What would it be like to discover a whole city hiding in the cloud forest?

This podcast – for parents and their children – tells the thrilling story of the rediscovery of Machu Picchu, the Andean citadel built by the Incas in 1400.

For hundreds of years, it was covered in undergrowth and known only to local people in a small corner of Peru. Then the American adventurer, Hiram Bingham, found it in 1911. The extraordinary mountaintop city has now been designated one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Narrated by Jamie Chetwood

Script by Henrietta McMicking

Produced by Camilla Akers-Douglas

Sound editing by Lou Sawdy

Theme music by James Burrell Music

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Are pirates daring adventurers of the high seas or simply ruthless thieves who plunder ships, attack innocent passengers and send shivers down the spines of ordinary sailors?

This podcast – for parents and their children – reminds us that pirates can be dastardly and daring in equal measure, brave yet fuse-burningly terrifying, and not nearly so jolly as one might like to think.

Narrated by Oliver Akers-Douglas

Script by Camilla Akers-Douglas

Produced by Henrietta McMicking

Sound editing by Lou Sawdy

Theme music by James Burrell Music

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Did you know that people with dyslexia can make very good spies? And people with autism are likely to have been the driving force of human creativity for the last 100,000 years?

Dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD and autism are often misunderstood as negative conditions, when really they indicate strengths as well as struggles.

This episode is narrated by the comedian Rory Bremner who has ADHD. He encourages children – parents and teachers too – to think differently about neurodiversity, reminding us that like a fingerprint we all have a brain that is individual to us. People think differently and process information differently because their brain is wired differently. And, in the right circumstances, that's a strength.

Narrated by Rory Bremner

Script by Camilla Akers-Douglas

Produced by Henrietta McMicking

Sound editing by Max Watson

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