There's a new podcast from RTÉ Kids - Blank Books! The audio adventure begins when three kids (and a dog) discover a mysterious room in their local library filled with, you've guessed it, blank books!!
But these are not just ordinary books, they're magical ones that drag sisters Rosie and Alice, along with their friend Jack and dog Robert into literary worlds where things have taken a bit of a turn.
Can they team up to figure out what is happening in some classic tales like Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan? Listen along as they console a whimpering Sherlock, battle a backstabbing pirate and cook with a vegan Dracula, all while trying to solve the mystery of who is making these books go blank and why?
Subscribe to the show on RTÉ or wherever you get your podcasts, and listen to Episode 1 set in the world of Treasure Island up top now.
Blank Books is an adventurous and hilarious new audio drama written by Emily Gillmor Murphy and produced by the award-winning production team of Hugh Hick and Heather MacLeod. Blank Books reimagines our literary heroes in a hilarious new way, while reminding young and old that the world of books is a truly magical place.
Cast and Crew
This is Emily’s third collaboration with Heather and Hugh, after the Prix-Europa nominated drama The Horror Writer. Emily’s previous work has been shortlisted for the PJ O’Connor Radio Drama Awards.
The cast is led by Amy Lydon, Juliet Canty, Elliott McMahon and Aonghus Òg McAnally as our rag tag team of heroes determined to return the blank books and save us all from magical cockroach world domination.
Rounding out the cast is Séan Doyle (RTE’s Normal People), Katie McCann, Carly Kane and Charlie Long. Original music for the series was composed by Justin McCann.
Blank Books was made with the support of Coimisiún na Meán and RTÉ’s IRP with the television licence fee.
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