latest book – More Tales from Shakespeare – re-tells eight plays for a new generation.
With more than 150 books to his name, Michael talks about his knighthood, the fireside chat which inspired his classic War Horse, and the charity, Farms for City Chil...
2025-10-0535 min
HarperCollins PublishersLucky the Dog and Other Tales from the Farm, By Michael Morpurgo, Read by Lizzie WaterworthA charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees – full of friendship and adventure, and perfect to read together
Find out how Elvis the donkey helps a trapped sea turtle, meet all the extraordinary animals of Wick Court through J's letters and watch as a special friendship turns Lucky into the very best sheepdog.
Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm.
From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, this charming story coll...
2025-01-2804 min
Saturday Morning with Jack TameMichael Morpurgo: Author discusses his newest book 'Cobweb'Michael Morpurgo is a literary treasure. The author of War Horse and Private Peaceful, he’s written around 150 books, loved particularly among children and young people. He’s returned with yet another novel, Cobweb following a little dog heading to London in the aftermath of Britain’s triumph at Waterloo. Morpurgo told Jack Tame that much like many of his stories, Cobweb was inspired by a friend of his who walked 250 miles from the West Coast of Wales to London on a drovers’ road. Drovers’ roads are the paths farmers would use to bring t...
2024-10-1916 min
Word of MouthWord of Mouth with Michael Morpurgo at the Hay FestivalMichael meets fellow children's author Michael Morpurgo - author of over 150 books - including Kensuke's Kingdom, Private Peaceful and Warhorse. They talk words, writing, books and language and why it's so important that children learn to love reading at an early age.Producer: Maggie Ayre
2024-06-0643 min
RSA EventsKatherine Rundell and Michael Morpurgo in conversationKatherine Rundell is an award-winning author, and widely acknowledged as one of the finest children’s writers of her generation. Her new book Impossible Creatures is a clarion call to readers to fight to save precious creatures of all kinds before they vanish before our eyes.Sir Michael Morpurgo is a former Children’s Laureate, and author of countless classics from Private Peaceful to War Horse. Michael founded Farms for City Children with his wife Clare, and in a new edition of his book All Around the Year, he documents life during a farming year, accompanied by poems...
2023-09-1859 min
Debden Park PodcastMadam Longman, 'Boy Giant', Michael MorpurgoIn this episode, Madam Longman reads an extract from Michael Morpurgo's 'Boy Giant'.War has forced Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan and venture across the sea to Europe. When their boat sinks, and Omar finds himself alone, with no hope of rescue, it seems as if his story has come to an end. But it is only just beginning, because in the end, a little hope makes a big difference…The full novel and audiobook are available on Sora: https://soraapp.com/library/uksecondary/search/query-morpurgo/titles/202256/4837931
2023-08-1417 min
Recap Book ChatKensuke's Kingdom by Michael MorpurgoJoin us as we discuss a kid friendly gem similar to the classic, Robinson Crusoe. Michael Morpurgo, War Horse author, spins a tale of wonder and suspense in Kensuke's Kingdom, which is based on a true story.
After young Michael's parents simultaneously lost their jobs, his dad shocked the family by using their savings to buy a yacht. After 6 months of training, their journey around the world began! The adventure takes a surprise turn when Michael and his dog, Stella, end up overboard! Thankfully, they wash up on an island and meet a man, Kensuke, that had been li...
2023-06-1327 min
What I Wish I'd KnownMichael MorpurgoMichael Morpurgo is a best-selling author who has written more than 130 books and whose storieshave been turned into plays and films watched by everyone from the late Queen to schoolchildren.His books include War Horse, Kensuke’s Kingdom and Private Peaceful.He became Children’s Laureate in 2003. Michael was a teacher before turning to writing and still loves reading stories in classrooms around the country.But his childhood was far from a fairy tale. He talks candidly to Rachel and Alice about being a War baby; living with a depressed mother...
2022-11-2556 min
Saturday LiveMichael MorpurgoMichael Morpurgo joins Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles. The author has written over 150 books but is perhaps best known as the creator of War Horse, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The former Children’s Laureate is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.Anne-Marie Dias Borges tells the story of how she was born into destitution, but was taken in by the inventor the hair claw clip.Nikita Gill is the UK’s biggest online poet. Always writing as a child, Nikita was first published aged 12, and has...
2022-11-191h 24
This Cultural LifeMichael MorpurgoAuthor, poet and playwright Michael Morpurgo reveals the most important people, events and cultural works that inspired his own creativity. Michael is the former Children’s Laureate and author of some of the best loved stories for young people including Why The Whales Came, Private Peaceful and War Horse, which was adapted for the National Theatre stage and was filmed for cinema by Steven Spielberg. Sir Michael Morpurgo, who was knighted in 2018, tells John Wilson how his mother, an actress who read nightly bedtime stories to her children, was a formative influence on his later work as a...
2022-09-1745 min
BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine PodcastGetting children into nature - with Michael MorpurgoDo you wish the children in your life had a better understanding of the natural world? Would you rather they were outside, in the fresh air and at one with nature, rather than addicted to television or a computer screen?Kevin chats to celebrated children’s writer, Michael Morpurgo to discover if our gardens can fuel children’s creativity and play a part in connecting them with nature.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
2022-06-3048 min
TWICE UPON A TIME (with Janet Ellis)MICHAEL MORPURGOMichael Morpurgo chooses Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
More about this book:
It started with a map. In the summer of 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, often chronically unwell, passed the time drawing: “I made the map of an island; it was elaborately and (I thought) beautifully coloured; the shape of it took my fancy beyond expression; it contained harbours that pleased me like sonnets; and with the unconsciousness of the predestined, I ticketed my performance "Treasure Island. …. as I pored upon my map of "Treasure Island," the future characters of the book began to appear...
2022-01-0435 min
Everything Under The Sun90. Why are there always problems in stories? With Michael Morpurgo. How do owls see in ultraviolet light? Who decides the names for groups of animals?On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week award-winning author Michael Morpurgo tackles the question 'why are there always problems in stories?' and there's a chance to win a copy of two of Michael's amazing books, Owl Or Pussycat? or The Puffin Keeper!We also answer Rory's question about whether owls can see in ultraviolet light and we explore the origins of all sorts of collective nouns as we take...
2021-11-2619 min
Sampoerna Academy PodcastBook Review by Matthew G. Kosmas - Private Peaceful by Michael MorpurgoMatthew Gracio Kosmas, our Grade 9 student from Sampoerna Academy, has given us an example of a great book review of Private Peaceful from Michael Morpurgo. Let’s listen to it!
2021-11-2404 min
This Girl ReadsRemembrance Sunday Special: Little Manfred by Michael MorpurgoAs its Remembrance Sunday in the UK, Camille has decided to review Little Manfred by Michael Morpurgo. Please leave a comment, recommendation or a dad joke via @MrTullock on Twitter, or a voice message via https://anchor.fm/paul-tullock/message
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2021-11-1406 min
Stream Complete Digital Audiobooks for Your LibraryWhen Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena’s War (By Michael Morpurgo)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523890 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena’s War
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Helen Walsh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Release date: September 30, 2021
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary: This first new novel in two years from the Nation’s Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue – an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two… Australian-Greek girl Nandi travels to her ancestors’ home in Ithaca, and discovers – through a friendship with an extr...
2021-10-012h 42
Know Band of Full Audiobooks in Self Development, Health & WellnessWinter’s Tale and The Tempest - Michael MorpurgoListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Winter’s Tale and The TempestAuthor: Michael MorpurgoNarrator: Amanda Hadingue, Mogali Masuku, William Grint, Zoe LambertFormat: UnabridgedLength: 1:40:18Language: EnglishRelease date: 09-02-2021Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UKGenres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore, ClassicsSummary:Sir Michael Morpurgo retells two of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest, in this stunning audio collection in association with the RSC, featuring readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Compan...
2021-09-021h 40
Time TeamSir Michael Morpurgo: Spielberg's War HorseWe meet Sir Michael Morpurgo, bestselling author of War Horse (made into an award-winning film by Steven Spielberg) and Private Peaceful, for a fascinating chat that takes in the Isles of Scilly, Arthurian legends, the importance of physical finds and much more!
Please note: This is an unabridged, audio-only version of a video interview original released on the Time Team Official YouTube channel.
2021-06-1622 min
BiblioSalouRàdioNovetats 06/21 "Que bé que ens ho hem passat!" de Michael Morpurgo i Quentin Blake.Ressenya descriptiva del conte infantil "Que bé que ens ho hem passat" de Michael Morpurgo i Quentin Blake.
2021-05-2908 min
UnscriptedMichael Morpurgo on writing in bed, cheering for our teachers - and talking to sheepIn the first episode of our new series, ITV News Arts Editor Nina Nannar is joined by Sir Michael Morpurgo - the bestselling author of more than 100 children's books including War Horse and Private Peaceful. Nina talks to Michael about his career in writing - which started after a spell as a primary school teacher - and hears from him about writing in bed, surviving lockdown by talking to sheep, and why we need to be cheering for our teachers.
2021-02-1926 min
Change Makers: Leadership, Good Business, Ideas and InnovationSir Michael Morpurgo OBE – Love, hope and wonder: how to understand the worldSir Michael Morpurgo, began writing stories in the early '70's, in response to the children in his class at the primary school where he taught in Kent. One of the UK’s best-loved authors and storytellers, Michael was appointed Children’s Laureate in 2003, a post he helped to set up with Ted Hughes in 1999. He was awarded an OBE in 2007 and a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours in 2018 for services to literature and charity. He has written over 130 books, including War Horse, which was adapted for a hugely successful stage production by the National Theatre and then, in 201...
2020-12-1833 min
Author In Your ClassroomA new take on a classic tale, with Michael MorpurgoOne of the nation’s best-loved storytellers, Michael Morpurgo, joins presenter Helen Mulley to discuss where his stories come from (hint: he doesn’t conjure them out of nowhere), and why it’s so important for him to write about what really matters, especially when the world is looking strange and uncomfortable.
A free resources pack, including teaching notes, planning sheets, working wall elements and more is available to support this episode at bit.ly/AIYCMMresourcepack.
This episode is divided into three sections, which can be listened to in one go, as a sequence spread over se...
2020-12-0837 min
The Borris BroadcastsMichael Morpurgo + Clare MorpurgoMichael Morpurgo (War Horse) and Clare Morpurgo (founder of the charity Farms for City Children) talk about their initiative to bring the skills of farming and the outdoor life to inner-city kids.
2020-08-201h 01
Hay Festival PodcastS1, Ep8 Michael MorpurgoMichael Morpurgo’s compelling Hay Library Lecture is a marvel of storytelling, an impassioned argument for the rights of every child to have access to books and education, and a celebration of his novel I Believe in Unicorns.
The Hay Festival Podcast is supported by Baillie Gifford Investment Managers. Full-length Festival events can be watched over at hayfestival.org/hayplayer. Contact us at publicity@hayfestival.org or on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook @hayfestival.
#ImagineTheWorld
2020-05-2100 min
Chichester Festival Theatre PodcastTales In The Tent | Michael Morpurgo and Virginia McKenna talk to Kate MosseMulti-award winning author, poet, playwright and librettist Michael Morpurgo, and British actress, author and campaigner Virginia McKenna, talk to Kate Mosse and share extracts from one of Michael’s favourite books, The Butterfly Lion.
Recorded in The Spiegeltent, Tuesday 15 October 2019
2020-05-1943 min
ProfileMichael MorpurgoOn ‘Profile’ this week - one of Britain’s most celebrated storytellers. Michael Morpurgo has written 180 books over the past half century.Over Christmas, he narrated a new BBC TV film adaptation of his 2014 children’s story ‘Mimi And The Mountain Dragon’. Morpurgo is best known for ‘War Horse’ - a book about a horse bought by the British army to serve in the First World War and its young owner’s attempts to bring it home to safety. Turned into a National Theatre play, then a Hollywood movie – it’s made him a household n...
2019-12-2814 min
5x15Michael Morpurgo on Boy Giant: Son of GulliverMichael Morpurgo is one of the UK’s best-loved authors and storytellers. He was appointed Children’s Laureate in May 2003, a post he helped to set up with his friend Ted Hughes in 1999. He was awarded an OBE for services to Literature in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2007. He has written over 130 books with world sales of over 34 million copies. Many of Michael’s books have been adapted for the stage. These include Private Peaceful, Kensuke’s Kingdom, I Believe in Unicorns and The Mozart Question, and most notably, the National Theatre’s multi award-winning production of War Horse. The film of...
2019-12-1024 min
5x15Michael Morpurgo on Boy Giant: Son of GulliverMichael Morpurgo is one of the UK’s best-loved authors and storytellers. He was appointed Children’s Laureate in May 2003, a post he helped to set up with his friend Ted Hughes in 1999. He was awarded an OBE for services to Literature in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2007. He has written over 130 books with world sales of over 34 million copies. Many of Michael’s books have been adapted for the stage. These include Private Peaceful, Kensuke’s Kingdom, I Believe in Unicorns and The Mozart Question, and most notably, the National Theatre’s multi award-winning production of War Horse. The film of...
2019-12-1024 min
Love your libraryA Swift Adventure | Michael Morpurgo interviewNational treasure Michael Morpurgo is our very special guest in this episode. Sir Michael has written more than 100 much-loved books including War Horse, Private Peaceful and Kensuke’s Kingdom. In this interview, he talks about the inspiration behind his latest book Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver. Inspired by Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, the story is about Omar, a 12-year-old refugee from Afghanistan.
We also discuss three recommended Morpurgo books with some of the back office team at Hampshire Libraries:
The Butterfly Lion
Alone on a Wide Wide Se...
2019-10-3148 min
North Cornwall Book FestivalMichael Morpurgo at North Cornwall Book FestivalLegendary children's writer Michael Morpurgo holds the rapt attention of his audience in St Endellion Church. Hear him talk about the the refugee crisis, his relationship with Cornwall, and his latest book Boy Giant, in one of the most special events of the 2019 festival.
2019-10-261h 08
Full Disclosure with James O'BrienMichael MorpurgoHear the life story and experiences of Author Sir Michael Morpurgo, writer of some of the most influential children's novels including War Horse, Beowolf and Running Wild. Join LBC's James O'Brien to explore Sir Michael's childhood years, his years as an educator and his appreciation of a story told well. We hear how Sir Michael used city farms provided a place of imagination and inspiration for some of the children he taught.
Full Disclosure is an in depth interview series chatting to the world's most fascinating people, hosted by James O'Brien.
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2019-10-0751 min
Stream Complete Audiobook Collection TodayEnjoy Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver from Michael MorpurgoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381464 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Akbar Kurtha
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 44 minutes
Release date: September 19, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Action & Adventure
Publisher's Summary: A stunning new story of hope, humanity and high-seas adventure for children and adults everywhere from Sir Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller and multi-million copy bestselling author of WAR HORSE. “We were the truth of our own story. Me, and the two tiny people on my shoulder, in t...
2019-09-193h 44
Ask PenguinMichael Morpurgo with Katy BrandMichael Morpurgo has written a new version of ‘The Snowman’ inspired by the original story by Raymond Briggs which is now 40 years old. The author of 130 books including War Horse, Michael tells Katy why Christmas is so special. If you’re not feeling festive this will definitely get you in the mood with Michael’s special objects including a family Santa Claus decoration with an amazing history. #PenguinPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-12-2129 min
Royal Academy of ArtsWarhorse author Michael Morpurgo on setting fiction in historyThe bestselling author of over 140 books for children, Michael Morpurgo talks to journalist and critic Claire Armitstead at the RA Festival of Ideas about his two new novels. 'In The Mouth of The Wolf' tells the epic true story of Morpurgo’s two uncles during World War Two, while 'Flamingo Boy', inspired by the author’s grandson, focuses on a young autistic boy living in France during the Occupation.
Come to the next Festival of Ideas live in the RA's Benjamin West Lecture Theatre – line-up coming soon: https://roy.ac/FOI2019
2018-12-2100 min
First Time DadsSir Michael Morpurgo on why a grandparent's role can be a tricky oneAnyone who thinks it's just the parents who raise a child these days is kidding themselves. For the vast majority of new parents, having a collection of willing grandmas and grandads on hand for advice/babysitting is not just helpful - it's essential.However, that poses its own challenges. Where and how should grandparents get involved in the actual parenting of a child?Sir Michael Morpurgo - the 75 year-old grandfather and renowned children's author who wrote War Horse - joins Steve and Rich to see if they can figure out the answer to that notoriously tricky question....
2018-12-1742 min
Stream Best-Selling Digital Audiobooks on Any DeviceMichael Morpurgo - The Snowman: Inspired by the original story by Raymond BriggsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343882 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Snowman: Inspired by the original story by Raymond Briggs
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Richard Armitage
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 26 minutes
Release date: October 18, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Classics
Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Snowman by Michael Morpurgo, inspired by the original story by Raymond Briggs, read by Richard Armitage. One December morning, James is thrilled to wake up to see snow falling. He spends the whole...
2018-10-181h 26
Get Top-Rated Audiobook Collection Instantly OnlineEnjoy The Little Prince: A new translation by Michael Morpurgo from Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344912 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Little Prince: A new translation by Michael Morpurgo
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Narrator: Michael Morpurgo, Richard E. Grant
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes
Release date: September 6, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 27
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Read by Richard E. Grant, with an introduction read by Michael Morpurgo. If a little fellow comes along, if he laughs, if he has golden hair, and if he n...
2018-09-072h 12Connect to Complete Digital Audiobooks with Easy AccessThe Little Prince: A new translation by Michael Morpurgo - Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344912 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Little Prince: A new translation by Michael Morpurgo
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Narrator: Michael Morpurgo, Richard E. Grant
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes
Release date: September 6, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 27
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3
Genres: Classics
Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Read by Richard E. Grant, with an introduction read by Michael Morpurgo. If a little fellow comes along, if he laughs, if he has golden hair, and if he never answers q...
2018-09-062h 12Access Best-Selling Audiobook Titles for Your LibraryThe Little Prince: A new translation by Michael Morpurgo - Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344912 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Little Prince: A new translation by Michael Morpurgo
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Narrator: Michael Morpurgo, Richard E. Grant
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes
Release date: September 6, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 27
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3
Genres: Action & Adventure
Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Read by Richard E. Grant, with an introduction read by Michael Morpurgo. If a little fellow comes along, if he laughs, if he has golden hair, and if he never a...
2018-09-062h 12
Explore Premium Audiobook Collection TodayEnjoy Flamingo Boy from Michael MorpurgoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328399 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Flamingo Boy
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: George Blagden
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
Release date: March 8, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary: A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION This is a landmark new novel form the nation’s favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France du...
2018-03-085h 46
Tweet of the DayMichael Morpurgo on the SwanChildren's author and poet Michael Morpurgo reflects on the swan, celebrating its mysterious beauty and the wonder of its wings as they pass overhead. Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. In this latest series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world.Producer...
2018-02-2301 min
Tweet of the WeekWeek 30 - Michael MorpurgoAuthor Michael Morpurgo tells five stories of his favourite birds: The buzzard, magpie, oystercatcher, greater flamingo and the dipper. Producer: Tom Bonnett
2017-12-0310 minTweet of the DayMichael Morpurgo on the Greater FlamingoOn a visit to the Camargue National Park in France, author Michael Morpurgo found getting close to beautiful and elegant flamingos, and hearing their call, touched his soul.Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Ashutosh Jhureley.
2017-12-0101 minTweet of the DayMichael Morpurgo on the DipperAuthor Michael Morpurgo doesn't go out looking for birds, but when out walking along a river he loves to glimpse a dipper and would love to get up closer to them.Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Keith Docherty.
2017-11-3001 minTweet of the DayMichael Morpurgo on the OystercatcherChildren's Author and playwright Michael Morpurgo enjoys talking to oystercatchers on his annual visit to the Isles of Scilly.Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Chris Kilpatrick.
2017-11-2901 minTweet of the DayMichael Morpurgo on the BuzzardChildren's author Michael Morpurgo recounts how his daily walk in the Devon countryside is often enlivened by the call of buzzards overhead for this Tweet of the Day.Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Mandy West.
2017-11-2801 minTweet of the DayMichael Morpurgo on the MagpieChildren's author and poet Michael Morpurgo discusses the cackling magpie in this Tweet of the Day, a bird that seemingly never dies.Producer: Tom Bonnett
Photograph: Ken Bentley.
2017-11-2701 min
Explore Full Audiobook Titles on Any DeviceToto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz : Michael MorpurgoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308419 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Christopher Ragland
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 40 minutes
Release date: September 7, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Genres: Classics
Publisher's Summary: From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy’s pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart). “I was there,” Papa Toto s...
2017-09-074h 40
2017-09-011h 01Tweet of the WeekWeek 9 - Michael MorpurgoAuthor and birdlover Michael Morpurgo introduces more stories of birds and birdwatching.John McPherson talks about the hooded crows and herring gulls, Joe Harkness discusses the nightingale, teenager Mya Rose Craig's bird is the sea eagle and schoolboy Josh Myers talks about the short-eared owl.
2017-07-0908 min
The Book ClubMichael Morpurgo: From The Yellow Brick Road to the Second World WarWith Michael Morpurgo, author of Toto.Presented by Sam Leith.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcastsContact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk
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2017-03-1633 min
Rediscover Our Clear Audiobooks Storyline Today.Enjoy The Fox and the Ghost King from Michael MorpurgoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309348 to listen full audiobooks.
Publisher's Summary: A delightful tale of victory against all odds from master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. “Every fox in the whole town, in the whole country just about, is a football fan… And we all have an impossible dream.” In a cosy den under a garden shed lives a family of foxes. They love to watch football – all foxes do. But their favourite team keeps losing and losing, and it seems like things will never look up. That is, until Daddy Fox finds the ghost of a king, buried underneath a car pa...
2016-09-2244 min
Bibliographies sur la littérature de jeunesseMichael MorpurgoÉcrivain et éducateur, enseignant à l'école primaire de 1967 à 1975, Michael Morpurgo a fondé et dirige depuis 1976, avec sa femme Clare Lane - qui est la fille du fondateur des éditions Penguin Books, son premier éditeur - des fermes pour les enfants des villes où il fait découvrir le travail à la ferme et la vie avec les animaux. Michael Morpurgo est sans cesse en relation avec les enfants et écrit exclusivement à leur attention (près de 100 livres – romans, albums, nouvelles, comédies musicales - publiés en Grande-Bretagne). Il a été nommé « Children's Laureate » de 2003 à 2005 (il est à l'initiative
de ce Prix, en 1999, avec son ami, le...
2016-03-1400 min
5x15Passing it on - Michael MorpurgoMichael Morpurgo, OBE, is the former Children’s Laureate and best-selling author of over 130 books for children, including 'Private Peaceful', 'The Butterfly Lion', 'Kensuke’s Kingdom' and 'War Horse', which first performed at the National Theatre in 2007. It continues to be performed at the New London Theatre to packed theatres. 'War Horse' was released as a film directed by Steven Spielberg in January 2012. In 1976, Michael and his wife, Clare, started the charity Farms for City Children. The charity runs three farms around the country, in Gloucestershire, Pembrokeshire and North Devon. Each farm offers children and teachers from urban primary schools the...
2016-01-2422 minSaturday LiveMichael Morpurgo, Dr Helen SharmanMichael Morpurgo joins Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles. He describes how stories from his mother, and a decorated soldier from WWI, have inspired his latest novel; the importance of daydreaming and his reimagining of the Nativity.
Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space in 1991. She recalls how that experience affected the rest of her life as we countdown the days to Tim Peake's launch.
Tony talks about his experience of being homeless for nine months, before being helped by The Connection at St. Martins.
We have tracked down last week's mystery muralist: Ron Brocklehurst tells us...
2015-12-121h 26
Les auteurs de livres pour enfantsMichael MorpurgoNous sommes heureux de rendre hommage dans ce dossier à Michael Morpurgo, grand romancier anglais qui se consacre depuis plus de trente-cinq ans à la littérature pour la jeunesse.
Si cet écrivain ne manque pas de dénoncer la barbarie des guerres et la violence des rapports sociaux, il sait pourtant, dans chacun de ses romans, ouvrir des espaces de liberté et de reconstruction de soi, où ses jeunes héros vont prendre des leçons de vie. C'est donc à la fois son formidable talent de « raconteur d'histoires » et son souci de transmettre aux jeunes lecteurs une forme d'optimisme critique qui donne à ses...
2015-09-1400 min
2014 Edinburgh International Book FestivalMichael Morpurgo at Edinburgh International Book Festival (edbookfest)Only Remembered is a timeless and seminal anthology of First World War literature for children, edited by Michael Morpurgo and featuring artwork from renowned illustrator Ian Beck. Join Michael to hear more about this remarkable collection, which includes contributions from some of the UK’s leading cultural, political and literary figures.
Part of our Words and War series of events.
2015-01-1000 min
Listen to Your Favorite Digital Audiobooks Instantly OnlineWar Horse : Michael MorpurgoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313405 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: War Horse
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Luke Treadaway
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 29 minutes
Release date: December 18, 2014
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary: Michael Morpurgo’s classic tale, capturing the power of the human spirit. First published back in 1982, ‘War Horse’ has taken the world by storm. The book was adapted to the stage and was performed at the National Theatre and on Broadway. This full and unabridged edition is beauti...
2014-12-183h 29
Edinburgh International Book FestivalMichael Morpurgo (2014 event)
Only Remembered is a timeless and seminal anthology of First World War literature for children, edited by Michael Morpurgo and featuring artwork from renowned illustrator Ian Beck. In this event, recorded live at the 2014 Edinburgh International Book Festival, Michael talks passionately about this remarkable collection, which includes contributions from some of the UK’s leading cultural, political and literary figures.
2014-08-2800 min2014 Edinburgh International Book FestivalMichael Morpurgo (2014 event)
Only Remembered is a timeless and seminal anthology of First World War literature for children, edited by Michael Morpurgo and featuring artwork from renowned illustrator Ian Beck. In this event, recorded live at the 2014 Edinburgh International Book Festival, Michael talks passionately about this remarkable collection, which includes contributions from some of the UK’s leading cultural, political and literary figures.
2014-08-2800 min
Get Full Digital Audiobooks TodayPrivate Peaceful: A BBC Radio Drama (Written by Michael Morpurgo)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331999 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Private Peaceful: A BBC Radio Drama
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Michael Morpurgo, Paul Chequer, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Release date: July 17, 2014
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the powerful novel set in the First World War, from the author of War Horse. This is the story of Thomas ‘Tommo’ Peaceful, a young soldier who finds himself in Belgium, in the trenches of the...
2014-07-171h 27Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Private Peaceful: A BBC Radio Drama by Michael MorpurgoPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331999to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Private Peaceful: A BBC Radio Drama
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Michael Morpurgo, Paul Chequer, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Release date: July 17, 2014
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the powerful novel set in the First World War, from the author of War Horse. This is the story of Thomas ‘Tommo’ Peaceful, a young soldier who finds himself in Belgium, in the trenches of the First World War, with his brother Charlie. It is a...
2014-07-171h 27Get Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalPrivate Peaceful: A BBC Radio Drama by Michael MorpurgoPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331999to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Private Peaceful: A BBC Radio Drama
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Michael Morpurgo, Paul Chequer, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Release date: July 17, 2014
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the powerful novel set in the First World War, from the author of War Horse. This is the story of Thomas ‘Tommo’ Peaceful, a young soldier who finds himself in Belgium, in the trenches of the First World War, with his brother Charlie. It is a...
2014-07-171h 27
The Guardian Children's Books podcastMichael Morpurgo: why we should remember the first world war – children's books podcastMichael Morpurgo explains to site members Orli and Fernando why he writes about war. Plus hear Michael read a moving contribution from Raymond Briggs for his WW1 anthology Only Remembered
2014-07-0116 min
Front Row: Archive 2013Atlantis; Michael Morpurgo; Hannah Arendt; BBC National Short Story AwardWith Kirsty Lang.Atlantis is the new family drama from the BBC, aiming to fill the Saturday night slot vacated by Merlin and Doctor Who. The action takes place in the mythical city of Atlantis and features Mark Addy as Hercules and Juliet Stevenson as the Oracle. Natalie Haynes reviews.Michael Morpurgo is one of our best known and most prolific children's writers. On the eve of his 70th birthday and with a writing career spanning nearly 40 years, he has witnessed a huge shift in the profile of the children's writer, in part aided by...
2013-09-2628 min
2012 Edinburgh International Book FestivalMichael Morpurgo at Edinburgh International Book FestivalHe's a master storyteller who has left an indelible mark on countless children who’ve grown up with his stories. Now, the astonishing success of War Horse on stage and screen has made Michael Morpurgo a household name. Maggie Fergusson has written an intriguing biography of the writer, War Child, War Horse, which is interspersed with seven autobiographical short stories written by Morpurgo himself. In this event, recorded live at the 2012 Edinburgh International Book Festival, the two writers got together to tell us about their unique collaboration, chaired by Lindsay Fraser.
2012-11-1200 min
Edinburgh International Book FestivalMaggie Fergusson & Michael Morpurgo (2012 event)
He's a master storyteller who has left an indelible mark on countless children who’ve grown up with his stories. Now, the astonishing success of War Horse on stage and screen has made Michael Morpurgo a household name. Maggie Fergusson has written an intriguing biography of the writer, War Child, War Horse, which is interspersed with seven autobiographical short stories written by Morpurgo himself. In this event, recorded live at the 2012 Edinburgh International Book Festival, the two writers got together to tell us about their unique collaboration, chaired by Lindsay Fraser.
2012-10-2200 min
Front Row WeeklyFR: Michael Morpurgo, Tracey Emin & RumerWriters John Irving and Michael Morpurgo talk about their new novels. Singer and songwriter Rumer discusses her new album. The rapper Plan B aka Ben Drew talks about his feature film debut and the artist Tracey Emin discusses her exhibition of new works at the Turner Contemporary in Margate. And Singer Patti Smith reveals what inspired the songs on her new album Banga
2012-06-011h 06
Front Row: Archive 2012Michael Morpurgo; Ridley Scott's Prometheus reviewedWith Mark Lawson.Director Ridley Scott returns to science fiction with Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender. It follows a group of scientists who travel to a distant world, where they encounter a threat to human existence. How does it compare to Scott's earlier blockbuster, Alien? Naomi Alderman gives her verdict.Michael Morpurgo and his biographer Maggie Fergusson discuss how they have collaborated on his life story, From War Child to War Horse. In seven chapters she describes how the unbookish boy who wanted to be an army officer became a best-selling children's author...
2012-05-3128 minThe Guardian Children's Books podcastGuardian children's books podcast: Michael Morpurgo sends a message to children in Christchurch, New ZealandMichael Morpurgo, author of War Horse, makes a special promise to the Faultline Fiction reading group from Fendalton school in Christchurch, New Zealand, after hearing about how the city's bookshops and libraries were destroyed
2011-12-1603 minThe Guardian Children's Books podcastGuardian Children's Books podcast: Michael Morpurgo on War HorseMichael Morpurgo explains where the idea for writing War Horse came from and why it's so important to remember the suffering of the first world war
2011-11-1108 min
Connect to Top-Rated Audiobook Collection in High QualityListen to Cool! by Michael MorpurgoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320108 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cool!
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Holly-Marie Michael
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 19 minutes
Release date: October 27, 2011
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary: Michael Morpurgo's inspiring new story of Robbie, a boy in a coma – victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness. Michael Morpurgo's inspiring story of Robbie, a bo...
2011-10-271h 19
Michael Morpurgo AudiobooksCool! written by Michael Morpurgo and read by Holly-Marie MichaelMichael Morpurgo's inspiring story of Robbie, a boy in a coma – victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness. Robbie, football fan and animal lover, runs after his dog one day when he chases a cat and is hit by a car. Unconscious, but conscious, Robbie lies in hospital, unable to speak, move or eat. But he can hear; he is aware, even though his family and friends don't know this. Inside his head, we hear Robbie's thoughts; on hi...
2011-10-2710 min
A Good ReadMichael Morpurgo and Sara MaitlandFormer Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo joins short story writer Sara Maitland and presenter Harriett Gilbert to talk about the books they love, and share their enthusiasm for their choices. Their favourite books cover the globe from Venezuela to Edinburgh to Steep in Hampshire, where Michael Morpurgo and the subject of his book both lived. He chooses Under Storm's Wing by Helen Thomas, a collection of her memoirs and letters about life with one of Britain's best-loved poets. Sara Maitland's book, House-Bound by Winifred Peck, is described by all three as a real oddity, a book...
2011-10-0428 min
Listen Legally to Popular Titles Full Audiobooks in Kids, Fables, Fairy Tales & MythsKensukes Kingdom Audiobook by Michael MorpurgoPlease visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/103 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kensukes Kingdom Author: Michael Morpurgo Narrator: Derek Jacobi Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-11 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Kids, Fiction Publisher's Summary: A desert-island adventure, and a subtle observation of friendship, trust and humanity. Winner of The Childrens Book Award. Superbly read by DEREK JACOBI. When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parents yacht, he struggles to survive on his own. He cant...
2011-09-0105 min
Discover Premium Digital Audiobooks with Easy AccessFarm Boy : Michael MorpurgoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320579 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Farm Boy
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Derek Jacobi
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 5 minutes
Release date: October 4, 2010
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary: Read by Derek Jacobi and Michael Morpurgo Set on a farm in rural Devon, this is a collection of Grandpa’s reminiscences and stories as told to his grandson. Grandpa’s nature and his touching relationship with the boy is evoked superbly by Michael Morpurgo’s writing. This two-voice read brings the charac...
2010-10-051h 05Get Premium Audiobook Collection on Any DeviceMichael Morpurgo - Farm BoyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320579 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Farm Boy
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Derek Jacobi
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 5 minutes
Release date: October 4, 2010
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary: Read by Derek Jacobi and Michael Morpurgo Set on a farm in rural Devon, this is a collection of Grandpa’s reminiscences and stories as told to his grandson. Grandpa’s nature and his touching relationship with the boy is evoked superbly by Michael Morpurgo’s writing. This two-voice read brings the characters to lif...
2010-10-041h 05Listen to Full Audiobook Titles for Your LibraryMichael Morpurgo - Farm BoyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320579 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Farm Boy
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Derek Jacobi
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 5 minutes
Release date: October 4, 2010
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary: Read by Derek Jacobi and Michael Morpurgo Set on a farm in rural Devon, this is a collection of Grandpa’s reminiscences and stories as told to his grandson. Grandpa’s nature and his touching relationship with the boy is evoked superbly by Michael Morpurgo’s writing. This two-voice read brings the charac...
2010-10-041h 05
Access Your Favorite Audiobook Titles for Your LibraryBilly the Kid (Written by Michael Morpurgo)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320581 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Billy the Kid
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Richard Attenborough
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 25 minutes
Release date: October 4, 2010
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary: Read by the inimitable Richard Attenborough. Billy was a champion soccer star, playing for Chelsea in the 1930s. But that was before war broke out… Billy the Kid is told through the voice of an 80 year old man, who looks back on his life as Chelsea’s champion striker until the outbreak of w...
2010-10-041h 25
Michael Morpurgo AudiobooksFarm Boy written by Michael Morpurgo, read by Derek Jacobi and Michael MorpurgoSet on a farm in rural Devon, this is a collection of Grandpa’s reminiscences and stories as told to his grandson. Grandpa’s nature and his touching relationship with the boy is evoked superbly by Michael Morpurgo’s writing.
This two-voice read brings the characters to life as the story of Grandpa’s ‘shame’ (the fact that he cannot read and write) unfolds.
Derek Jacobi is sensitive and compelling in the role of Grandpa, inspiring a true sense of achievement and triumph as he finally tells his own story in his own words.
2010-10-0409 min
Explore Premium Audiobook Collection TodayMichael Morpurgo presents ShadowPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320584 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Shadow
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Abdullah Afzal, Mike Rogers
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
Release date: September 30, 2010
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary: A stunning and moving novel from Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller – featuring the bravest dog in all the world… This is the story of Aman, as told in his own words – a boy from Afghanistan fleeing the horror of the Afghan war. When a western...
2010-09-302h 57
Edinburgh International Book FestivalMichael Morpurgo (children's event)
Award-winning Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo is a gripping speaker and a firm favourite with youngsters (and adults!). In this 2004 event for 9-12 year olds he talks about his new book Private Peaceful, the story of a young soldier at the front during the First World War.
2010-06-1000 min
Edinburgh International Book FestivalMichael Foreman - with Michael Morpurgo (children's event)
A unique opportunity to hear one of the most successful and best-loved writing and illustrating partnerships, Michael Foreman and Michael Morpurgo, in conversation in this 2006 event. Between them they have worked on over 250 books for children and remain firm favourites of Book Festival audiences. Suitable for families and age 8 upwards.
2010-06-1000 min