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Listen to the latest episode of Armchair Adventures Season 5!

UNPACKED: A Musical Extravaganza Adventure

Welcome to UNPACKED – A brand-new spin-off show to Armchair Adventures for your listening and ‘join in’ pleasure. ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has ‘It Takes Two’💃🏿, ‘The Great British Bake Off’ has an “Extra Slice’🍰, and now…Armchair Adventures’ has UNPACKED! 🧳😀

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A Magical Theme Park Adventure - Part 2

Join Connie & her lovely customers as we continue our super fun adventure at the magical theme park! 🎡🎠 Things get a little bonkers when the gang splits up to explore, but oh no — Anne has gone walkies! 😱 Will the gang find her in time before the park closes?
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A Magical Theme Park Adventure - Part 1

Join Connie and her lovely customers as they adventure to THE MOST exciting, amazing, magical theme park filled with thrills, imagination, and surprises! The journey kicks off with special guest Linda, who suggests taking everyone on to a theme park to cheer everyone up, especially Connie, who’s feeling a bit anxious about reconnecting with an old friend.

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A Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Adventure - Part 2

Uncle Chris is in a right pickle…his undercover detective work hasn’t gone to plan and the King’s guards are trying to take him and his community theatre company to the Tower of London!

‘The guards are chasing us through the streets of London on horseback!’

On the run they still have to find the facts about bonfire night for Connie, risking everything they sneak into the houses of parliament to find out more! Will they be caught? Will they end up in the dungeon, or worse, tortured on the rack?!

A Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Adventure - Part 1

Connie need’s some help explaining bonfire night to some guests she has staying and asks Uncle Chris if he can help!

No sure of the facts themselves, Uncle Chris and his trusty community theatre company decide to go back to 1605 and find out the facts as they happened! But it was a very dangerous time, full of plots to kill King James the 1st, so they decide to go undercover as detectives…

‘There’s only one thing for it we will have to go undercover, like secret detectives from a Cop show!’ 👮🚨

A Giant Leap Adventure - Part 2

Connie and the gang blast off into space for an adventure to the moon! Connie initially hesitates, worried about being so far from home. However, she joins the crew just in time

for the rocket launch! 🚀

A Giant Leap Adventure - Part 1

Season 5 is back with a bang, as Connie and the gang blast off into space!

Connie and her team of adventurers are off on an exciting journey to the moon, led by Hazel—a former soldier and all-round adventure seeker. Along the way, Connie faces her own fears about going away on a camping trip without her mum.

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We are an Award-winning Podcast

Are you looking for a screen free alternative to entertain your kids? Or maybe a bedtime story with a difference? Or perhaps you’re after something to help pass the time on those long car journeys?

We know how challenging it can be to keep your little ones entertained. So we’ve brought our community of Nannas and Granpas together to help you provide a fun, educational and interactive experience for your kids!

Armchair Adventures is a fun-packed, adventure-filled podcast for kids aged 6-10. In each episode you can act, sing and move-along as you embark on a brand-new adventure. You’ll visit magical places, meet extraordinary people and understand the world around you a little better.

Your little one can also become an official member of the Armchair Adventures Fan Club and gain access to a whole load of activities and Adventurer swag to keep them entertained for hours!

What an extraordinary podcast. It’s really warm, it’s funny, it doesn’t take itself too seriously, it’s not cynical. It’s a really, really worthwhile project.”

BBC Radio 4

"I love this podcast! It takes you on mini-missions and adventures that you have to use your imagination to picture yourself doing. It’s perfect to listen to with friends and family"

Little Adventurer

"Armchair Adventures is really fun. Everyone should listen. It’s so exciting that we get to get involved. We get to imagine what we want! It’s great!"

Little Adventurer

"A fantastic podcast with a strong community focus. The engaging audio introduces and explores important issues for young children and encourages open expression. Great to see this intergenerational work."

Audio Production Awards

“Writing this with tears in my eyes because of the wonderful episode about LGBTQ people and families. We are a family of two moms and a little girl. Representation is so important and our child deserves to have media with families like hers. Thank you!!”

Grown-up Adventurer

About Armchair Adventures

Welcome to the Armchair Adventures Travel Agency!

Step into the world of the Armchair Adventures Travel Agency! Join Chief Explorer Connie, her Uncle Chris and the crew of lovely explorer customers, little adventurers and special guests for a ‘journey of the imagination’.

Armchair Adventures is a join-in adventure series for kids aged 6-10. Each episode whisks you away on an adventure.

It’s made with real-life grannies and grandads and along the way, you’ll learn new things about people, history, science, and different cultures.
Every adventure bursts with join-in fun, from singing along to the catchy tunes, performing along and answering creative questions (listen out for the exciting DING! sound). Plus, with amazing sound effects that bring every adventure to life, you’ll feel like you’re right there with Connie and the crew!

…And now you can become an adventurer too with our Armchair Adventures Fan Club. We also have free activities and resources, an interactive art installation and an outreach programme for you to join-in with.

There are endless possibilities for your next adventure!

How it started

Armchair Adventures is produced by Made By Mortals.

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We’re a not-for-profit participatory arts organisation from Greater Manchester. We create podcasts, films and music theatre shows that bring people’s experience to life. You can find out more about us here.

We started working on Armchair Adventures in March 2020 with our theatre group of over 60s. Like many people, our community was suffering from isolation and loneliness because of lockdown. So, we wanted to create something that could boost wellbeing, be fun, and be able to be enjoyed by all of the family. Most importantly we wanted to design an experience that could be loved by anyone, at any time. Armchair Adventures was our response.

Each episode features the ideas, stories and voices of our over 60s theatre group.

In total, over 60 local older people and 25 local musicians, scriptwriters, producers, designers, filmmakers and actors make each series.

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