Chaos at Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & A World of Unbelievable Facts

About this episode

Bex celebrates World Book Day with special guests discussing fun facts and children's literature.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Bex is celebrating in style with a very special World Book Day episode of Fun Kids Book Quest! First up, Bex is joined by Chris Lloyd, diving into Funny FACTopia!: World Book Day 2026: Follow the Trail of 100 Wacky Facts. Get ready for brain-boggling trivia, unbelievable true stories, and the kind of facts that’ll have you racing to tell everyone in your class. Then, it’s time for mischief and mayhem with Sibeal Pounder, chatting all about Chaos at the Chocolate Factory. Expect sweet surprises, sticky situations and plenty of laughs from the world of Roald Dahl's Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Finally, Bex sits down with Nathaniel Lessore to talk about Against All Odds, a powerful & funny story about friendship, resilience and finding your place when the world feels stacked against you. Three brilliant authors. Three amazing books. One epic World Book Day celebration. Grab your favourite book, dress up as your favourite character, and join Bex for an adventure packed episode of Fun Kids Book Quest! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Bex

Guests: Chris Lloyd, Sibeal Pounder, Nathaniel Lessore

Topics covered

• World Book Day
• children's literature
• fun facts
• Roald Dahl
• friendship
• resilience

Keywords

• World Book Day
• fun facts
• children's books
• Roald Dahl
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• friendship
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Funny FACTopia!, Chaos at the Chocolate Factory, Against All Odds, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

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