Fun Kids Book Worms

Fun Kids Book Worms


Latest Episodes

How to Rule the GALAXY with David Solomons!
July 27, 2022

What would you do if your mum went missing? Frances Moloney author of the Mystery of the Missing Mum joins us to chat about just that with an exclusive reading too! Out of this world author David Solomons chats to us about his new book, A Beginners Guide

Live from the Barnes Literature Festival and.... Punjabi Zombies?!?!
July 13, 2022

Sean from the breakfast show has recently visited the Barnes Literature festival and catches us up on all that happened there, including his chats with Horrible Histories Simon Farnaby, David Baddiel and Chris Smith! We also hear an exclusive reading from

Glow in the Dark Squirrels and Winner of the Carnegie Greenaway Award!
June 28, 2022

Winner of the YOTO Carnegie Greenaway Award, Katya Balen joins us to chat about her winning book October October and we hear from some of the shadowers who were at the event on behalf of their school! We also get an exclusive reading from Lucy Brandt, aut

Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone 25th Anniversary Special!
June 22, 2022

Join Fun Kids presenters Bex and Dan for this very special episode of Book Worms as they celebrate and remember the 25th Anniversary of the first Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone!  Featuring interviews with children across

Alison Hammond, Romesh Ranganathan and Lolly Adefope!
June 15, 2022

This week we have a host of guests, Alison Hammond chats about the secret history of the UK in Black in Time : The Most Awesome Black Britons from Yesterday to Today where we hear the stories behind the most influential black britons in History.

An Anthony Horowitz Classic Returns, and James Acaster Eats Mice with Rice?!
June 01, 2022

Author legend Anthony Horowitz joins us this week to chat about his hilarious new book in the Diamond Brothers series, Where Seagulls Dare. And we hear Roald Dahl classics coming to life through some of Britain's most loved comedians.. this week we hear s

Spreading the Sunshine with Benjamin Dean!
May 18, 2022

Author of our Book of the Month : The Secret Sunshine Project, Benjamin Dean joins us to chat about his inspirations for the book, how people from his own life have made their way into the pages and how we can share our own sunshine! We reveal some of hot

Michelle Paver on the Final Book In the Chronicles of Darkness!
May 04, 2022

Author legend of the Chronicles of Darkness featuring Torak and Wolf and their stone age adventures chats about the final book in the series Wolfbane including an exclusive Book Worms reading! We also hear from author Polly Ho-Yen on her book The Boy Who

Michael Rosen and a Cat that LOVES Pasta?
April 20, 2022

Children's Laureate, author, poet and legend Michael Rosen joins us this week to chat about his new book Rigatoni the Pasta Cat, how to get into writing and an exclusive reading too! Bex has her list of Books to look out for this week, including one about

Jamie McFlair Returns with The Ultimate Brain Hack!
April 06, 2022

Sean Thorne and Luke Franks give us an exclusive behind the scenes look at their new book Jamie McFlair and the Ultimate Brain Hack and we take a look back to our chat with the amazing Katie and Kevin Tsang to celebrate their newest book in the Dragon Rea

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