Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with tales from around the world. This episode is brought to you from Ireland! Leo and I explored the capital city of Dublin, learned about an unsolved crime, did some sight-seeing and had some super Irish grub! Leo tells a brilliant TRUE story about Dublin Castle. We then headed west to the beautiful County Mayo, and the mysterious Lough Mask. There are many legends about Loughs in Scotland and Ireland, and Emily's story features a malevolent creature that lurks in the dark waters. If you would like a shout out, you can email us at emilydr ..read more

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with tales from around the world. This episode, we feature guest teller Aaron Oliver and the story The Floating Heads. Aaron is a Prop Maker and Storyteller based in London, passionate about creating stories, whether on the stage or behind the scenes! Aaron performs for a variety of audiences at venues such as libraries, theaters, community centers and cabarets, telling folk tales and myths alongside original stories. Aaron also co-runs Elephant Tales, a monthly storytelling for adults (16+) in Elephant and Castle, London. If you'd like to ..read more

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We've been away for a while but we're back with the final part of Hans Christian Anderson's Snow Queen!  In part 3, Gerda must finally face her fears to save Kai.  Will she succeed? Or is it too late? If you would like a shout out, you can email us at emilydragonflytales@gmail.com or get in touch via social media. You can follow us on: Facebook   Instagram Twitter Thanks for listening!   Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and singing by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook Produced by Andy ..read more

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. Spring is coming!  Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it mat feel cold and windy, but underneath the ground the seeds are stirring for Imbolc - the coming of Spring.  We love to celebrate St Brigid's day by feeding the birds, lighting candles to scare away the dark, or perhaps by making a Brigid's Cross!  We found a little video to show you how to make one from paper HERE, or you can try the traditional way and make them from rushes HERE. Our story - Part 2 of the Snow Queen - continues Gerda's quest to fin ..read more

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Happy New Year!  It's 2024 and we have so many fabulous new stories and tellers coming your way this year. We have a big treat for you - a three part story! The Snow Queen is a wonderful fairytale by the Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson.  Anderson wrote many of the famous stories we have grown up with - The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New clothes, The Ugly Duckling and many more. You can find out more about Hans Christian Anderson and his wonderful tales HERE and buy them HERE. If you would like a SHOUT ..read more

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Thank you all so so much for your patience - we've had a bit of family illness but we're all feeling much better now! Our story is a sinister tale from Germany, and some believe it really happened!  Hamelin is actually a real town and you can find out about it HERE. If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at emilydragonflytales@gmail.com and we will try our best ..read more

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. This episode we decided to let Leo tell his own folk tale, The Wolf and the Nurse.  It's a beautiful tale of healing and compassion.  Well done, Leo! Our story is a very old folktale from Slavic folklore about a very famous witch BABA YAGA! She is a bit scary, but she is also quite a complicated character.  You can learn more about her HERE. If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't us ..read more

Welcome to Season 5 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It’s our Halloween Special!!!!!!   Wooooooo!   You know we LOVE this time of year! As with our previous Halloween shows, Leo and Emily will do something that’s not too scary.  And then Emily will tell one that is a bit more scary We also have the return of LISTENERS SPOOKY JOKES!  Check out how freakishly funny these folks are!!!! Leo came up with the idea of something witchy - and you can't get more witchy than the three weird sisters from William Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth ..read more

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. This episode we welcome young guest teller Magda, who is 11, from Forest Gate London.  Magda shares her brilliant story of a very skillful pussycat and her circus tricks!  We absolutely love it!  We also share details of Chewing-gum artist Ben Wilson.  Ben has been bringing magic to the streets and landmarks of London for over 10 years and now is lovely art is in peril of disappearing.  Please sign his petition HERE and find out more about him HERE. Our story is a very old folktale that has severa ..read more

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.   It's Season 5 - season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!! And stories!  We're back and we can't wait to share our next season with you. We are joined by an amazing storyteller and author Daniel Morden. Leo does his first interview EVER, learns some amazing things about storytelling and story writing, and gets to be one of the first to read Daniel's amazing new book: STRANGE  TALES!  We've read it and it's fantastic!  You can buy Daniel's book (and we hope you do) by clicking HERE. Our story tak ..read more