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Key Stage 1 / Key Stage 2 / Key Stage 3 / Key Stage 4 / Age 5 - 11+

School Radio offers a number of teaching resources to support the primary English curriculum at KS1 and KS2 and an abridgement of the original text of Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for KS3 and KS4. The content targets the key learning objectives of the curriculum and all the resources for English also have this further purpose in common: to stimulate the imagination of the listener and viewer.

KS1 video / Age 5 - 7

Jack and the Beanstalk. collection

Age 5 - 7. A video animation of the popular traditional story for KS1 pupils.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Little Red Riding Hood. collection

Age 5- 7. The traditional story is told in 7 fun video animations for KS1 pupils.

Little Red Riding Hood

The tale of Peter Rabbit. video

Beatrix Potter's story is read by Miranda Richardson in this adaptation combining text, audio and illustrations.

The tale of Peter Rabbit

The Hare and the Tortoise. video

Aesop's famous fable about a race between a hare and a tortoise is read by the late Richard Briers.

The Hare and the Tortoise

The Boy who cried Wolf. video

Aesop's famous fable about telling the truth is read by the late Richard Briers.

The Boy who cried Wolf

The Fox and the Crow. video

Aesop's fable about a wily fox and a proud crow is read by Jonathan Pryce.

The Fox and the Crow

The North Wind and the Sun. video

Aesop's fable about a competition between the wind and sun is read by Lindsay Duncan.

The North Wind and the Sun

Lakshmi and the Clever Washerwoman collection

Age 5 - 7. The traditional Hindu tale is animated in two episodes for KS1 pupils.

Lakshmi and the Clever Washerwoman

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock. collection

Age 5 - 7. The West African traditional story is animated in two episodes for KS1 pupils.

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

Tiddalik the Frog. collection

Age 5 - 7. The Aboriginal story of Tiddalik the Frog is animated in two episodes for KS1 pupils.

Tiddalik the Frog

KS1 audio / Age 5 - 7

The Tales of Beatrix Potter. collection

Age 5 - 7. A collection of Beatrix Potter's best-known stories, read by famous voices.

The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Aesop's Fables. collection

Age 5 - 9. 40 of Aesop's best known fables told by famous voices in 5 minute episodes.

Aesop's Fables

Audio stories. collection

Age 3 - 11+. A growing collection of audio stories for all age groups.

Audio stories

Age 9 - 11. A collection of 16,000+ sound effects from the 大象传媒 to stimulate a range of activity.

Stimulus Sounds Library

KS1 Resource Packs

These Resource Packs accompany our video and audio content for KS1 English. Many of the activities included are ideal for learning at home as well as at school. Click on the links to download / print the Resource Packs.

Download / print the Resource Pack (pdf)

Jack and the Beanstalk

Download / print the Resource Pack (pdf)

Little Red Riding Hood

Download / print the Resource Pack (pdf)

Tiddalik the Frog

Download / print the Resource Pack (pdf)

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

Download / print the Resource Pack (pdf)

Lakshmi and the Clever Washerwoman

Download / print the Resource Pack (pdf)

The Tales of Beatrix Potter

KS2 video / Age 7 - 11

Macbeth. collection

Age 9 - 11. An animated version of Shakespeare's powerful drama for KS2 pupils.

Macbeth

A Midsummer Night's Dream. collection

Age 9 - 11+. Shakespeare's play of love, magic and mayhem in 8 video episodes.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Tempest. collection

Age 9 - 11. An animation of Shakespeare's tale of wizards magic and revenge.

The Tempest

Romeo and Juliet. collection

Shakespeare's tragedy of 'star-crossed lovers' is adapted in 9 episodes.

Romeo and Juliet

Viking Sagas. collection

Age 7 - 9. Watch stories from Norse mythology told in a fun but faithful style.

Viking Sagas

Treasure Island. collection

Age 9 - 11. Robert Louis Stevenson's famous tale of pirates and treasure is told in 10 video clips.

Treasure Island

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. collection

Watch the exciting story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in six short video clips.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

KS2 audio / Age 7 - 11

Carrie's War. collection

Age 9 - 11. Nina Bawden's classic story set during WW2 is told in 10 episodes.

Carrie's War

The Wind in the Willows. collection

Age 7 - 11. Kenneth Grahame's classic story abridged in 10 episodes and read by the late Bernard Cribbins.

The Wind in the Willows

War Horse. collection

Age 9 - 11. Michael Morpurgo's classic WW1 story about Joey the horse is told in 10 episodes.

War Horse

Private Peaceful. collection

Age 9 - 11. Michael Morpurgo's moving story about brothers Tommo and Charlie in WW1.

Private Peaceful

Friend or Foe. collection

Age 9 - 11. Michael Morpurgo's story about evacuation and friendship during WW2.

Friend or Foe

The Machine Gunners. collection

Age 9 - 11. An abridgement in 10 episodes of Robert Westall's popular WW2 story.

The Machine Gunners

Talking Poetry. collection

Age 7 - 11. Some of today's leading children's poets introduce and read some of their works.

Talking Poetry

Tales from Ancient Greece. collection

Age 9 - 11. A collection of some of the best-known stories from Ancient Greek mythology, including King Midas, the Minotaur, Medusa, Persephone and the Cyclops.

Tales from Ancient Greece

A Christmas Carol. collection

Age 9 - 11. Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story is told in 9 episodes.

A Christmas Carol

Shakespeare Retold. collection

Age 9 - 11. Stories by leading children's writers inspired by plays by Shakespeare.

Shakespeare Retold

Oliver Twist. collection

Age 9 - 11. A full-cast dramatisation of Dickens' famous story set in Victorian London.

Oliver Twist

Audio stories. collection

Age 3 - 11+. A growing collection of audio stories for all age groups.

Audio stories

Aesop's Fables. collection

Age 5 - 9. 40 of Aesop's best known fables told by famous voices in 5 minute episodes.

Aesop's Fables

Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. collection

Age 5 - 9. Adaptations of some of Andersen's best-known stories, read by famous voices.

Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

KS2 Resource Packs

These Resource Packs accompany our video and audio content for KS2 English. Many of the activities included are ideal for learning at home as well as at school. Click on the links to download / print the Resource Packs.

Guidance, worksheets and follow-up activities (pdf)

Resource Pack

Guidance, worksheets and follow-up activities for use in school and at home (pdf)

Resource Pack

Guidance, worksheets and follow-up activities - suitable for use in school and at home (pdf)

Resource Pack

Includes guidance, worksheets and follow-up activities - suitable for home and school

Resource Pack

Information, guidance, activity suggestions and worksheets (pdf)

Resource Pack

Guidance, worksheets and follow-up activities - suitable for use in school and at home (pdf)

Resource Pack

Includes reading, writing and grammar activities that can be applied to any of the myths in the series.

Resource Pack

Guidance, worksheets, illustrations and follow-up activities focusing on SPAG (pdf)

Resource Pack

Guidance, worksheets, follow-up activities and drama activities.

Resource Pack

KS3 / KS4 video and audio

Romeo and Juliet. collection

Shakespeare's tragedy of 'star-crossed lovers' is adapted in 9 episodes.

Romeo and Juliet

Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde collection

KS3/KS4. Age 13+. Abridged original text read by John Sessions, with Julian Rhind-Tutt as Dr Jekyll.

Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Full versions of all our animations

Full versions of animations for KS1/KS2 English. collection

Full versions (all episodes combined) of the animated series below - this may be useful for those parents/carers working with children at home.

Full versions of animations for KS1/KS2 English