Princess Talia finds the modern world frightening. When she wants to go shopping she asks her college friend, Sally, to come with her. In a department store, a woman steals Talias purse. Talia attacks the thief with unfortunate consequences for herse...
In chapter eight of our Waking Beauty series, people at Westerly College Oxford are beginning to accept that Princess Talia is brilliant, if somewhat strange. But although she is a genius at languages and music, she hates Philosophy tutorials. She in...
Chapter seven of our Waking Beauty series is longer than the others so far so keep listening, and dont miss the singing towards the end! Some people are starting to suspect that Princess Talia might be crazy. Her friends, Basil and Sally, decide that...
The Michaelmas (Christmas) term at Westerly College has come to an end. Sally is about to go back to her family, but her neighbour, the mysterious Princess Talia, has no home to go to. At the last moment, Sally calls her mum and asks if she can bring...
This, the fourth part of our Awaking Beauty series, sees Princess Talia in rather a different and unexpected light. Princess Talia is now moving in her own high circles, and Sally, her first friend at Westerly College Oxford, is rather regretting tha...
The Polite Princess is none other than Princess Talia of our Waking Beauty series set in a college at Oxford University. Her friend Sally is a big supporter of Liverpool Football Club and Talia is drawn into watching a match on TV with other students...
If you heard the first part, youll know that Princess Talia has woken up somewhat confused. She is a student at an ancient college, but shes not quite sure how she got there. In this episode we will find out how she fits into her new surroundings. Ou...
We follow the fortunes of Princess Talia who fell asleep sometime in the Middle Ages, and now wakes up in the middle of a tutorial at Oxford University. The plot arose from asking the question: If you had slept for hundreds of years, where is the one...
The thrill and excitement of Halloween run through this story of a boy whose mother takes him to a magical pumpkin patch. When Jack starts to cut eyes and a mouth into his pumpkin, he is in for a big surprise. Written for Storynory by Marlon Heimerl...
Jason and his parents spend Christmas in Iceland a wonderful country where ice and snow are guaranteed, and there are volcanoes too. But Jason is not happy. Hes heard that Santa doesnt visit Iceland and what use is Christmas without Santa? And its tr...
This is a story about two sisters: A Big Sister And a Little Sister The big sister was called Debbie. And the little sister was called Daisy. Debbie was seven. And Daisy was four. And most of the time, they were great friends. Even when Daisy broke s...
Natasha reads two very special stories were written by the young winners of Berties Christmas Storynory Writing Competition. As it happens, both stories are about dolls but the tales are very different. So well done Alisa Pullum and Michelle Dufflocq...
It was a few days before Christmas. Mum was in the kitchen preparing dinner. Harry and Rosie lay on the living room floor watching TV. I want that for Christmas, said Rosie as a Baby Cry-Cry appeared on the screen. And that, she added as a Magical Mu...
It was half past five and Isiss mum was now beginning to worry about her daughter. She should have been back at home by now and she wasnt answering her phone. She tried calling the school but there was no answer there either. The truth was, Isis was...
Katie the Ordinary Witch. We have often told you that katies best friend is perfect. Her name is Isis and she has perfect hair, perfect grades, perfect toenails well you know the rest perfect everything. Isis was pretty pleased with the way she had t...