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Turning on quality subtitles means your child will read a staggering number of words. Put them on and your child will read the equivalent number of words that are in all the Harry Potter books, all of the Lord of the Rings, all of the Chronicles of Narnia and everything Roald Dahl wrote, combined!

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Follow the link then scroll down for audio recordings of War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and an abridged version of A Christmas Carol.

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Here you can find lots of lovely interactive books to read online or watch with signing.

There are classic children's stories that we think you and your family will love, including Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd to Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson, along with newer favourites such as Chris Haughton's Oh No, George! and Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall.
Our storybooks and games are free to use, however some older devices aren't able to support them. You can also watch our Storytime playlist on YouTube read by the likes of Ore Oduba, Adam Buxton, Fearne Cotton and many more.
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Milton Keynes Museum's ‘Under the Grid’ explores some of our favourite things about Milton Keynes and shares findings from working at the Museum. New episodes come out the first Monday of every month. You can also find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. So subscribe and happy listening!

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Under the Grid

Our new podcast ‘Under the Grid’ explores some of our favourite things about Milton Keynes and shares findings from working at the Museum. New episodes come out the first Monday of every month. You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. So subscribe and happy listening!

Ep 10 Women's Football

Catherine takes us back to meet the enterprising young women’s football teams of the late 1930s. We discover who was dominant, who was nicknamed “the canaries” and how they all let their hair down after games.

Ep 09 Volunteers

We hand over this episode to the museum’s volunteers and let them tell you some stories of their own. What it’s like volunteering at an interactive, hands-on museum? What do they get up to behind the scenes? Listen on to find out!

Ep 08 Wolverton

What do one of Milton Keynes’ most controversial buildings, monkey-saving firefighters, owl pyromaniacs and Neolithic grid roads have in common? Wolverton! Find out how in this month’s episode.

Ep 07 Unbuilt MK

We welcome our first guest to Under the Grid and talk with Tim Skelton about our new town history that never happened. Tim tells us about the buildings and schemes didn’t get past the drawing board, including an Italian hill town, the ambitious City Club and environmentally friendly eco towns. All images © Milton Keynes Development Corporation

Ep 06 Nomenclature

Or: the names of things. We take a look into why the streets, roundabouts and buildings in Milton Keynes have particular names. Tabatha takes us back to Saxon times, Sarah celebrates women in STEM and Catherine discovers why you should always question everything.

Ep 05 Newport Pagnell

As we dig into the history of Newport Pagnell we talk about the big subjects – war, religion and… ceramic models. In this episode we discover spies and dissenters, and ponder tipping your hairdresser with pottery clay.

Ep 04 Who we are and What we do

We answer burning questions from the public – like how we’d survive the zombie apocalypse, our ideal museum pet and what is our favourite object.

Christmas Special

Our gift to you this December is a bumper Christmas-themed episode. Tabatha talks mystery cults, Sarah introduces us to bangs of expectation and Catherine reminisces about Middleton Hall. Let us know your traditions and memories of shopping centre grottos!

Ep 03 Industry

Sarah tells us about the boat-making business 74 miles from the sea, Catherine gushes about bright yellow boxes and Tabatha reveals an industrially devoid archaeological record.

Halloween Special- Passenham

We’re pretty convinced Passenham was the inspiration for Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s Funnybones books. Why? Skeletons galore. This Hallowe’en, come with us on a journey to discover the cursed excavations of a possible Saxon war grave. Content warning: discussion of human remains and animal sacrifice

Ep 02 Woolstone

Catherine looks at the modern development and architecture, Sarah reveals our local connection to steam power and Tabatha’s talking coffins. Is cultivation better than ploughing? What IS apotropaic imagery? And how do you maintain a village’s rural setting in a new development for 250,000 people? Listen on to find out!

Ep 01 Transport

Tabatha takes us back 2,000 years to the Battle of Watling Street, Catherine treats us to her party trick and tells us why the grid roads aren't straight, and Sarah reveals the essential 1838 guide book to railway travel in the area.

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But Why is a show led by you, kids! You ask the questions and we find the answers. It's a big interesting world out there.On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world.Have a question? Send it to us!

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The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

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This is scripted podcast for kids, performed by kids. It is a fun, high-quality, serial mystery that can be described as Goonies meets Spy Kids meets Stranger Things for 8-12 year olds.

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JAIYA CHETRAM (Mars Patel) - Jaiya studies martial arts and loves to perform at different venues playing the keyboard and singing with his three 11 year old band members. Jaiya is a singer/pianist and a talented actor who has done work with such shows as Sesame Street, CBS's Madam Secretary and a commercial for Lunchables. He takes pride at helping with charity events with foster care kids, 911 Foundations, and churches. Jaiya hopes to one day become a successful actor, singer/musician then use that success to build a fashion company which supports children with cancer.

NATALIE MEHL (Caddie Patchet) - Natalie Mehl is a sophomore in High School where she participates in Show Choir and DramaClub. She was cast as a young Betsey Johnson on Celebrity Ghost stories, has done numerouscommercials including Xfinity, Cra Z Art and Zing Toys. She has done voice over work for English as aSecond Language, Hasbro's Littlest Pet Shop, and was a part of Bohdi and Friends where she sings forChloe on iTunes.

KATE WOLFSON (JP McGowan) - Kate, an 8th grader who lives at home with her parents, has beenperforming in a variety of local theater productions on LongIsland since the age of 7, where her enormous stage presenceand strong comedy skills has made her a hometown favoriteplaying some of the greatest character roles on stage.

WYATT RALFF (Toothpick Lee) - Wyatt was handpicked by Wes Anderson to play a Bishop brother at the young age of 5. He has done numerous national commercials, voice overs and print ads since he was 8 months old. Wyatt is a sports junkie and has never met a sport he didn't like to watch or play. When he's not at school you can find Wyatt with either a script or a ball in hand. He loves to read.

CARTER MINOR (Jonas Hopkins) - Carter is excited to make his inaugural podcast debut in"Mars Patel"! He has studied dance at Alvin Aileyfor five years, and acting, scene study, and acting for film atActing With Emily! He has commercial and print ad, andmodeling credits, including Melissa Sweet's "SomethingBlue" and JC's Closet. Most recently he had a lead role(Louie) in his school's musical production of Captain Louie.When he's not acting, he loves playingbaseball, clarinet, and XBox and enjoys his reign as schoolPresident.

FIONA KREIZMAN (Epica) - Fiona is entering the 6th Grade at Maplewood Middle School in New Jersey. She's a voracious reader, an aspiring director and a graduate of the New Jersey Film School kids program. She has a twin brother, Dash and a little brother, Oliver.

Michael holds an MFA in performance from The University of Virginia. Michael is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. He is co-author of MICHAEL PERILSTEIN (Oliver Pruitt) - Michael has been acting professionally on Broadway, television, film, and radio since the age of eight. He's an ADR voice over artist with credits that include: The Complete Professional Audition: A Commonsense Guide to Auditioning for Musicals and Plays (Random House Books). The Adjustment Bureau, Taking Woodstock, Away We Go, Doubt, Hachiko, Damages (FX), Mildred Pierce, Bored To Death (HBO), Blue Bloods (CBS), The American Experience series on PBS, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Fifth Estate, and Limitless.

Season two cast

SHANE EPSTEIN-PETRULLO (Axel) - Shane was born in 2002 in New York City. He is an actor, comedian, student, magician, and athlete. Shane is, by nature, a conversationalist. If you want to talk about it, he's there. Shane has appeared on the TV series, Taxi Brooklyn, as the guest star, Vanity Fair's 100 Year web celebration as former President George Bush, Kids Choice Awards, several TV commercials, and narrated the upcoming feature film, Hot Summer Nights. Shane also appeared on the Seth Meyers show.

Mairéad was recently featured in the award winning short film MAIRÉAD O'NEILL The Renovation and played "Young Mary Anning" in an AEA staged reading of Curious & Rare produced by Manhattan Musical Theatre Lab in NYC. Mairéad is featured in the music videos Rise, directed by Skipp Sudduth and Free World directed by Sekiya Dorset. Mairéad is currently in rehearsals for 1776 (as Thomas Jefferson!) at her school where she has also performed in Once Upon A Mattress, As You Like It and The Taming of the Shrew. Mairéad would like to thank her parents who are really very cool people. (Aurora Gershewitz) -

RILEIGH MCDONALD (Julia Morrell-Cole) - Rileigh is an actor, singer, dancer and middle schooler who lives in New York City. She is known for playing the role of Matilda in Broadway's Matilda the Musical, not to mention various commercial, television and film roles. When she's not performing, she is obsessing over the Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen cast albums, making slime (and slime videos) and hanging out with her retired-racer Greyhound, Bjorn.

COURTNEY CHU (Daisy Zheng) - Courtney is a 6 grader who loves God, animals, scooters, books and, of course, acting! She has done numerous voice-overs for feature film, tv and radio including Miss Hokusai, Superwings and Magic Adventures. She also enjoys the thrill of the live performance on stage, with her favorite roles being Jane Banks in Mary Poppins and Ngana in South Pacific. She has released two singles and is a proud member of Broadway Kids Against Bullying, raising money and awareness with the release of the single, "I have a Voice". She enjoys modeling and has done numerous print and internet work. She is beyond thrilled and honored to join such a talented cast and creative team for her first pod-cast series!

Crew

Michelle Tattenbaum (director, season 2 & 3) - is a two-time Drama League Directing Fellow, with deep theater roots, having directed plays and musicals at the Old Globe (San Diego Theatre Critics Circle nomination: Best Director) and the NY premiere at Second Stage. Tattenbaum worked for Manhattan Theatre Club for three years, producing and developing new plays, musicals, and webseries.

Chris Tarry (sound design, editor, composer, and mixing seasons 1, 2, & 3) - Chris is one of the co-creators of Mars Patel and head of post production at Gen-Z Media.

Alan Friedman (editor/sound design season 1 & 2) - Alan is an audio provider and artist of more than thirty-years in music and agency post-production. His work includes multi-platinum records as well as advertising for some of the worlds biggest brands.

Paul Connolly (sound design season 2) - Paul is a media artist with more than 25 years of exploring audio in its myriad of forms. His work has been featured in podcasts, game audio, and film. And he knows audio technology. Really really well.

Shawn Pierce (composer) - Shawn is one of the busiest film composers in L.A. He has worked on over 200 albums, composed music for many television shows (CTV, ABC, FX) and has earned a Grammy nomination, 5 Juno awards, 22 Juno nominations plus 2 WCMA's and 12 WCMA nominations.

Chris Sulit (recording engineer season 1 & 2) - Chris is a musician, songwriter and sound engineer who has been involved in the NYC area music industry for over a decade. His recent acknowledgements include a Recording Academy Grammy Award for Engineer on Best Latin Pop Album, and a Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Grammy Award for Engineer on Best Tango Album.

Darian Newsome (voice editing season 3) - Darian is an audio engineer that enjoys making music, playing video games, and hanging out with his friends and family. He really enjoys producing and mixing music and hopes to have his own recording studio in the future.

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Luke Massey wins inaugural Animal Friends Photo Story Panda Award for Emerging Talent at Wildscreen Panda Awards 2018

We are thrilled to announce that at the ceremony of the 19th edition of Wildscreen Panda Awards, twenty-six year old Brit, Luke Massey was awarded the Animal Friends Photo Story Panda Award for Emerging Talent - the first photography award to be integrated in the Wildscreen's coveted Panda Awards collection.

Luke's winning story, High Rise Falcons, follows the lives of two peregrine falcons who have made their home amongst Chicago's skyscrapers. To see more images from this story, check out his website.

We are proud to have a selection of Luke's other work on Exchange, including his story about Lynx on the Brink and painted dogs, check out his galley for more inspiring images!

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This entertaining pack contains 50 boredom-busting games, from Boxes and Four in a Row to Snakes, Treasure Hunt and Puzzle Sudoku. Perfect for holidays and long journeys, the pack contains one-player puzzles and exciting games for lots of players. The cards are wipe-clean and come with a pen, so you each game can be enjoyed again and again.

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Adder's all set to start her new job at Badger's Cleaning Company. But when she climbs a ladder for the first time, she quickly finds she has no head for heights. Can anything help her overcome her fears? Find out in this charming addition to the Phonics Readers series.

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Cressida Cowell reads How to Train Your Dragon

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Cressida Cowell reads How to Train Your Dragon

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Cressida reads How to Train Your Dragon: Prologue

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Cressida Cowell reads The Wizards Of Once

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Cressida Cowell reads How To Ride A Dragon's Storm

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Cressida Cowell reads How To Ride A Dragon's Storm

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Chapter 1 of How to Ride a Dragon's Storm

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Piers Torday reads his first book The Last Wild

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Piers Torday reads his first book The Last Wild

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Sequel to The Last Wild

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Prologue and Chapter 1 of The Haven (fiction, 11+) - Read by the author, Simon Lelic

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Neal Shusterman reads his short story Elsewhere Boutique

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Neal Shusterman reads his short story Elsewhere Boutique

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The Elsewhere Boutique | Storyman Virtual Reading Series

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Neal Shusterman reads his short story The Bob Squad

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The Bob Squad | Storyman Virtual Reading Series

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Read profiles, articles and comic extracts about your favourite Marvel characters.

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