
Musical Storyland (2023- )
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.
Recent Episodes
Episode | Name | Airdate |
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S02E05 | The Baobab Tree | Mar 25, 2024 |
S02E04 | Three Little Pigs | Mar 25, 2024 |
S02E03 | The Stone Cutter | Mar 25, 2024 |
S02E02 | The Enormous Turnip | Mar 25, 2024 |
S02E01 | Hare and Tortoise | Mar 25, 2024 |
Cast

Molly Rainford

Nihal Arthanayake

Jan Blake

Simon Gilks

Fiona Dunkley

Jess Schafer

Nathan Knight

Julian Gregory
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Violin

Viola
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