British Invaders 516: The Phoenix and the Carpet (Part 1)
The Phoenix and the Carpet was a 1997 BBC adaptation of Edith Nesbit’s children’s novel of the same name. When a group of young siblings find a strange egg and a magic carpet, they’re in for some adventures!
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30 Aug 2026
British Invaders 515: Jackanory: The Revival (Part 2)
Jackanory was a BBC series of story readings that originally ran from 1965 to 1996. This 2006 revival brought us two new stories: Muddle Earth and The Magician of Samarkand. John Sessions and Sir Ben Kingsley narrate the comedy and drama — blended with live performances, computer graphics and some lovely illustrations.
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16 Aug 2026
British Invaders 514: Jackanory: The Revival (Part 1)
Jackanory was a BBC series of story readings that originally ran from 1965 to 1996. This 2006 revival brought us two new stories: Muddle Earth and The Magician of Samarkand. The readers are John Sessions and Sir Ben Kingsley.
Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com (mailto:britishinvaders@gmail.com), and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/51005290944). We are also on Threads (https://www.threads.net/@british_invaders_podcast) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/british_invaders_podcast/). British Invaders is an audio podcast that discusses television shows. We do not distribute the shows themselves.
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5.0 / 5
11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100
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Social presence
90
YouTube
0
Engagement
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