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The Island of Brilliant!Three Men in a BoatNadia's busy scribbling - so busy she hasn't even had chance to read the book she was set as part of the Island's National Year of Reading challenge, 'Three Men In A Boat'. Frank decides it might help her engage if he becomes her own personal audiobook and so reads two of his favourite passages for her, and your, delight. It is a thing of pure joy. Frank also summons the spirit of Emily Drabble from Booktrust with her fabulous recommendations to stop him getting too lonely.
2026-02-0522 minThe Island of Brilliant!National Year of Reading13th January marks the official launch of the National Year of Reading, and Nadia and Frank have set their coconut alarm to make sure they're up and ready for it after their annual hibernation. Of course they're reluctant to actually wake up so producer Geoff has to muscle in and get them chatting about what their hopes are for this most exciting of projects. They set each other reading challenges and challenge listeners to do the same - which story, in whatever format, would you like a loved one to read so they can understand you better? Happy national...
2026-01-1350 minThe Island of Brilliant!Phil TiteWith Christmas just a short sleigh-ride away, we've done the impossible - created a ripple in that allows an actual teacher to have chance to visit the island even though it's their busiest time of the year. Phil Tite is an inspirational figure, championing reading in class and creating extraordinary moments that his pupils will remember for ever. Frank and Nadia are, frankly, a bit unsure what to do with themselves, it's so long since anyone with a proper job has come along to say hello, but Phil soon puts them at their ease and has them eating out h...
2025-12-1155 minThe Island of Brilliant!Michael RosenWhat's that in the blue yonder? Could it be a submarine - carrying precious cargo? It could and it is - the Nautilus itself, skippered by no-one other than Michael Rosen, who's come to the island to tell Frank and Nadia all about the upcoming Michael Rosen day! The aim of the day is "to make reading, listening to, and writing poetry fun, enjoyable and accessible for all, helping children and young people of all ages to discover its magic." And we're not going to quibble with that. In fact Frank and Nadia are busy preparing their own poetry...
2025-11-0654 minThe Island of Brilliant!Phil EarleWho's that on the horizon, coming along on his soggy surfboard to break up the latest argument between Nadia and Frank about which chocolate bar reigns supreme? Why, it's only one of the best-loved writers in the whole of children's literature! Phil "Duke Of" Earle is the author of so many great books (When The Sky Falls, The Bubble Wrap Boy, Superhero Street and a gazillion others) he puts others to shame... but nobody durst blame that man, because he's among the mightiest mensches on the block. Listen in and if you don't agree then you're an out-and-out fibber.
2025-10-0257 minThe Island of Brilliant!Emma CarrollWith autumn in the air and the nights starting to draw in, it's time to put aside the sun loungers and long for spooky tales around the campfire - and who better to talk with about all things spooky than the brilliant Emma Carroll. The first in her brand new series of vampire books is out this month - Dracula and Daughters describes what happenswhen three cousins discover they’re descendants of Dracula and combine their powers to form a vampire healing company. Given that this comes from Emma, whose work was described as 'dangerous' by none other than Ted...
2025-09-0757 min
Pulling an all nighter PodcastReview: Monster Funfair - Discover Children's Story CentreWe braved the Monster Funfair (yes, built entirely by actual monsters ) at the Discover Children's Story Centre in Stratford.Inside, you’ll find all sorts of weird and wonderful fairground attractions—plus a mystery that even Scooby-Doo would envy: who on earth (or monsterland) stole ALL the candyfloss? The funfair is inspired by the brilliant books of award-winning author Nadia Shireen, featuring familiar faces like Billy and Fatcat, The Bumblebear, the Grimwood gang, and more.🎟 Tickets:Entry to the Discover Children's Story CentreAdults: £10 Under 1s: FreeAge 1...
2025-09-0502 min
Fun Kids Book QuestMagic, Mysteries & School Trip Surprises! ✨🕵️♀️Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! First up, Andy Shepherd’s The Wood Where Magic Grows is full of surprises — whoknows what kind of magic you’ll find hiding in the trees? Scarlett Li's The Lucky House Detective Agency introduces a detective like no other anda house packed with clues and lucky twists. Ready to solve the mystery? Finally, Nadia Shireen and Katie Clapham’s The Tour at School turns a normal school tripinto something totally unexpected! That's all on this week's episode of Fun K...
2025-08-2029 min
Picture Book Summit Podcast086 - Game Changing IdeasEvery year, we host what we like to call a "mini" Summit. It's a short webinar to give writers a taste of what we offer at our full-day event. In this episode, we share a past Mini Summit all about creating Game Changing ideas. Our goal is to spark your imagination and creativity by showing just a few ways other picture book creators have turned ideas on their heads. Get ready to be inspired by the Picture Book Summit Founders and be sure to find out about our latest event by going to picturebooksummit.com.
2025-08-1943 minThe Island of Brilliant!The Brilliant Quiz!Nadia and Frank bring the island back to the fabulous Festival of Brilliant in Staffordshire where there's quizzing to be done. Frank joins his teammate - doodle-tactic Adeola Sokunbi of Destiny Ink fame - in the green room ahead of proceedings to quiz her about her own fabulous arrival in the world of children's books. Meanwhile Nadia's on the hunt for her own teammate, Christopher 'formerly of this parish' Edge, little knowing that Frank has locked him in an escape room. Fortunately Christopher has the Edge on Frank as he's a dab hand at escape rooms obvs - and...
2025-08-0141 min
Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book ClubWhere Did She Go? by Cariad Lloyd with Nadia ShireenThis week's book guest is Where Did She Go? by Cariad Lloyd.Sara and Cariad are joined by award-winning children's book illustrator and author Nadia Shireen.In this episode they discuss career changes, illustrators, child development and Daniel Bedingfield.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Where Did She Go? by Cariad Lloyd is available to buy here.Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.ukSara’s...
2025-07-171h 04The Island of Brilliant!Pari ThomsonFrank and Nadia have been busy knocking down some of the pre-fab buildings they've had delivered and hiding the plans for the cross-island superhighway they were so keen on - because the fabulous Pari Thomson, creator of the magical botanical paradise Greenwild - is heading shorewards on her lily-pad for a visit. No surprise that this series of eco-thrillers has been a massive success, they're exciting enough to even distract Frank from his one-man campaign to make poets read aloud better. No surprise either that Nadia is finally ready for some time alone.
2025-07-0449 min
School Reading ListEpisode 32 - What are picture books, and why are they useful?School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 32For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-32/Part 1Book postSkipshock by Caroline O’DonoghueThe Great Pollination Investigation by Deborah HockingSnarky Sharky by Bethan Clarke, illustrated by Nikolas IlicI Hear the Trees by Zaro WeilCarnival Queen by Donette Williams-Harry, illustrated by Amelie-Anne CalmoMy Friend May by Julie FlettNoah’s New Home by Zeshan Akhter, illustrated by Nabila AdaniYou Decide Your Adventure by Bear GryllsWords Can Fly by D...
2025-06-3041 minThe Island of Brilliant!Ranger HamzaRanger Hamza is in the house! Or would be if we had one. Frank and Nadia are all aflutter as Hamza comes in to land on the Island in the clutches of Assassin, the might Golden Eagle who lives round the corner from him in his Scottish home. Never takes the bins out but nobody dares mention it. With tales of pine marten poo, the superpower that is his dyslexia, and of course serious snack chat hamza offers something for everyone, and such is the enormity of his charm, intelligence and wit that two landlubbers who go by the n...
2025-06-011h 05The Island of Brilliant!Charlie HigsonIt's the one, it's the only... Charlie Higson!! Nadia's got a bit of a face on when she realises who's come to join her and Frank on the island, given that they've just created a book together, as this means breaking one of the island's golden rules - but soon she's ripping up said rule book (it's very thin) and eating it with glee as Charlie charms one and all with tales from his glorious career as a children's writer. If that's not enough, there are reflections on music and (semi?) quavers, and a race to the best James...
2025-05-111h 11
Press Play On This Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.What's That Noise? by Charlie Higson, Nadia Shireen - illustratorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/202102to listen full audiobooks.
Title: What's That Noise?
Author: Charlie Higson, Nadia Shireen - illustrator
Narrator: Charlie Higson
Format: mp3
Length: 7 mins
Release date: 05-08-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Apes & Monkeys
Publisher's Summary:
One day, Bob finds a box, big enough to hide in. And from inside the box, Bob makes as much noise as he possibly can with anything that comes to hand, only falling silent to baffle any curious passersby. Packed with rhythm, sublime silliness and the mysteriously irresistible joy of a simple cardboard box, this hilarious book has terrific ch...
2025-05-0807 min
What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'DohertyS2 EP16: Nadia ShireenJoining us on this episode of 'What did you do yesterday?' is the brilliant author and illustrator - Nadia Shireen. We asked Nadia what she did yesterday? She told us. That's it... enjoy! Please subscribe, follow, and leave a review. xxGet in touch with the show: WHATDIDYOUDOYESTERDAYPOD@GMAIL.COMAnd tell us what you did yesterday. What you thought of this or any other episode. Or anything else y...
2025-04-201h 28
Let’s Read With Lyla and DadGood Little Wolf, by Nadia ShireenOnce upon a time there was a wolf called Rolf - a good little wolf who liked baking cakes and was always kind to his friends. Can a good little wolf still be a real wolf? And will Rolf discover there's something big and bad lurking inside him after all?
2025-04-1509 min
Let’s Read With Lyla and DadBarbara Throws a Wobbler, by Nadia ShireenBarbara is in a very bad mood. She won't admit it, but she is. She has a problem with a sock, and at lunchtime there's a strange pea... And even though she's at the park with her friends, it all just gets a bit much. Suddenly Barbara's WOBBLER is out of control!
You can listen to us reading lots more great stories & request one you’d like to hear, via our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad
“What do we say, what do we say… we say, let’s read!”!
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2025-04-1512 min
Let’s Read With Lyla and DadThe Bumble Bear, by Nadia Shireen.Norman is a bear. A bear who LOVES honey.
You can listen to us reading lots more great stories & request one you’d like to hear, via our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad
“What do we say, what do we say… we say, let’s read!”!
Instagram; @letsreadwithlylaanddad
2025-04-1512 minThe Island of Brilliant!Jennifer KillickWell we're all delighted that the plague that beset the island last month has now vanished thanks to the diligent isolating from Nadia and Frank - though perhaps they were just not talking, it's hard to tell sometimes. The island is once again open to visitors and what a treat to see Her Highness of Horror Jennifer Killick emerging from the earth's crust to marvel at Frank's Deadwood puns and chat about why she's so drawn to filling her readers with fear. In geo-political news Frank and Nadia rebuff President Trump's recent declaration of interest in the island and...
2025-04-0149 min
The Radio 2 Book ClubA World Book Day Special: with Stephen ManganTo celebrate World Book Day, Sara is joined by actor, screenwriter and children's author Stephen Mangan. His new book, 'The Fart That Broke World Book Day', was written specifically for...well you guessed it...World Book Day, alongside books by Julia Donaldson, Bluey, Paddington and many more. We sent his book to a school in Sheffield, for our Junior Book Club reviewers - Noah, Lily, Ayla and Arthur - to read and review. Listen to find out what they thought - and how Stephen reacts to their honesty! Also in this bumper episode...
2025-03-0536 minThe Island of Brilliant!Patrice LawrenceShe’s won the prizes as well as the love of her adoring readers for her brilliant books - including 'Orangeboy', 'Eight Pieces of Silva' and 'Rat' - but the wonder that is Patrice Lawrence has never, until now, been able to show off her true skill… the ability to freeze large bodies of water. And aren’t we the lucky ones, as it means she’s been able to pay a visit and tell Nadia and Frank all about her writing, her rage and her tip top taste in doughnuts. Now that Patrice’s new book, ‘People Like Stars’ is se...
2025-02-0155 minThe Island of Brilliant!By the firesideOur two reluctant beachcombers have retired from the chilly sands to the cosy warmth of their makeshift hut for a wintery fireside chat about the hither, whither and thither of the Island of Brilliant's past, present and future. Expect insight, illumination, Count Duckula impressions and literary pyjama anecdotes as Nadia and Frank set their tiny island corner of the world to rights. And relax....
2025-01-0142 minThe Island of Brilliant!Axel SchefflerThe King of illustration Axel Scheffler arrives on the island with a sackful of Lebkukchen, for December is upon us and even Frank has allowed a degree of festive cheer onto the Brilliant shores. Nadia's so excited about the prospect of Axel's arrival she's even prepared some absolute zinger questions - unfortunately she did so in collaboration with Terry the famously duplicitous crab, who just might have sold her a pup or two. Oh well, ende gut alles gut, as they say in Germany; when you have the man responsible for the look of that monster with the terrible...
2024-12-011h 02
You're BookedCariad Lloyd - You're BookedThis week we are welcoming podcast, comedy and writerly royalty to the show. It's the amazing Cariad Lloyd! Cariad is the host of the podcasts Weirdos Book Club, alongside former guest Sara Pascoe, and the award-winning Griefcast, plus a book based on the podcast You Are Not Alone. She is an actor, comedian and improviser and has just released her first children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe (plus another one soon - revealed exclusively during the show!) We talked to her about helpful reading habits, the importance of a great booklight, good books about grief and a surprising literary obsession...
2024-11-111h 02The Island of Brilliant!Lauren ChildWe will never, not ever, have a more splendid visitor to the island than the genius and former children's laureate Lauren Child - though the word 'visitor' might not necessarily be the most accurate in her case. Lauren is of course the creator of Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean, Ruby Redford - a cast of characters the like of which any writer would give their left nib to have come up with. Nadia and Frank are so engrossed in what she has to say about her relationship with the people in her books that they almost forget (almost) that t...
2024-11-011h 01The Island of Brilliant!Louie StowellFrank has been desperate to start up a whole new mythology for the island with stories featuring various characters he's modelled out of seaweed and goggly eyes, so Nadia's relief was positively palpable when Louie Stowell turned up, courtesy of a feathery Loki, with enough Norse tales to sate Frank's ravenous appetite, at least for a little while. They chat about the wild success of Louie's Loki books, the brilliant ways myths can be retold (cue Frank's Elmer Fudd impression) and roll the Sisyphean rock of Katherine Rundell's snackaggedon back up the hill.
2024-10-0147 minThe Island of Brilliant!Chris Haughton & Spellow LibraryA very special, dare we say unmissable, episode in lots of ways. Not only does Chris Haughton, the genius behind such books as 'Shh!', 'A Bit Lost' and 'Don't Worry, Little Crab' join us on the island and prove himself to be the most charming and brilliant of guests, Frank also shares a letter he was sent after the devastating arson attack on Liverpool's Spellow Library during the riots. It's a letter that is both the story of a life and a testament to the enormous power of public spaces and their capacity to offer a beacon of l...
2024-09-011h 01School Reading ListEpisode 22 - What to read in the summer holidaysSchool Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 22For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-22/Part 1Book postThe Virtue Season by L.M. NathanMove, Mr Mountain! by Francesca SannaLifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy HennDoggy Dance Off by Steve SmallmanBecoming Brave by Jennie Cashman WilsonWatts & Whiskerton by Meg McLarenGrimwood Party Animals by Nadia ShireenSherlock Bones and the Mischief in Manhattan by Tim Collins100 Things to Know About Sport by Jerome Martin, Alice James, Tom...
2024-08-0135 minThe Island of Brilliant!Festival of Brilliant, with Steven LentonHow do you turn an island into a festival?
This month's episode is recorded partly on the island and partly at the magical location that is Biddulph Old Hall in the Staffordshire Moorlands, which played host and provided a magnificent backdrop to the inaugural Festival of Brilliant, staged by the mighty Outside Arts organisation. Moorlands lad Steven Lenton came along with vital local patisserie expertise and charmed the audience with his Swanee whistle playing and tip-top question answering. The Ukelele Uff Trio were even persuaded to come ashore for the first time in years to play along l...
2024-08-0139 min
The Big Beatles and 60s Sort OutBBSO Exclusive! Behind The Scenes @ Egg Pod Live 2024Hello! We have the privilege and honour this week to share with you exclusive audio from behind the scenes at the recent live episode recording of Chris Shaw's final 'I Am The EggPod' podcast, featuring interviews by Rob Manuel with EggPod fans and alumni, including:
Mark Lewisohn, Samira Ahmed, Joel Morris, Nadia Shireen, Jason Hazeley, Julia Raeside, Matt Everitt, Kevin Eldon, Jill Connolly, Mark Newlove, Eleanor Gray, Adam S Leslie, Chris Chibnall, James Marshall... and more!
If you don't know, 'EggPod' was a massive influence on us starting our show. Chris brings such warmth and...
2024-07-221h 15The Island of Brilliant!Jonny Vegas' Favourite CharacterNadia and Frank continue in their efforts to work out who their own favourite character from children's books is by asking other people who theirs is in the hope it'll give them inspiration. Fat chance, it takes them three hours to decide which side of their hammocks to get out of in the morning - but still, you never know. Today it's the turn of Jonny Vegas to recall his happy childhood days at Thatto Heath public library, pestering the librarians for new books featuring... well you'll just have to use your noggin and have a listen to find...
2024-07-2004 minThe Island of Brilliant!Sophy Henn (& A Coronation)A HUGE day on the island as our Frank becomes the new children's laureate! It's been quite the journey from Coronation Street to coronation, but nobody deserves it more. Everyone's delighted though he does seem to want to rub our noses in it just a touch so let's see how long that lasts. It could be a long two years.
Nadia and Frank are joined by the glorious wonder that is Sophy Henn who talks brilliantly about the joy of facts, her circuitous route to the world of children's books - and why some books just wouldn't b...
2024-07-0243 minFun Kids Book QuestCATHY FITZGERALD, SHARNA JACKSON & NADIA SHIREEN: Pinch Perkins and the Midsummer Curse, The Nine Night Mystery & Grimwood - Party AnimalsWelcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! To kick things off Bex chatted to Cathy Fitzgerald about Pinch Perkins and the Midsummer Curse which is about a 12-year old living in the deep of London's magical quarter but when her mum is struck by a curse she has to find a cure in a race against the clock. She was then by joined by Sharna Jackson chatting about The Nine Night Mystery a page-turning, fast-paced, twisty murder mystery where a surprise birthday party goes horribly wrongThe third and final guest on...
2024-06-1229 min
Dive Into Your Ears To A Riveting Full Audiobook.Grimwood: The Collected Tales by Nadia ShireenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/205391to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Grimwood: The Collected Tales
Series: Grimwood, Book 1-3
Author: Nadia Shireen
Narrator: Adam Buxton
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
Release date: 06-11-24
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Foxes & Wolves
Publisher's Summary:
This laugh-out-loud chapter book series follows adorably rambunctious fox siblings Ted and Nancy as they get into (and out of) trouble, making many colorful friends along the way. Our story begins when Ted, a young fox, accidentally bites off the tail of the fearsome street cat Princess Buttons. (It looked a lot like a dumpster hot...
2024-06-118h 36The Island of Brilliant!Julia DonaldsonNadia's been at the papaya juice again, only this time she SWALLOWED THE WORM! 🪱Thus ensues a fever dream in which she imagines her and Frank interviewing JULIA flippin' DONALDSON at @brightfest (never gonna happen obvs).. Frank's efforts to bring Nadia down from her brain-worm trip fail as he gets cross about not being Adam Kay - the only remedy is a blast of the St Trinians Battle Cry. Thank goodness Emily Drabble of Booktrust is on hand to bring everyone back to earth. Or sand.
2024-06-0148 minThe Island of Brilliant!Julie's Favourite CharacterWho's your favourite character from children's books? Just the question Frank and Nadia have been asking themselves, and to help prompt them they're going to be asking some friendly folk to name theirs. First up is one of the funniest, warmest and most talented women you could hope to meet, that legend of stage and screen, the Accrington Thunderbolt herself, Julie Hesmondhalgh!!!!
2024-05-2405 min
Cuentos InfinitosEL ABEJOSOEn esta ocasión el protagonista es un oso llamado Norman, al que le encanta la miel. Tanto, tanto, tanto que se pone muy triste cuando se acaba. Así que un día decide hacerse pasar por abeja, presentándose así disfrazado de abejoso en el cole de las abejas.
¿Qué Pasará?
Autora: Nadia Shireen
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2024-05-1814 minThe Island of Brilliant!Rob BiddulphWell we've had some talented coves wash up in our coves but never a world record holder, not until now that is. Rob 'Draw With Rob' Biddulph is a triple-threat cubed: a Youtube sensation, a writer, illustrator and not least a snack-mongering champion-of-champions. He tells Nadia and Frank all about his life before children's books, working for the NME and The Observer among others, and how happy he is to have found his true calling as a storyteller for children - and that, as Frank says, really is something to be.. EMily Drabble from Booktrust is back with more p...
2024-05-011h 00The Island of Brilliant!Elle McNicollGET OUT OF THE WATER!! Sharks spell trouble, unless of course they're in the employ of the one and only Elle McNicoll, who's heading to the island on the back of one with snacks aplenty and aplenty to say about her writing life. Since making a huge splash with 'A Kind of Spark' Elle has established herself as one of the most exciting writers back in Blighty, and a brilliant advocate for better representation of neurodiversity in children's books. Frank and Nadia are mustard-keen to hear about her latest, 'Keedie' that once again takes us to the Scottish streets o...
2024-04-0150 min
Parenting RoundaboutWeekly Roundup: What Happens in Vegas, “Reservation Dogs” S2, “Slug in Love,” and Housekeeping HurdlesOn our latest weekly roundup, what happened in Vegas didn't stay there, as Catherine reported on her recent trip. Mentioned: Omega Mart.What we're watching: We continued with season 2 of Reservation Dogs with episodes 5 and 6: "Wide Net" and "Decolonativization." We learned a little more about the aunties as they headed to an out-of-town conference, and an earnest pair of workshop presenters tried to help the teens learn more about themselves (without much success).Catherine's library find this week, Slug in Love by Rachel Bright with illustrations by Nadia Shireen, prompted mention of...
2024-03-0547 min
Studiomate SteveEpisode 26: Nadia ShireenNadia chats about her early career as a magazine sub-editor, her switch to children's books, Grimwood 3 and lemon curd!
2024-03-041h 20The Island of Brilliant!M.G. LeonardI hear that whistle blowing - the beautiful sound of a train emerging from beneath the waves with the fabulous M.G. Leonard aboard, ready to scatter joy with her fabulous snack choices and fascinating insights into her seemingly endless list of endlessly brilliant books - including Beetle Boy, the Adventures on Trains series and The Twitchers books. She's been translated into over forty languages but sadly, as yet, not the native language of the Island of Brilliant. Perhaps that's about to change.
2024-03-0155 minFun Kids Book QuestHOW THE NEWS WORKS and the ATTACK of the STINK MONSTER!🗞️👾Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! To kick things off Bex chatted to Jane Marlow & Lisa Campbell all about their new release Inside Story: How The News Works where we learn about the work behind the scenes of how our news bulletins really work and how they're put together. Bex then caught up with Jenny McLachlan all about STINK: FAIRY VS. WIZARD where we have a super funny diary-style adventure, full of cartoons by the bestselling author of the Land of Roar!Next up on this bumper episode of Book Worms...
2024-02-2133 minThe Island of Brilliant!Christopher EdgeNadia has made the most of her extended Christmas break, but Frank’s been sleeping it off. For a month. He needs to get his act together sharpish, though, because there is a rip in the space time continuum just above one of the palm trees, and Christopher Edge, author of bestseller ‘The Escape Room’ and the forthcoming ‘Black Hole Cinema Club’, is hurtling towards the island at the speed of light, all the way from Eccles. Before he arrives Frank and Nadia discuss Truckers by Terry Pratchett and new wonder-book ‘The Final Year’ by Matt Goodfellow.
Emily Drabble f...
2024-02-0149 min
Off Air with Jane & FiTrimmings are for life, not just for ChristmasFi is gazing into the middle distance, while Jane reminisces over her long lost German homestay. Award-winning children's writers Nadia Shireen and Frank Cottrell-Boyce join Jane and Fi to talk about their new podcast 'The Island of Brilliant'.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiAssistant Producer: Kate LeeTimes Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
2024-01-1137 minThe Island of Brilliant!Christmas Special with Alex T. SmithIt's not easy turning a tropical island into a festive grotto but yule surely agree we've done our level best, with recommendations for books of the year from some of the most exciting names in children's books, including previous visitors to these shores Katherine Rundell and Maisie Chan. We also have a silver-lamé-bedecked Alex T Smith talking Nutcrackers and all things festive. We kick things off, though, with a tribute to that giant of a man Benjamin Zephaniah, whose body of work included some of the greatest poems for children of recent times - including the immortal hymn t...
2023-12-1457 min
Front RowShane Meadows on the British film industry, Children’s books round-up, the Turner PrizeShane Meadows talks about his unconventional journey into the British film industry and his vision for more diversity in film, as he prepares to give the David Lean lecture at BAFTA.The founders of independent publishers Oneworld, Juliet Mabey and Novin Doostdar, discuss their Booker Prize hat trick as Paul Lynch becomes the third of their authors to win the prestigious literary prize.Which books will be a hit with the children in your life this Christmas? Children’s broadcaster Bex Lindsay has a run down of the outstanding titles she’d recommend.
And Front Row...
2023-12-0542 minThe Island of Brilliant!J.T. WilliamsJ.T. Williams is the author of the incredible Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, featuring two girls who spend their time solving mysteries in 19th Century London - who better to come along to the island to try and solve the great mystery of the ages: why can't Frank get the name of the Ukelele Uff trio right? Though she's going to need more time to crack that particular conundrum, J.T. is more than up to the job of keeping Nadia and Frank enraptured with her tales of the real people Lizzie and Belle are based upon. Another strike-out o...
2023-12-0154 minThe Island of Brilliant!Liz PichonShe may have sold over 11 million copies in 44 languages of her Tom Gates series but that doesn't mean Liz 'The Toaster' Pichon doesn't have time to swing by the island to chat with two of her biggest fans - Frank and Nadia. Being a publishing phenomenon, it seems, doesn't stop you being a wonderful human being and a brilliant guest...
BookTrust's Emily Drabble recommends
World of Dogs by Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe (Nosy Crow)
The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Melissa Castrillion (Usborne)
What you Need to be Warm...
2023-11-0159 min
Relish This Uplifting Full Audiobook — Perfect In The Car.Grimwood by Nadia ShireenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/205396to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Grimwood
Series: Grimwood, Book 1
Author: Nadia Shireen
Narrator: Adam Buxton
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
Release date: 10-31-23
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Foxes & Wolves
Publisher's Summary:
When Ted and Nancy arrive in Grimwood, instead of peace and quiet, they’re met with thieving eagles, dramatic ducks, riotous rabbits, and a whole host of unusual characters. Grimwood is . . . weird. But when Princess Buttons tracks them down, they must unite with the other animals of Grimwood in a mind-bending race against time!
2023-10-312h 36
Book Delight with Chrissie WrightEp 16 - My Kid Needs a Book - Short Chapter BooksIn this episode, Chrissie responds to listener requests for short chapter book recommendations.FEATURED BOOKSChapter Books to Read Aloud to a First Grade Class:OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG by Lauren CastilloCORNBREAD AND POPPY by Matthew CordellFABLED STABLES by Jonathan AuxierTHE STORY OF GUMLUCK THE WIZARDHENRY LIKE ALWAYS by Jenn BaileySEARCH FOR A GIANT SQUID by Amy Seto ForresterGEEGER THE ROBOT GOES TO SCHOOL by Jarrett LernerFunny Short Chapter BooksPETS RULE! series by Susan TanRABBIT AND BEAR series by Julian GoughDORY FANTASMAGORY series by Abby HanlonLULU AND THE BRONTOSAURUS by Judith ViorstTHE...
2023-10-2323 minFun Kids Book QuestBex gets SPOOOOKY with Carrie Hope Fletcher! 👻Welcome to the scariest, most spine-tingling episode of Book Worms this year! Carrie Hope Fletcher came by the Fun Kids studio to chat all about her new spooky book, The Double Trouble Society and the Worst Curse! We'll find out what Carrie loves about Halloween, what special monster abilities she wants to have, and some behind-the-scenes chat about this new story. This is Bex's Book of the Month - or perhaps more aptly, Spook of the Month? You've been telling us what books you're reading and who you'd love to see on the podcast, and today we f...
2023-10-1812 minThe Island of Brilliant!Jon KlassenLast time, in a terrifying cliff-hanger, our Nadine flew off on Katherine Rundell's bi-plane - there's only one thing that could prompt such foolhardy behaviour in one os fearful - and that's the chance to fetch Jon Klassen (THE Jon Klassen) back to island. And not a minute too soon, the poor man was drifting out in the ocean with minutes left before the game was up. Fortified by Frank's crisps, he proceeds to give one of the best interviews you'll hear this year from any writer. Jon, truly one of the great talents at work today in any...
2023-10-011h 02The Island of Brilliant!Katherine RundellImagine having a new book coming out, one more hotly anticipated than a change of government - and still taking the time and trouble to visit the Island of Brilliant for a natter with Nadia and Frank. That's the kind of class that is exhibited as standard by the inestimably talented Katherine Rundell, who even manages to keep her composure when her kindly snack gift is met with (very) thinly veiled disappointment. Katherine offers invaluable insights into forthcoming novel 'impossible Creatures' as well as making a frankly magnificent case for the absolutely vital role of children's books in our...
2023-09-0156 min
Absorb This Immersive Full Audiobook — Perfect On A Rainy Day.Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster! by Nadia ShireenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/205404to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster!
Series: Grimwood, Book 3
Author: Nadia Shireen
Narrator: Adam Buxton
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
Release date: 08-31-23
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Foxes & Wolves
Publisher's Summary:
A Bigfoot is on the loose! Ted, Nancy, Willow and the rest of the Grimwood gang must embark on their greatest adventure yet to save their home from a nasty, thieving stink monster. Monster hunters are GO!
2023-08-313h 04The Island of Brilliant!Extra, Extra! Nadia and Frank Go PaddlingFrank's had his turn bigging up his new book and now Nadia's waking up to find he's jumped ship, leaving the coast clear for her to answer listeners' questions abode there new book Geoffrey Gets The Jitters as well as her fabulous Grimwood series.
2023-08-0310 minThe Island of Brilliant!EXTRA, EXTRA! Frank and Nadia go PaddlingThe ground rules were clear before they arrived on the island - no talking about their own books... but Frank and Nadia are too clever by half, and have sailed out to a lagoon in a home-made canoe so they can answer listeners' questions about their new titles without getting into trouble with the island's fearsome fairness umpires. Trouble is Nadia's fallen asleep so Frank's having to talk over the top of her snoring - but it's worth it to get the inside scoop on his terrific new title, 'The Wonder Brothers'.
2023-08-0317 minThe Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant: Episode 4 with Danny WallaceThere's bad blood on the island this month, as Frank's nemesis Danny Wallace turns up (uninvited, according to FCB) to stoke the flames of the pair's long-standing rivalry. Nadia, fortunately, is able to find higher ground and steers a sometimes begrudging but always illuminating, often hilarious conversation to the matter at hand, children's books. Danny discusses his own books, including 'The Day the Screens Went Blank' and 'The Boss of Everyone' - and also Brian Patten's brilliant poetry collection 'Gargling with Jelly'. Before he arrives, Frank and Nadia discuss the books they've been reading in their hammocks: The Lizzie...
2023-08-011h 01The Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant Episode Three with Ed VereAnother month, another pile of books to get excited about..
Nadia and Frank welcome the brilliant, goose-fat-slathered Ed Vere onto the island to talk about his terrific range of picture books, including most recently 'The Artist', and are surprised and moved to discover his long-standing connection with Jan Pieńkowski. What a shame such a lovely visit ends so tragically!
Emily Drabble from BookTrust is on hand (via the magic shell) to cheer us up with her latest reviews of:
This Rock is Mine Written by Kaye Umansky and illustrated by Alice McKinley (Ali...
2023-07-011h 00The Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant: Episode Two with Maisie ChanNadia (of the 'lovely audio presence') and Frank welcome the fabulous writer Maisie Chan to the island to talk about some of her brilliant books - including 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths' and 'Keep Dancing Lizzie Chu'. They also chat about the books they've been reading to pass their days in the sunshine - and head to the sea shell shelf to listen to Emily Drabble from BookTrust reviewing these highlights from the recent crop of new children's books:
Nature Trail be Benjamin Zephaniah illustrated by Nila Aye, Orchard
Fablehouse by EM Norry, Bloomsbury
2023-06-0154 minThe Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant! Episode 1 with Cressida Cowell.Frank and Nadia are shipwrecked on an island and have to finish a pile of children's books before they can even think about leaving. Along the way they chat about the books they are currently reading in their their hammocks, hear a review of some of the best new children's books (via seashell) from Emily Drabble, and are visited by recent Children's Literature Laureate Cressida Cowell, who naturally arrives on the back of a dragon.
Music: The Ukulele Uff Trio
Producer: Geoff Bird
Books featured:
Tyger by SF Said
T...
2023-04-3058 minThe Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant! TrailerNadia Shireen and Frank Cottrell Boyce are shipwrecked on the Island of Brilliant, with just a pile of books and the world's greatest Ukelele band (the Ukulele Uff Trio) for company. The first full episode will be available in May 2024 and will see recent Children's Literature Laureate Cressida Cowell fly across to the island on the back of a dragon.
Producer: Geoff Bird
In Episode 1 Nadia and Frank discuss Tyger by S F Said (illustrator Dave Mckean) and The Magician’s Elephant by Kate Dicamillo (illustrator Yoko Tanaka).
Emily reviews ‘Captain Loo Roll’ by Matt Ca...
2023-04-2400 min
stOHRies! - Der PodcastAnregender April
"Mein Frankfurt" von Friedrich Stolze
"Ein Geist in der Kehle" von Doireann Ni Ghriofa
"Leonard und Paul" von Ronan Hession
"Northern Spy" von Flynn Berry
"Die Affäre Agatha Christie" von Nina de Gramont
"Grimmwald" von Nadia Shireen
"Die Geburtstagsbande. Auf die Plätze, fertig, feiern!" von Claudia Schaumann
"Weite Sicht" von Thorsten Pilz
2023-04-0233 min
Nachts im Buchladen - Bücher PodcastEckige EierKurz vor den Ferien und auch vor den Osterfeiertagen, brauchen viele von Euch sicherlich noch gute Urlaubslektüre- oder auch tolle Bücher, um sie dann zu verschenken. Kerstin Pampel hat in dieser Folge super Empfehlungen für beides! Und, wie es bei Kerstin so üblich ist, hat sie auch dieses Mal wieder tolle Tipps für jedes Alter.
So empfiehlt sie:
"Grimmwald" von Nadia Shireen
"Switch you" von Mario Fesler
"Vincent und das Froßartigste Hotel der Welt" von Lisa Nicol
"Immer am Meer entlang" von Franziska Jebens
"Morgen morgen und wieder morgen" von Gabrielle Zevin
und "Hausboot Detektei" von Am...
2023-03-3012 min
BacklistedFungus The Bogeyman by Raymond Briggs - RevisitedIn memory of Raymond Briggs we are replaying the episode where John and Andy were joined by author-illustrator Nadia Shireen and writer Andrew Male for a smellybration of Fungus the Bogeyman (1977) by the great Raymond Briggs. The much-loved and bestselling picture book Andrew describes as "the children's Anatomy of Melancholy". We consider Briggs's life and work in full: Father Christmas, The Snowman, When the Wind Blows, Ethel & Ernest and the sepulchral Time For Lights Out (2019), his latest - and perhaps last - book; we also hear several times from the (often very funny) author himself.Also...
2023-02-071h 17You're BookedAJ Pearce - You're BookedThis week we are delighted to present someone we've been attempting to lure into YB Towers for quite a while. It's AJ Pearce! We are huge fans of AJ, with Dear Mrs Bird being a previous Steal of the Week and perennial favourite, as was the equally wonderful sequel Cheerfully Yours. As you will hear, we are beyond excited to hear of a third instalment in the Emmy Lake chronicles, as AJ reveals a few tantalising nuggets about her new book. She also talks about books from the 30s and 40s, how a former You're Booked guest is her...
2022-11-2856 min
Find Playlist of Full Audiobooks in Self Development, Health & WellnessBook That No One Wanted To Read - Richard AyoadeListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Book That No One Wanted To ReadAuthor: Richard AyoadeNarrator: Jarvis Cocker, Lydia Fox, Richard AyoadeFormat: UnabridgedLength: 0:50:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 10-20-2022Publisher: W.F. HowesGenres: Kids, GeneralSummary:'Laugh out loud funny and full of heart' Noel Fielding
'Very funny, with brilliant illustrations. It should be called The Book That Everyone Wanted To Read.' Nadia Shireen
'One book that I really think children should read is...
2022-10-2050 min
2022-09-2508 min
Explore This Next-Level Full Audiobook — Perfect Before Bedtime.Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly! by Nadia ShireenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/205410to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly!
Series: Grimwood, Book 2
Author: Nadia Shireen
Narrator: Adam Buxton
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 09-01-22
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Foxes & Wolves
Publisher's Summary:
Ted and Nancy are happily settled in Grimwood, loving life with their new friends. But there’s a new dastardly enemy afoot. The mean mayor of neighbouring town Twinklenuts is on a mission to take over Grimwood and kick everyone out! Ted and Nancy must muster up bags of courage, rally their newfound friends together, and ev...
2022-09-013h 02School Reading ListEpisode 1 - When is a quote not a quote?School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 1For transcripts, links to all the books featured, resources, show notes and contact details, click here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-1 Part one.Book post:Noodle the Doodle Wins the Day by Jonathan MeresThe Whale Watchers by Dougie PoynterA Darkness at the Door by Intisar KhananiThe Silver Chain by Jion SheibaniQueen of the Classroom by Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-NewtonOrla and the Wild Hunt by Anna HoghtonCarnival of the Hunted by Kieran LarwoodBirdsong b...
2022-07-1938 min
Comfort BlanketPet Shop Boys: 'Behaviour' - with Nadia ShireenIllustrator and writer Nadia Shireen (Bumblebear, Barbara Throws A Wobbler, Grimwood) grasps the Pet Shop Boys tight, and talks about the comforts of their 1990 album Behaviour, the autumnal record that marked a departure from the synth duo's Imperial Chart Domination Phase.Support us making these podcasts by becoming a paid subscriber at:https://joelmorris.substack.com/or:https://www.patreon.com/c/comfortblanketpodor donate via ko-fi at:https://ko-fi.com/gralefrit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-06-301h 09
Biblioteca lui Iris și a lui PetruLupusorul cel bun - Nadia ShireenA fost odată ca niciodată un lup pe nume Rolf – un lupușor bun, căruia îi plăcea să facă prăjituri și care întotdeauna se purta frumos cu prietenii lui. Dar se știe că, de fapt, lupii sunt mari și răi.
Va descoperi Rolf în el un lup mare și rău?
2022-06-0705 min
BacklistedFungus the Bogeyman by Raymond BriggsWe are joined by author-illustrator Nadia Shireen and writer Andrew Male for a smellybration of Fungus the Bogeyman (1977) by the great Raymond Briggs, the much-loved and bestselling picture book Andrew describes as "the children's Anatomy of Melancholy". We consider Briggs's life and work in full: Father Christmas, The Snowman, When the Wind Blows, Ethel & Ernest and the sepulchral Time For Lights Out (2019), his latest - and perhaps last - book; we also hear several times from the (often very funny) author himself. Also in this episode Andy talks about issues raised by reading Laugh a Defiance, a long out-of-print...
2022-03-141h 15
The Giddy Carousel of PopSmash Hits - 7-20 September 1988 with Nadia ShireenWelcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop! Hang on tight for a top pop ride.In this episode we are joined by author/illustrator and former Smash Hits staffer Nadia Shireen on the carousel as we spin back to September 1988.Under discussion are Pet Shop Boys, Glenn Medeiros, the Smash Hits Readers' Poll, The Pasadenas, Bros and a whole lot more.Read along with us.Like Punk Never Happened: https://likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.com/2018/09/september-7-20-1988.htmlSmash Hits Remembered: https://michaelmouse1967.wixsite...
2022-02-251h 42
I am the EggPodThe Beatles Get Back: Day 6 - Nadia ShireenAuthor and illustrator Nadia Shireen discusses day 6 of Peter Jackson's Get Back - Thursday 9th January - with Chris Shaw.
2022-01-0952 min
The Scummy Mummies Podcast219: Kids' books, co-parenting and cats with Nadia Shireen What's it like being a cat person when you have big dog energy? Which term should we use - co-parenting, single parenting, or double parenting? And what does Philip Larkin have in common with the lead singer of T'Pau? Answering all these questions is the marvellous Nadia Shireen! She tells us how she went from Smash Hits sub editor to successful children's author. We discuss the issue of diversity in kids' books, and whether things are getting any better. Then we round off with some chat about sleep deprivation and the role Mark Owen might play i...
2021-12-2142 min
Tremendous Tales with Liz PichonTremendous Tales with Liz Pichon - Nadia ShireenNadia shares some tremendous tales from her childhood, tremendous fails (this involves pop band 'Busted') and her inspiration for her tremendous books.Snack Chat: Chocolate Covered PretzelsShameless Plug: 'Grimwood' Written and Illustrated by Nadia Shireenhttps://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Grimwood/Nadia-Shireen/9781471199301Produced by Mark Flannery First developed with the assistance of Scholastic Ltdhttp://lizpichon.com/ ℗ & © 2021 Liz Pichon Ltd. All rights reserved See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out infor...
2021-12-1350 min
Stalking Art | Chemould PodcastsReturn of the Phantom Lady - Pushpamala N and Shireen GandhyChemould’s Director, Shireen Gandhy and artist Pushpamala N share a relationship that goes long before Gandhy became a gallerist.
In this episode, the pair speak about how S H Raza referred Pushpamala to Chemould introducing to the gallery an artist that emerged very distinctly as a sculptor, even making her mark as one, to eventually evolving into a photo-performance artist who was ready to push her work into other kinds of making.
Through the conversation, Pushpamala recalls the many influences and events in her life that have moulded her art-making practice into what it is t...
2021-10-2338 min
DJ KEVIN TORONTOSOUNDS OF CARNIVAL - #theMIXUP Volume 44 - Mixed by DJ KEVINMixed by by: DJ Kevin (@djkevintoronto)
Mastered By: Prime Media Group
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TRACKLIST:
1. Down Dey - GBM Nutron (DJ Kevin Hornin’ Edit)
2. So Sweet - Erphaan Alves (DJ Kevin Stripped Edit)
3. It Don’t Matter - Hey Choppi
4. Dubai - Sekon Sta
5. Duro - DJ Crown Prince & Thaoban
6. Essence - WizKid ft. Tems
7. Ne...
2021-09-081h 16
The Brit Lit Podcast66: Afraid of the Dark, with Lucy FarfortOur guest on episode 66 is Lucy Farfort, who’s the illustrator of the gorgeous new picture book Afraid of the Dark, written by Isabel Otter and Sarah Shaffi. It’s a lovely book about moving house, new beginnings, friendship and finding ways to cope with fear. Lucy and I talked about the process of illustrating books, advice for anyone who’d like to get into the field, the importance of diversity in publishing, and more. You can see Lucy Farfort talking about and showing us her book here. ***** Want to help the Brit Lit Podcast...
2020-10-2923 min
Histórias de Lobo9. O lobinho bomEscrito por Nadia Shireen, traduzido por Gilda de Aquino e publicado pela Editora Brinque-Book.
2020-10-0804 min
Afro Hair Kids Story Time & Positive AffirmationsBilly and the BEAST by Nadia ShireenBilly: a hero for our times. Fatcat: her trusty sidekick. The Terrible Beast is cooking a Terrible Soup. Lots of adorable little animals are worried. What happens when Billy meets the BEAST?
2020-06-1308 min
BigmouthTim Burgess, Snowpiercer on Netflix, cult movie Adam & PaulThis week on the lockdown get-down of pop culture: Does Tim Burgess’s new LP I Love The New Sky cement his position as Captain Cheer-up of the COVID calamity? Netflix turn Bong Joon-Ho’s dystopian weird-out Snowpiercer into a series. Is this a good idea? And in Old Film Club we settle down with Adam And Paul, a heartwarming tale of two Dublin pals who share a dream, a deep personal bond, and a crippling addiction to heroin. Popcorn at the ready!Pop fiend and illustrator of amazing children’s books Nadia Shireen and Michael Hogan...
2020-05-301h 05You're BookedNadia Shireen - You're BookedThis week we are in glorious North London to meet picture book illustrator and kids book powerhouse Nadia Shireen! Nadia is the creator of the Billy book series and blockbusters such as The Bumblebear and The Cow Who Fell To Earth. She is also an ex-Smash Hits staffer - which may be mentioned in the course of the episode. We also talked to her about reading guilt, sort of stalking Paul Auster and the Pet Shop Boys.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodDale Shaw - Painfully British HaikusNadia Shireen...
2019-10-2856 min
Conto-recontoTinha um lobo no meio do caminho Um lobinho que nasceu pra ser bom se depara com um lobo mau de verdade e nos ensina que alguns finais podem não ser felizes pra sempre. Mas e depois desse encontro infortúnio? Será que não dá pra recomeçar? Ouça também a poesia "De capa a capa".
O Lobinho Bom / Nadia Shireen / Editora Brinque Book
2019-08-1215 min
Bigmouth163: Mick Houghton's tales of pop excess, The Great Hack, Sky One's Manifest, "the album no one likes but me"This week’s special guests are NADIA SHIREEN – author, illustrator and pop nut – and Legendary publicist MICK HOUGHTON, who's just published his memoir Fried and Justified about working with Teardrop Explodes, KLF, Talking Heads, Echo & the Bunnymen, JAMC, Undertones, Sonic Youth and many more... Who took the Ramones for a curry? Mick did.Will The Great Hack on Netflix have us deleting our social media accounts in a hurry as it details the Cambridge Analytica scandal? In question: Facebook's access to user data during the 2016 Brexit and Trump campaigns. Whistleblowers speak! And does Sky One...
2019-08-031h 19
The 21st Century CreativeGood Little Wolf and Other Stories with Nadia ShireenFrom a kitchen-table sketchbook to bestseller status, children’s author-illustrator Nadia Shireen has turned playful doodles into stories that families read on repeat.
In this episode Nadia opens her toolbox – revealing why a strict 32-page format, a perfectly timed page-turn and the odd shocking punchline are all part of the magic of a picture book.
‘I’m on the side of my reader before anyone else. I am on the kids’ side.’ – listen to discover what that means for every page.’
Episode summary
Nadia Shireen...
2019-07-1558 min
Creative Coach | Mark McGuinnessGood Little Wolf and Other Stories with Nadia ShireenFrom a kitchen-table sketchbook to bestseller status, children’s author-illustrator Nadia Shireen has turned playful doodles into stories that families read on repeat.
In this episode Nadia opens her toolbox – revealing why a strict 32-page format, a perfectly timed page-turn and the odd shocking punchline are all part of the magic of a picture book.
‘I’m on the side of my reader before anyone else. I am on the kids’ side.’ – listen to discover what that means for every page.’
Episode summary
Nadia Shireen...
2019-07-1500 min
Bigmouth159: Glastonbury 2019: Live and Lo-FiRelive the atmosphere of 24 hours ago as Andrew heads into the Fields of Dreams to bring back what Glastonbury 2019 was really like. Ted Kessler of Q, Bigmouth regulars Ian Harrison of Mojo and Nadia Shireen, and indie labels mogul James Endeacott bring us the true flavour of Planet Earth’s Greatest Event.A word of warning: this is a lo-fi recording and we couldn’t budget for mobile phone interference from passers-by and those festival-goers that we buttonholed. Think of it as the full Glastonbury-in-the-raw experience: rough and ready, loud and bassy.Your regu...
2019-07-0231 min
Rule Of ThreeNadia Shireen on Smash HitsIllustrator and children's author Nadia Shireen celebrates the comic voice of Smash Hits magazine, and the influence it had on her, and the way we make jokes about pop.
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2019-04-2500 min
Bigmouth142: Alan Partridge, Sleaford Mods, Get Out and moreThis week we scale the north face of Chatmandu with pop journo HANNAH VERDIER and pop-obsessed illustrator NADIA SHIREEN, both veterans of the sainted Smash Hits Academy of Excellence. What does our panel make of the return of ALAN PARTRIDGE, and will it make Andrew dial down his Piers Morganisms on the Bigmouth settee?Also: Can SLEAFORD MODS come to terms with the Big Time i.e. having a house with more than one bedroom? We delve into new album ‘Eton Alive’. And we missed the groundbreaking “woke horror” movie GET OUT when it first appeared, but it’s now...
2019-03-0256 min
Late Night Woman's HourEire / MommuneLauren's guests are Caitlin Moran, Sali Hughes and Nadia Shireen.
2018-11-1412 minLate Night Woman's HourApologies / NonpologiesLauren's guests are Sali Hughes, Nadia Shireen and Caitlin Moran.
2018-11-0706 minLate Night Woman's HourAre You Tree Curious?Lauren's guests are Caitlin Moran, Nadia Shireen and Sali Hughes.
2018-10-3131 minLate Night Woman's HourLNWH at Birmingham Literary FestivalLauren's guests are Sali Hughes, Caitlin Moran, and Nadia Shireen.
2018-10-2428 min
Bigmouth82: Podcast #82: Music video history, Chris Heath, Disaster ArtistThe doyen of pop biography CHRIS HEATH drops into the Bigmouth bunker to talk about his Robbie Williams fly-on-the-wall epic book ‘Reveal’ and the art of reporting what celebs think you’re not noticing. Plus Chris and special guest NADIA SHIREEN talk over The Disaster Artist, a huge new DVD box set covering the entire history of British pop video, and the “swingorilliant” days of “classic” Smash Hits. Click here to listen now or subscribe at http://po.st/BigmouthiTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about you...
2017-12-091h 02
Down The Rabbit Hole15 December 2015 | Episode 18: Christmas Special with Tom Bonnick, Non Pratt and Nadia ShireenIn an hour-long festive bonanza, the gang are joined in the studio by Down the Rabbit Hole alumni Tom Bonnick, Non Pratt and Nadia Shireen. Featuring favourite books to read at Christmas, an interview with author Brian Selznick about The Marvels, a reading of a very special new picture book, Refuge by Anne Booth and Sam Usher, and DTRH’s best books of 2015.
2015-12-1558 minDown The Rabbit Hole30 June 2014 | Episode 3: Picture Book Special with Nadia Shireen and Ed VereTo celebrate the 2014 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, the team are joined by picture book creators Nadia Shireen and Ed Vere for an episode exploring picture book illustration. Featuring an interview with 2014 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner Jon Klassen, as well as a special visit to the queen of children’s book illustration, Shirley Hughes.
2014-06-3029 min