UNPACKED: A Super Sustainable Fashion Adventure

🎧 <strong>It’s time to test your Armchair Adventures knowledge!</strong><br />Welcome to <em>Unpacked</em> – the brand-new spin-off show from Armchair Adventures, made for your listening (and joining-in!) pleasure.</p> 🎙️Hosted by Connie’s Uncle Chris – drama teacher, actor extraordinaire and mischief-maker – and his cheeky soundboard sidekick Ziggy, each episode of <em>Unpacked</em> takes you back to a past adventure through silly games, quick-fire quizzes and proper-hard questions!</p> 🧵This time, we’re cat walking our way through…<br /><br /><strong>The Super Sustainable Fashion Adventure</strong> (from Season 4)</p> 💚In the original adventure, we met brilliant fashion designer Amy, who showed us how to recycle our clothes and help save the planet.</p> We travelled the globe in a rocket wardrobe and even threw a birthday party for an oil monster (who turned 256 million – don’t worry, we didn’t use that many candles!).</p> <blockquote> “Well, we can’t let you turn 256 million without a birthday bash – but there won’t be 256 million candles on your cake, I’m afraid!”</p> </blockquote> 🕒 Now it’s time to <em>Unpack</em> the adventure!<br />Two teams will face off in a one-minute quiz challenge.<br />When the whistle blows – time’s up!<br />Don’t forget to join in from home, adventurers!</p> 🎉 Will <em>you</em> remember what happened?<br />🧠 Are you silly <em>and</em> smart enough to keep up?<br />🎧 And what bonkers sound effects has Ziggy got this time?</p> Let’s find out… it’s time to <em>Unpack</em>!</p> This episode was funded through the Energy Saving Trust Foundation’s Youth Climate Action Fund.</p> -----<br /><br /></p> <strong>Say hello adventurer!</strong></p> Website:<a href="https://www.madebymortals.org/armchair-adventures/"> armchair-adventures.co.uk</a></p> Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/armchairadventuresUK/"> @armchairadventuresuk</a></p> Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/armchairadventuresuk/"> @armchairadventuresuk</a></p> Patreon:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/armchairadventures"> @armchairadventures</a></p> <strong>Credits</strong></p> Armchair Adventures is a Made by Mortals production and generously funded by the Arts Council of England.</p> ---------</p> Our next episode will be out on 17th July! 😀</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:23:41

UNPACKED: A Magical Mural Adventure

In this episode of <strong>UNPACKED</strong>, we’re getting arty and environmentally friendly in preparation to compete to win absolutely nothing when we revisit to the <strong>‘A Magical Mural Adventure’</strong> from Season 5. ♻️ 🏞️</p>It’s time to test your <a href="https://www.madebymortals.org/armchair-adventures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Armchair Adventures</strong></a> knowledge once again, with a brand spanking new episode of <strong>UNPACKED</strong>! The join in quiz show spin-off from Armchair Adventures!</p><br /></p>Our host, Connie's Uncle Chris, and his cheeky soundboard Ziggy will challenge adventurers at home and in the studio to ‘Unpack’ an Armchair Adventure through a series of silly games like ‘human sound effects’ and super tough quiz questions! 🙋🏾🎙️</p><br /></p>But will the red or blue team know their single-use plastic from their melting ice caps? Which team’s super sound effects will snatch them victory? 🏆 </p><br /></p>Make sure you’re clued up and ready to get quizzical as you join us to Unpack the Magical Mural Adventure! Are you up for the challenge?? Let's Unpack the Adventure together! 😀</p><br /></p>This episode was funded through the Energy Saving Trust Foundation’s Youth Climate Action Fund. With special thanks to Caitlin from Plastic Shed.</p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><strong>Say hello adventurer!</strong></p>Website: <a href="https://www.madebymortals.org/armchair-adventures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">armchair-adventures.co.uk</a></p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/armchairadventuresUK/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>Instagram:<a href="http://www.armchair-adventures.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/armchairadventuresuk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformoms</p><br /></p><strong>Credits </strong></p>Armchair Adventures is a Made by Mortals production generously funded by the Arts Council of England. </p>Our next episode will be out on 3rd July 😀</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:24:18

A Magical Mural Adventure - Part 2

Welcome back to part 2 of<strong> 'A Magical Mural Adventure!'</strong></p>Whilst on their journey inside the magical mural, Connie and her lovely customers have helped rescue a rocket-speed turtle called Turbo 🐢 from a plastic disaster and are now they are trying to help a mother polar bear 🐻‍❄️ reunite with her cub, who is floating away on a piece of melting sea ice! </p><em>“I’ve got it! Let’s reuse the plastic we collected to make oars. There are so many of us, we will row this ice along in no time!”</em></p>And they still have to meet the hermit Crab 🦀 on his island of plastic waste before the mural is completely dismantled - not to mention find a way out themselves! </p>Join us for part 2 of a Magical Mural Adventure and see what crafty recycling know-how can save the day! ♻️</p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><strong>Credits </strong></p>Produced by- Made By Mortals</p>Actor - Hannah Dolan</p>Sound design- Blueprint Studios</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br /></p><em>This episode was funded through the Energy Saving Trust Foundation’s Youth Climate Action Fund. With special thanks to Caitlin from Plastic Shed.</em></p>Listen out for<strong> UNPACKED: A Magical Mural Adventure</strong>, where we UNPACK the adventure through a series of super silly games and some proper hard adventure questions - released on Thursday 19th June 😊</p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><strong>FunKids Story Quest</strong></p> Every week, the bright sparks at Fun Kids come up with a brand new story based on your title suggestions! It could be anything from riding aboard dragons to defending the world from evil toast. Hear the tale and meet the Story Master in Story Quest from Fun Kids. </p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:21:45

A Magical Mural Adventure - Part 1

Connie’s decorating the art party at school and our lovely customer Pauline is looking for some creative inspiration! Seeing that Connie’s ordering a lot of single-use plastic for the event, Pauline takes them on an <a href="https://www.madebymortals.org/armchair-adventures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Armchair Adventure</strong></a> to <a href="https://www.plasticshed.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plastic Shed</a> to learn more about plastic waste while they get a bit arty!  ♻️🎨</p><em>“There is this amazing arts organisation called Plastic Shed I’d like to visit. It’s run by an artist called Caitlin, and shemakes art using recycled plastic.”</em></p>When they arrive, they see a beautiful mural showing what plastic waste does to the environment- there’s a sea turtle trapped in plastic, a polar bear on melting ice, and a hermit crab having to use a traffic cone as a shell!🐢🐻‍❄️🐚</p>Caitlin left us a note saying it was set to be dismantled, so while we waited to meet her, the gang decided to go on an adventure inside the mural and meet the animals and hear their stories!  The only problem is, Caitlin came back early...and started taking apart the Mural with everyone still inside! 😬</p>Will they get to meet all the animals before it's too late? Will Connie and her customers end up taken apart too!! Join us for a fun-packed, arty adventure at Plastic Shed to find out! 🎧 🎶</p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>Credits </p>Produced by- Made By Mortals</p>Actor – Hannah Dolan</p>Sound design- Blueprint Studios</p><br /></p>This episode was funded through the Energy Saving Trust Foundation’s Youth Climate Action Fund. With special thanks to Caitlin from Plastic Shed.</p><br /></p><strong>Part 2 of this episode will be out Thursday 5th June!</strong></p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><strong>Story Quest</strong></p>Every week, the bright sparks at Fun Kids come up with a brand new story based on your title suggestions! It could be anything from riding aboard dragons to defending the world from evil toast. Hear the tale and meet the Story Master in Story Quest from Fun Kids. Listen here https://podfollow.com/storyquest </p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:19:00

UNPACKED: A Record Breaking Vaccination Adventure

It’s time to test your <strong>Armchair Adventures</strong> knowledge once again, with a brand spanking new episode of <strong>UNPACKED, t</strong>he join in quiz show spin-off from Armchair Adventures!</p>Our host, Connie's Uncle Chris 🧔🏻‍♂️ and his cheeky soundboard Ziggy 🔈will challenge adventurers at home and in the studio to ‘Unpack’ an Armchair Adventure through a series of silly games like ‘human sound effects’ and super tough adventure quiz questions! 🙋🏾‍♀️</p><p class="ql-align-center"><em>‘I’ve picked some super scientific words from the Record-Breaking Vaccination Episode and written them on the cards in front of our teams.’</em></p>In this episode of UNPACKED, we’re traveling inside the human body as we get quiz ready on a 'Record Breaking Vaccination Adventure' from Season 5. 🩻💉 But will the red or blue team know their virus from their vaccine? Whose memory will be the mightiest? 🔴 vs 🔵</p><br /> Make sure your human body is ready to go when you join us to unpack this record-breaking adventure! Are you up for the challenge? Let's Unpack the Adventure together!</p><br />Be sure to follow us for more Unpacked episodes, where we'll revisit even more of your favourite Armchair Adventures!</p><strong>----------------------------------------------</strong></p><strong>Say hello adventurer!</strong></p>Website: <a href="https://www.madebymortals.org/armchair-adventures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">armchair-adventures.co.uk</a></p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/armchairadventuresUK/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>Instagram:<a href="http://www.armchair-adventures.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/armchairadventuresuk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformoms</p><br /><strong>Credits </strong></p>Armchair Adventures is a Made by Mortals production generously funded by the Arts Council of England. </p>Our next episode will be out on 22nd May 😀</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:26:39

A Record-Breaking Vaccination Adventure - Part 2

Whilst on their journey inside the human body Connie, Uncle Chris and her lovely customers have been caught by the immune system and taken to the lymph node for investigation! 🩻</p><em>‘It looks like we’ve arrived everyone…this lymph node really does look like a jail…’</em></p>Once they are scanned by some strange little t-cells, Connie gets involved in making anti bodies with the body’s defence system - the B-cells! 🪖</p>Running out of time to escape the body before they grow to full size again, Connie and her crew need a plan to escape! Will they take the nose? Or risk it in the digestive system?</p>Either way it’s going to be a blast! Join in with us at home too adventurers - in part 2 of, <strong>A Record-Breaking Vaccination Adventure!</strong></p><strong>Credits</strong> </p>Produced by Made By Mortals</p>Actors - Chris Brett, Hannah Dolan</p>Sound design- Blueprint Studios</p><em>This episode was funded through NHS England North West and the British Society for Immunology and produced in collaboration with Redgate Primary school and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.</em></p><em>With special thanks to Doctors Rachel Isba, Pallavi Patel, Donald Palmer and the pupils at Redgate Primary School.</em></p><em>The views expressed in this episode are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of NHS England or the Department of Health.</em></p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:16:29

A Record-Breaking Vaccination Adventure - Part 1

Uncle Chris needs Connie's help to break a world record, but she needs to study for a test on vaccinations! 🌎🥇</p><em>"No, stop everyone! No record-breaking burps! I’m really sorry Uncle Chris, but I’ve just been trying to tell you I can’t break a record today!"</em></p>To try and do both, Connie and her customers go on a journey of the imagination to Dr Rachel’s super-secret lab to learn all about vaccines and how they work inside our bodies. 💉🩻</p>But while in the lab, Uncle Chris shrinks down by accident and ends up entering the human body alongside a vaccine! With the shrink ray only lasting one hour, can Connie and her customers shrink down too and follow him inside!</p>Will they get out in time? Will they get attacked by germs or the immune system itself! 🦠🦠</p>Join us on a Record-Breaking Vaccination Adventure to find out!</p>-----------------------------------------------------------------</p><strong>Credits </strong></p>Produced by- Made By Mortals</p>Sound design- Blueprint Studios</p>This episode was funded through NHS England North West and the British Society for Immunology and produced in collaboration with Redgate Primary school and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.</p>With special thanks to Doctors Rachel Isba, Pallavi Patel, Donald Palmer and the pupils at Redgate Primary School.</p>The views expressed in this episode are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of NHS England or the Department of Health.</p><strong>Part 2 of this episode will be out Thursday 24th April!</strong></p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:22:12

UNPACKED: A Midsummer Night's Dream Adventure

It’s time to test your <strong>Armchair Adventures</strong> knowledge once again, with a brand spanking new episode of <strong>UNPACKED</strong>! The join in quiz show spin-off from Armchair Adventures!</p>Our host, Connie's Uncle Chris, and his cheeky soundboard Ziggy will challenge adventurers at home and in the studio to ‘Unpack’ an Armchair Adventure through a series of silly games like ‘human sound effects’ and super tough adventure quiz questions! 🧳</p><br /></p><em>"Teams will have one minute to answer as many questions relating to the ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ episode as they can."</em></p><br /></p>In this episode of UNPACKED, we're getting our Shakespeare on with 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream Adventure' from Season 5. But will the red or blue team know their fairies from their goblins? 🧚‍♂️ 👿 Who will win the ultimate prize of nothing at all?! 🤔</p><br /></p>Are you up for the challenge? Let's Unpack the Adventure together!</p><strong>----------------------------------------------</strong></p><strong>Say hello adventurer!</strong></p>Website: <a href="https://www.madebymortals.org/armchair-adventures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">armchair-adventures.co.uk</a></p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/armchairadventuresUK/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>Instagram:<a href="http://www.armchair-adventures.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/armchairadventuresuk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformoms</p><br /></p><strong>Credits </strong></p>Armchair Adventures is a Made by Mortals production generously funded by the Arts Council of England. </p>Our next episode will be out on 10th April! 😀</p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><strong>Armchair Adventures Patreon Ad</strong></p>📣📣 Calling all Adventurers.... You too can star in an episode of Armchair Adventures as one of our special guest adventurers! All you need to do is ask your grown up if you can join the Armchair Adventures fanclub on patreon. Simply head to patreon.com and search Armchair Adventures for more info!</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:22:52

A Midsummer Night's Dream Adventure - Part 2

Connie and Uncle Chris and his community theatre company are exploring the world of William Shakespeare’s<strong> <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream </em></strong>to find out more about the themes of the mischievous play. 🎭</p>But they seem to have landed right in the middle of a squabble between two best friends and Puck receiving a telling off from his Master, Oberon! 🧚‍♂️</p>Will everybody be friends again and everything put right, so that the adventurers can attend the lovers’ weddings and witness a happy ending to the play? 😍💒😍</p>Join us again in the world of<em> A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> for the magical conclusion of our Shakespearian adventure! </p><strong>----------------------------------------------</strong></p><strong>Say hello adventurer!</strong></p>Website: <a href="https://www.madebymortals.org/armchair-adventures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">armchair-adventures.co.uk</a></p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/armchairadventuresUK/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>Instagram:<a href="http://www.armchair-adventures.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/armchairadventuresuk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformoms</p><strong>Credits </strong></p>Armchair Adventures is a Made by Mortals production. With special thanks to Blueprint Studios and Hannah Donelon.</p>Generously funded by the Arts Council of England. </p>Our next episode will be out on 27th March! 😀</p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><strong>Armchair Adventures Patreon Ad</strong></p>📣📣 Calling all Adventurers.... You too can star in an episode of Armchair Adventures as one of our special guest adventurers! All you need to do is ask your grown up if you can join the Armchair Adventures fanclub on patreon. Simply head to patreon.com and search Armchair Adventures for more info!</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:13:16

A Midsummer Night's Dream Adventure - Part 1

Connie has to make a last minute presentation at school on the themes of Shakespeare’s magical and mischievous play, <strong><em>A Midsummer</em> <em>Night’s Dream</em></strong>, and she has no idea where to start! Luckily, her Uncle Chris and the community theatre company are experts on Shakespeare, so they decide to go on an <strong>Armchair Adventure</strong> into the world of the play to find out more. 🎭</p>There, they’re met by characters from the play, including Puck and their fairy friends🧚 🧚including King and Queen of the fairies, Oberon and Titania. The adventurers find much mischief and mayhem as the fairies’ magic turns the world of A Midsummer Night’s Dream upside down – a man has even had his head turned into a donkey’s! 🪄🫏</p>But will they find everything that Connie needs in time for her to make her presentation? And will Shakespeare’s play have a happy ending, or will everything remain topsy-turvy?</p>Join us as we land in the world of<em> A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> for fairy tricks, magical love potions and lovers loving the wrong people! ❤️😍❤️</p><strong>Read the transcript of this episode </strong><a href="https://www.madebymortals.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/A-Midsummer-Nights-Dream-Part-1-Transcript.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><strong>----------------------------------------------</strong></p><strong>Say hello adventurer!</strong></p>Website: <a href="https://www.madebymortals.org/armchair-adventures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">armchair-adventures.co.uk</a></p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/armchairadventuresUK/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>Instagram:<a href="http://www.armchair-adventures.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/armchairadventuresuk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventuresuk</a></p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/armchairadventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@armchairadventures</a></p>#armchairadventures #podcast #childrensstories #podcastforkids #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #podcastformoms</p><strong>Credits </strong></p>Armchair Adventures is a Made by Mortals production. With special thanks to Blueprint Studios and Hannah Donelon.</p>Generously funded by the Arts Council of England. </p>Our next episode will be out on 13th March! 😀</p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><strong>Armchair Adventures Patreon Ad</strong></p>📣📣 Calling all Adventurers.... You too can star in an episode of Armchair Adventures as one of our special guest adventurers! All you need to do is ask your grown up if you can join the Armchair Adventures fanclub on patreon. Simply head to patreon.com and search Armchair Adventures for more info!</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures" rel="payment">Support: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairAdventures</a></p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

00:21:13