Musical Storyland

Musical Storyland (2023- )

To Be DeterminedScripted showChildren, Music

CBeebies and BBC Education have commissioned Musical Storyland, a major new ten-part series featuring the BBC Philharmonic that brings famous stories from around the world to life using the power of music.

The series follows the success of the BBC Philharmonic's film The Musical Story of the Gingerbread Man and is the first time an orchestra has ever been commissioned to make a series of films for network television.

The stories are narrated by a host of stars and the series features a number of internationally renowned guest musicians, all accompanied by brand new teaching resources on the BBC Teach website available for schools to utilise.

Using live action and animation alongside original compositions, stories featured in the series include The Baobab Tree, Jack and the Beanstalk, Ananse and the Monkeys and The Hare and the Tortoise.

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Last Episode

The Baobab Tree
Season 2Episode 510 min

The Baobab Tree

The forest animals are hungry and thirsty. Hare tells them of a magical tree that can give them food and water, but they can't remember the name of it. They decide to ask the wise owl who lives at the top of the mountain, but it's a long and treacherous journey. Will they be able to remember the magical words as they make their way back down to their friends in the forest?

Musicians from the BBC Philharmonic are joined by storyteller Jan Blake and multi-instrumentalist Sidiki Dembélé to share this beautiful, traditional tale from west Africa.

mars 25, 2024

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S02E02The Enormous Turnipmars 25, 2024
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Cast

Molly Rainford

Molly Rainford

voices herself
Nihal Arthanayake

Nihal Arthanayake

voices himself
Jan Blake

Jan Blake

voices herself
Simon Gilks

Simon Gilks

plays himself
Fiona Dunkley

Fiona Dunkley

plays herself
Jess Schafer

Jess Schafer

plays herself
Nathan Knight

Nathan Knight

plays himself
Julian Gregory

Julian Gregory

plays himself
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Characters

Narrated By

Narrated By

voiced by Molly Rainford
Presenter

Presenter

played by Molly Rainford
Narrated By

Narrated By

voiced by Nihal Arthanayake
Presenter

Presenter

played by Nihal Arthanayake
Narrated By

Narrated By

voiced by Jan Blake
Presenter

Presenter

played by Jan Blake
Violin

Violin

played by Simon Gilks
Viola

Viola

played by Fiona Dunkley
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