Episode 25 of Tale Waves – our storytelling podcast for younger children – is a tale called ‘Junk‘ – inspired by the amount of litter we leave behind us, in the oceans, on the streets, in the rivers – and even in space!  It is told by the author herself, Farnham’s Gilly Stewart.

The story is about selfishness, laziness, greed, wonder, hope and the need to protect and save our beautiful planet Earth – and features a number of the Sky Gods.

This will be the last episode of the podcast for a while, so we want to thank those of you have been regular listeners to our stories, wish you well for the future – and hope we will meet again soon!

Music credits:

“The Planets, Op. 32 – I. Mars, The Bringer of War”; Composer, Holst; Performer, Skidmore College Orchestra; Via MusOpen; Public Domain;

“Night on Bald Mountain”; Composer: Mussorgsky; Performer; Skidmore College Orchestra; Via MusOpen; Public Domain;

“The Planets, Op.32 – IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity”; Composer, Holster; Performer, Skidmore College Orchestra; Via MusOpen; Public Domain;

“Parsifal, WWV 111 – Act 1 – 3. Grail Scene”; Composer; Wagner; Performer; European Archive; Via MusOpen; Public Domain;

“Messiah, HWV 56 – Hallelujah”; Composer, Handel; Performer, Orchestra Gli Armonici; Via MusOpen; Public Domain;

“1812 Overture, Op.49”; Composer, Tchaikovsky; Performer, Skidmore College Orchestra; Via MusOpen; Public Domain.

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