A story and a song: musical stories for children
by Tanya Batt and Peter Forster
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- 🇦🇺AU · Stories for Kids#1825K to 30K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Stories for Kids#930K to 100K
- 🇰🇪KE · Stories for Kids#193500 to 3K
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11K to 40K🎙 Daily cadence·142 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
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36K to 133K🇳🇿75%🇦🇺23%🇰🇪2% - Active Followers
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Jun 12, 2026
28m 53s
Lazy Jack
Jun 4, 2026
33m 03s
Nyangara the Python
May 7, 2026
25m 39s
The Story of The Kūmara
Apr 30, 2026
19m 13s
The Corn Mother; The Origin Story of Corn
Apr 16, 2026
16m 29s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/12/26 | Jack and the Beanstalk✨ | children's storiesmusic+3 | — | Jack and the Beanstalk | — | Jack and the Beanstalkchildren's music+4 | — | 28m 53s | |
| 6/4/26 | Lazy Jack✨ | children's storiesnursery rhymes+4 | — | Lazy JackJack and Jill+1 | — | Lazy Jackchildren's stories+5 | — | 33m 03s | |
| 5/7/26 | Nyangara the Python✨ | braveryhealing+4 | — | The Singing Sack | Zimbabwe | Nyangarapython+5 | — | 25m 39s | |
| 4/30/26 | The Story of The Kūmara✨ | Māori storiescultural origins+3 | — | kūmaraNgāti Kahungunu | Aotearoa/New Zealand | kūmaraMāori+5 | — | 19m 13s | |
| 4/16/26 | The Corn Mother; The Origin Story of Corn✨ | cornorigin stories+3 | — | The Corn Mother | South America | cornThe Corn Mother+3 | — | 16m 29s | |
| 4/9/26 | Sun's Party!✨ | changing seasonssong writing+3 | — | Batt Caveimagined-worlds.net+2 | — | children's storiesmusic for kids+3 | — | 19m 20s | |
| 4/2/26 | Iddlebright and The Magic Cooking Pot... A Faery Story✨ | faery storieschildren's stories+3 | — | Batt Caveimagined-worlds.net+2 | — | faeryIddlebright+5 | — | 21m 57s | |
| 3/12/26 | Cap O' Rushes: A Cinderella story✨ | Cinderella varianthard work+3 | — | Batt Caveimagined-worlds.net+3 | — | CinderellaCap O' Rushes+4 | — | 22m 45s | |
| 3/5/26 | Molly Whuppie: a Story From Scotland✨ | children's storiesScottish folklore+3 | — | Molly Whuppie | ScotlandNew Zealand | Molly WhuppieScottish story+3 | — | 31m 03s | |
| 2/19/26 | The Unicorn's Wish✨ | New YearFire Horse+3 | — | imagined-worlds.netko-fi.com | — | unicornwish+5 | — | 15m 26s | |
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| 2/12/26 | Lakota Horse Origin Story✨ | mythologyhorses+4 | — | PegasusSleipnir+2 | First NationsLakota | Lakotahorse origin+5 | — | 21m 01s | |
| 2/5/26 | Fire Horse Year!✨ | Chinese New YearFire Horse Year+3 | — | Horse song | Batt Cave | Chinese New YearFire Horse+3 | — | 12m 08s | |
| 1/9/26 | Part 2 of The Golden apple story✨ | adventurechildren's stories+3 | — | Batt Caveimagined-worlds.net+3 | — | Golden ApplesThree Brothers+3 | — | 32m 33s | |
| 12/30/25 | Batt Lamb's Twelve Days of Christmas✨ | Christmasmusic+3 | — | Batt CaveTwelve Days of Christmas | — | ChristmasTwelve Days of Christmas+3 | — | 17m 38s | |
| 12/18/25 | Two Golden Apple Stories! | Send us Fan Mail For a treat today the Batt Cave has two stories to share about Golden Apples. First Tanya tells Batt Lamb all about the Ancient Greek story of Paris and the Golden Apple... of Gods and choices and all that great mythical stuff. Then Tanya tells the first part of a long Wonder Tale from Bulgaria about three brothers and a golden apple tree. Follow this exciting tale and then join us next month for the final instalment. Support the show You can find our audios and books... | 28m 01s | ||||||
| 12/11/25 | King Midas and the Golden Touch | Send us Fan Mail Tanya tells Batt lamb the classic story of King Midas who's dreams come true when the Gods grant him one wish Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme https://im... | 13m 12s | ||||||
| 12/4/25 | The Leprechaun's Pot of Gold | Send us Fan Mail Pete has reached a golden milestone in November, turning 65! To celebrate, we've put together a collection of 'golden stories' to share. The first one is is from Ireland, and is aboutt a Leprechaun and his legendary pot of gold. Batt-lamb wonders about the rights and wrongs of taking things that don't belong to you but stealing a Leprechaun's treasure proves to be more difficult than anticipated. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagin... | 16m 22s | ||||||
| 11/20/25 | The Pumpkin Wife | Send us Fan Mail This traditional story comes from the Lotha Naga people who originate from North East India. A gentle but lonley farmer finds an exceptionally large pumpkin growing in his garden. While the other villagers are suspicious, the farmer lavishes attention on this pumpkin, resulting in its magical transformation. But not everyone is happy with the harvest. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the liv... | 19m 17s | ||||||
| 11/13/25 | A Talking Vine, a Smiling Apple and a Singing Ringing Pear | Send us Fan Mail Continuing with the theme of springtime in the Garden; Tanya and the Batt Crew tell a delightful musical story of a King who wants to give a gift to his three Daughters. The youngest asks for a Talking vine, a Smiling Apple and a Singing Ringing Pear... What a strange request? Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers Or... | 23m 38s | ||||||
| 11/6/25 | Pollinator Power Action Song | Send us Fan Mail It's Halloween again and here in New Zealand it's springtime and that means lots of busy bees and other pollinators out and about pollinating all the flowers and plants in the garden. Tanya has lots of pumpkin seedlings to give away and we thought we'd celebrate with "Pollinator Power"... A song/action story the children can move too, all about the industrious pollinators buzzing around the garden. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imag... | 12m 47s | ||||||
| 10/16/25 | The Three Billy Goats Gruff | Send us Fan Mail Continuing The epic European adventure Our Heroes briefly pass through Norway on their way to Shetland. This is a re-telling of the Classic Norwegian story : The Three Billygoats Gruff...told with verve and panache by BattLamb and Tanya....While Pete joins in pluckin' on the Banjo. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tier... | 14m 18s | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | The Seals/Selkies of the Vee Skerries & Papa Stour | Send us Fan Mail During their big adventure, Tanya, Pete and Batt lamb were lucky enough to visit Papa Stour, one of the most westerly isles of the Shetland Islands. One of the old stories connected to Papa Stour is about a fisherman who gets stranded on the Vee Skerries and the bargin he makes that saves with a seal/selkie that saves his life. Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop Or join the live monthly Batt Cave stor... | 16m 45s | ||||||
| 9/30/25 | Cuckoo Song and The Crow Who Stole the Seeds | Send us Fan Mail At long last, Pete, Tanya and Batt Lamb are back from their epic adventure, with new stories and songs to share - this month the stories are from Thailand, Shetland and Norway. In celebration of spring, this episode begings with a Cuckoo song. Then Tanya shares a traditional Thai story all about planting seeds.Kasem is given some special seeds by his Grandfather, with instructions to 'not let the crows steal the seeds'. You can probably guess what happened! This fun story com... | 29m 53s | ||||||
| 7/24/25 | Hare brings Light - a midwinter story from Siberia | Send us Fan Mail In the second half of the Batt-Cave from Sweden where the days are long and full of light, Tanya, Pete and Batt-lamb share a story from Siberia about how hare brought light to a very dark world - a story for those experiencing the southern mid winter. Pete also shares a small refrain from a Swedish 70's classic all about summer and picking smöltron (wild strawberries) that was written by Mats Paulson. This song was taught to us by two Swedish women whom we met on our tr... | 20m 48s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | Salt on a Magpie's Tail - a special podcast from Sweden | Send us Fan Mail Tanya, Pete and Batt-lamb continue on their world storytelling adventure and are joined in Sweden by Greger (and Lena) who are long time fans of the Batt- Cave. This story is musical remake of a traditional Swedish folktale about making your wishes come true. Greger's wish comes true on this podcast - he and Batt-lamb sing a duet 'Baa, baa vita lamb' - the swedish version of 'Baa, baa black sheep.' Support the show You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imag... | 32m 38s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
4 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
4 placements across 3 markets.