The Scoop

By: SCOOP magazine
  • Summary

  • The Scoop is a podcast for children and their families which celebrates reading, writing and creativity, brought to you by Scoop Magazine. Each month Joe Haddow is joined by popular children’s authors and illustrators to talk about their books and inspirations. They’ll also answer questions from our young roving reporters. It’s a show for families who love books and want to find out more about how their literary heroes do what they do.

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Episodes
  • Ben Bailey-Smith
    Jul 26 2021
    In this episode the rapper, author and stand up comedian Ben Bailey Smith, talks to us about growing up with his sister writing and performing comedy shows, the characters in his brilliant new children's book Something I Said, the hilarious ways song lyrics can be mis-heard and the experience of being a stand up comedian. It's a wonderful conversation and if you like what you hear you can buy his books and watch out for his performance this year in the Cinderella!

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    21 mins
  • Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve
    Jun 27 2021
    On this episode Joe talks to the very marvellous team of Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve who together create the excellent series of Kevin and the Flying Pony. We highly recommend it! On the show they talk to Joe about the ways they work together as author and illustrator, Sarah’s love of horses, biscuits, albatross, guinea pigs called Beyonce, the arrogance of unicorns and their new book in the series Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit. Get listening!

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    23 mins
  • David Baddiel
    Jun 5 2021
    On this episode we have the marvellous comedian, novelist, and television presenter David Baddiel talking to us about his new children's book Future Friend. We discuss gadgets, dystopian futures, comics, friendship and the weird parallels between his futuristic book and the world we are living in today.

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    25 mins

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