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LATEST NEWS - 2025 (scroll down for earlier news)
19 November 2025.
This week on our Have A Go at History section we find ourselves
Around World War II. This is also the period when, for Richard,
it ceases to be history but becomes a period of his life, a very short one but one nevertheless.
18 November 2025.
This week Pip makes a silly mistake on a dark night when he thought he was lost. Molly reads you the story again and it's called
An Uncomfortable Bedfellow.
17 November 2025.
It's a new week and that means a new
Monday vlog. Hedgehogs hibernation and Beds to look out for this week.
14 November 2025.
This week we learn about the execution of a Queen and the death of another one. All of which means we are in
Northamptonshire.
13 November 2025.
Once again Molly has been out and about collecting some autumn treasures and this week she shows you how to turn them into
A Sensory Bottle Get outside and see what you can make.
12 November 2025.
We've entered the 20th century and a period dominated by a horrible war in which too many lives were lost. Also a period of great achievements.
Take a look as we go
Around World War I.
11 November 2025.
Today is Remembrance Day. Poppies are a symbol of remembering and today's story is all about poppies too. It's called
A Poppy Present.
10 November 2025.
Another introduction to the week on Owlbut's School of the Air and a little poem for you to think about. It's all
here in the Monday vlog.
7 November 2025.
Oxfordshire is our first stop after half-term. Chalk horses and famous Englishmen are the stories of the week in
Oxfordshire.
6 November 2025.
Molly has been out among the autumn leaves again and this time she has made a
Leaf Crown. Join her royal court.
5 November 2025.
Aha, there is no Have A Go at History today. We know some schools have actually had a 2-week half-term and so, as this
is the most academic day of our week, we decided we take an extra week off too. In any case we only have 5 more periods of
history to cover and seven weeks to do it in so that made it seem like an even better idea. We'll be back next week
looking at the period around World War One, exactly 117 years a day after ir ended. See you then
4 November 2025.
In today's story Pip gets upset with a Beech tree losing its leaves in Autumn. Molly reads the story and it's called
Away with the Leaves.
3 November 2025.
Finally, Molly and Richard get together for the
Monday vlog. Lola joins in and Richard tells
you more about our Patreon Page and gives you an example of what you can get by joining.
31 October 2025.
It's Halloween so if you didn't watch our Monday and Tuesday videos this week you best do so. However, today, we're looking forward to 11th November and
Remembrance Day and Molly tells you all about it then shows you how to make your own
Remembrance Day Poppy.
30 October 2025.
We're looking ahead in this little video to November 5th which, as you probably know, many people celebrate as Guy Fawkes night or
Firework night. Molly tells you more about the background to
Guy Fawkes night in this little video.
29 October 2025.
Middle of half-term, virtually the middle of Autumn so here's a little video with Molly
telling you some things about Autumn. As I said, this week's videos will only be found on our YouTube channel.
All About Autumn Actually is here.
28 October 2025.
Second day of half-term and we follow on from yesterday's video when Molly told you about Halloween traditions and the making
and giving of Soul Cakes. What better, we thought, than to show you how to make Soul Cakes. Apart from yesterday's Vlog, the other videos
this week will only be found on our YouTube channel. Making Soul Cakes is here.
27 October 2025.
It's half-term this week so we aren't uploading our usual videos but we have got somethiing special for you. The
Monday vlog is still here and we tell you about our
visit to the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary and also Molly tells you
more about Halloween which will be celebrated this Friday. Take a look.
24 October 2025.
We've moved into Gloucestershire this week and it's time for a battle and a village within a village within a village. Really. Take a look
at our pages about
Gloucestershire.
23 October 2025.
This week Molly makes a
Peg Fairy.
22 October 2025.
This week we have just one monarch for the whole of our 50 year period. That means we've reached
The Victorians. Big changes, a few wars and just one woman ruling all the time.
21 October 2025.
This week Aunt Twinkle asks Pip to make
A Fairy Ring for when the fairies have their party.
Pip finds out lots about mushrooms and toadstools which are really the same thing except toadstools are usually poisonous. So if you go out
looking do just that. Look but don't touch unless you have a adult with you who knows the difference.
20 October 2025.
Today is Diwali and as well as our normal
Monday vlog, we have, added on the end
of that, a little video we made some three years ago where Molly tells you all about the festival of Diwali and shows
you how to make a very pretty Diwali lantern. Go watch.
17 October 2025.
Now we are In Bristol with a man who designed bridges and ships. The bridges remain but one of the ships had a sad life but is now restored.
Meawhile time matters and read how Richard got somewhere before he had left where he was. Find it all in
Bristol.
16 October 2025.
This week Molly makes a
Leaf Purse.
Lucky it wasn't a silk one as we couldn't find a sow's ear anywhere. Well, look it up.
15 October 2025.
It's The End of the Georgians this week
with a William and the start of Victoria thrown in. This week Richard is truly amazed at what he shows you to Have A Go at.
14 October 2025.
Aunt Twinkle has lost her purse but, after meeting a helpful mouse, Pip finds his aunt
A Nice New Purse. Molly reads you
another Pip story.
13 October 2025.
Another Monday and Richard seems in a flippant mood. Or maybe that's just his normal mood, Anyway listen to the
Monday vlog and find out what's happening this week.
If you want to find info about anything on my site, there's a search bar just below this.
19 November 2025.
This week on our Have A Go at History section we find ourselves Around World War II. This is also the period when, for Richard, it ceases to be history but becomes a period of his life, a very short one but one nevertheless.
18 November 2025.
This week Pip makes a silly mistake on a dark night when he thought he was lost. Molly reads you the story again and it's called An Uncomfortable Bedfellow.
17 November 2025.
It's a new week and that means a new Monday vlog. Hedgehogs hibernation and Beds to look out for this week.
14 November 2025.
This week we learn about the execution of a Queen and the death of another one. All of which means we are in Northamptonshire.
13 November 2025.
Once again Molly has been out and about collecting some autumn treasures and this week she shows you how to turn them into A Sensory Bottle Get outside and see what you can make.
12 November 2025.
We've entered the 20th century and a period dominated by a horrible war in which too many lives were lost. Also a period of great achievements. Take a look as we go Around World War I.
11 November 2025.
Today is Remembrance Day. Poppies are a symbol of remembering and today's story is all about poppies too. It's called A Poppy Present.
10 November 2025.
Another introduction to the week on Owlbut's School of the Air and a little poem for you to think about. It's all here in the Monday vlog.
7 November 2025.
Oxfordshire is our first stop after half-term. Chalk horses and famous Englishmen are the stories of the week in Oxfordshire.
6 November 2025.
Molly has been out among the autumn leaves again and this time she has made a Leaf Crown. Join her royal court.
5 November 2025.
Aha, there is no Have A Go at History today. We know some schools have actually had a 2-week half-term and so, as this is the most academic day of our week, we decided we take an extra week off too. In any case we only have 5 more periods of history to cover and seven weeks to do it in so that made it seem like an even better idea. We'll be back next week looking at the period around World War One, exactly 117 years a day after ir ended. See you then
4 November 2025.
In today's story Pip gets upset with a Beech tree losing its leaves in Autumn. Molly reads the story and it's called Away with the Leaves.
3 November 2025.
Finally, Molly and Richard get together for the Monday vlog. Lola joins in and Richard tells you more about our Patreon Page and gives you an example of what you can get by joining.
31 October 2025.
It's Halloween so if you didn't watch our Monday and Tuesday videos this week you best do so. However, today, we're looking forward to 11th November and Remembrance Day and Molly tells you all about it then shows you how to make your own Remembrance Day Poppy.
30 October 2025.
We're looking ahead in this little video to November 5th which, as you probably know, many people celebrate as Guy Fawkes night or Firework night. Molly tells you more about the background to Guy Fawkes night in this little video.
29 October 2025.
Middle of half-term, virtually the middle of Autumn so here's a little video with Molly telling you some things about Autumn. As I said, this week's videos will only be found on our YouTube channel. All About Autumn Actually is here.
28 October 2025.
Second day of half-term and we follow on from yesterday's video when Molly told you about Halloween traditions and the making and giving of Soul Cakes. What better, we thought, than to show you how to make Soul Cakes. Apart from yesterday's Vlog, the other videos this week will only be found on our YouTube channel. Making Soul Cakes is here.
27 October 2025.
It's half-term this week so we aren't uploading our usual videos but we have got somethiing special for you. The Monday vlog is still here and we tell you about our visit to the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary and also Molly tells you more about Halloween which will be celebrated this Friday. Take a look.
24 October 2025.
We've moved into Gloucestershire this week and it's time for a battle and a village within a village within a village. Really. Take a look at our pages about Gloucestershire.
23 October 2025.
This week Molly makes a Peg Fairy.
22 October 2025.
This week we have just one monarch for the whole of our 50 year period. That means we've reached The Victorians. Big changes, a few wars and just one woman ruling all the time.
21 October 2025.
This week Aunt Twinkle asks Pip to make A Fairy Ring for when the fairies have their party. Pip finds out lots about mushrooms and toadstools which are really the same thing except toadstools are usually poisonous. So if you go out looking do just that. Look but don't touch unless you have a adult with you who knows the difference.
20 October 2025.
Today is Diwali and as well as our normal Monday vlog, we have, added on the end of that, a little video we made some three years ago where Molly tells you all about the festival of Diwali and shows you how to make a very pretty Diwali lantern. Go watch.
17 October 2025.
Now we are In Bristol with a man who designed bridges and ships. The bridges remain but one of the ships had a sad life but is now restored. Meawhile time matters and read how Richard got somewhere before he had left where he was. Find it all in Bristol.
16 October 2025.
This week Molly makes a Leaf Purse. Lucky it wasn't a silk one as we couldn't find a sow's ear anywhere. Well, look it up.
15 October 2025.
It's The End of the Georgians this week with a William and the start of Victoria thrown in. This week Richard is truly amazed at what he shows you to Have A Go at.
14 October 2025.
Aunt Twinkle has lost her purse but, after meeting a helpful mouse, Pip finds his aunt A Nice New Purse. Molly reads you another Pip story.
13 October 2025.
Another Monday and Richard seems in a flippant mood. Or maybe that's just his normal mood, Anyway listen to the Monday vlog and find out what's happening this week.
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