Madame Magpie's Bedtime Stories
Classic Australian children's fiction, read aloud by Madame Magpie.
Season One: Blinky Bill, by Dorothy Wall.
Madame Magpie's Bedtime Stories
Season 1 Trailer: Blinky Bill, by Dorothy Wall
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The debut season of Madame Magpie's Bedtime Stories will feature chapter-by-chapter episodes of Dorothy Wall's beloved classic, Blinky Bill, complete with immersive sound design and professional voice acting!
Madame Magpie’s Bedtime Stories will always be available to stream for free, but if you’d like to support the podcast, you can do so via Patreon at patreon.com/MadameMagpie. For $3/month, Patreon members can download episodes for offline listening.
Blinky Bill was written and illustrated by Dorothy Wall, first published by Angus & Robertson in 1933. Sound effects are from Zapsplat, Epidemic Sound, Pixabay, Soundly and Dylan Barfield.
All images are made by Josh Dykgraaf using Dorothy Wall's original illustrations. Madame Magpie is a creation of Alix Roberts. Narration and character voices by Alix Roberts.
Madame Magpie’s Bedtime Stories are recorded and edited by Alix Roberts (aka Madame Magpie) on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunarong Peoples of the Kulin nation. Madame Magpie acknowledges the rich and extensive history of storytelling among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and pays her respects to past and present elders of all nations.
