On Friday 8 November, Olivia Colman CBE entertains CBeebies viewers with a reading of the much-loved modern classic The Gruffalo’s Child by author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler.
One wild and windy night, the Gruffalo’s child ignores her father’s warnings and bravely tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse. On her big adventure, she meets Snake, Owl and Fox, but there’s no sign of the fabled Mouse. He doesn’t really exist… or does he?
The Oscar-winning actress brings the sequel to The Gruffalo to life for a new generation of fans, bringing families together for the best homegrown storytelling.
Olivia Colman says: “I have loved CBeebies Bedtime Stories with my children over the years, I was so excited to be able to read one. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.”
Olivia Colman’s CBeebies Bedtime Story is at 6.50pm, Friday 8 November, CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.
CBeebies Bedtime Story is on each weekday at 6.50pm on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer, bringing families together and has been a daily, family favourite since the channel launched in 2002. It continues to get the nation reading with its star-studded guests, meaningful partnerships and brilliant stories that inspire a passion for the shared experience of reading.
A digital library of over 300 archived episodes is available on BBC iPlayer’s CBeebies channel.
Kylie Minogue, Billie Eilish, Lewis Hamilton, Harry Styles, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, Sir Elton John, Chris Hemsworth, Dolly Parton, David Schwimmer, heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, Jason Momoa, Spice girls Mel C and Geri Halliwell-Horner, Gregory Porter, ABBA legend Bjorn Ulvaeus, Ed Sheeran, Zayn Malik, Ryan Reynolds, Kate Winslet, Steve Carell, Eddie Redmayne, Chris Evans, Michael Palin, England football captains Harry Kane and Leah Williamson, Dave Grohl, Tom Hiddleston have all read stories that are now available for audiences to relive on BBC iPlayer.
Elsewhere, CBeebies Bedtime Story has seen many other landmark firsts. This includes Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose-Ayling Ellis reading the first ever story in British Sign Language, Rugby champion Rob Burrow reading the first story told using an eye controlled computer, Lora Fachie with the first ever braille story, Catherine, Princess of Wales becoming the first ever royal to read a story, cricketers Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Nat Sciver-Brunt becoming the first LGBTQ+ couple to read a story and astronaut Tim Peake as the first to read from space!
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