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Tiny Clanger teaches the flowers in the Flower Cave how to sing properly. During her lesson, Baby Dragon discovers the Blowfruit which is filled with compressed air like a balloon. Fascinated by the fruit, Small Clanger and Baby Dragon continuously interrupt Tiny's music by fooling around with the noisy Blowfruit. Tiny attempts to find a quiet place on the planet. With no place to be found, Tiny and her flower friends retreat into space on the music boat to have an uninterrupted rehearsal.

When unexpected debris from outer space crashes onto their peaceful planet, the Clangers explore these strange arrivals with curiosity and wonder. Small and Tiny Clanger stumble upon a leather bag projecting strange noises. Overcome with curiosity, the Froglets, little orange aliens, join the Clanger children in their investigation of this oddity. They instantly make friends with the musical bag and join in song with him.

When unexpected debris and creatures from outer space crash onto their peaceful planet, the Clangers explore these strange arrivals with curiosity and wonder. An astronaut arrives in his shiny spaceship on the Clanger's peaceful planet. Oblivious to the charming inhabitants of the planet he has visited, he spends his time gathering all sorts of rocks in his basket. Thinking rocks a curious thing to collect, the Clangers secretly replace the boring rocks with their delicious blue string pudding. The Clangers along with their friends kindly assist him with their gentle demeanour.

When unexpected debris from outer space crashes onto their peaceful planet, the Clangers explore these strange arrivals with curiosity and wonder. Today, Iron Chicken radios Tiny Clanger warning her egg will crash on the planet. Acting swiftly, the Clangers catch the egg with their tablecloth and wrap it up to keep it warm. Relieved to see her egg safe, the Iron Chicken comes down to find a cozy crater to put the egg in and wait for it to hatch. The Clangers reel in the egg shell, but the delightful chick has already hatched.

When Small and Tiny Clanger discover the Froglets — little orange aliens who live nearby — shivering from the cold, they decide to help. To warm them up, they fetch their favourite dish, blue string pudding. But the Froglets have ideas of their own. Instead of eating it, they wrap themselves up in blue string like scarves and feel much warmer. The Soup Dragon, curious as ever, pops up to see what's going on and mistakes the Froglets' new "clothes" for food.

In this enchanting Clangers story, read by Oliver Postgate, a mysterious gift from the Iron Chicken leads Tiny and Small on a musical adventure. With only two notes left, Small Clanger carefully plants them in the rocky ground, hoping they might grow again. To bring them to life, the pair must ask the Cloud for help — but only polite requests will do. When the rain finally falls, the notes blossom into beautiful Music Trees, their branches hung with fruit-shaped notes that sing in harmony.

In this classic Clangers story, read by Oliver Postgate, a strange accident leads to a brand-new friendship. While testing Major Clanger's rockets, the family accidentally strikes an Iron Chicken flying through space. Feeling sorry for the metallic stranger, the Clangers gather the scattered pieces and carefully put her back together. But once repaired, the Iron Chicken proves rather impolite, creating chaos on the Clangers' peaceful planet. Tiny Clanger, ever kind and patient, offers the visitor a copper-leaf necklace and gently explains how friends should behave.

When unexpected debris from outer space crashes onto their peaceful planet, the Clangers explore these strange arrivals with curiosity and wonder. Among the scattered objects, a hoot, a trumpet-like creature, falls into one of the Clangers' caves. Small and Tiny Clanger swiftly pull the poor hoot to safety. The Hoot Planet comes to retrieve the missing hoot, but Tiny's pipe organ chimes in wishing to go with the hoots. As Tiny attaches the pipe organ to the planet, the Hoot Planet recklessly takes off hoisting Tiny into space. Frantically rushing after her, Small and Major Clanger save her.

When unexpected debris from outer space crashes onto the Clangers' peaceful planet, they can't resist exploring these strange arrivals with curiosity and wonder. Together with the Iron Chicken and her little chick, the Clangers begin collecting mysterious objects drifting nearby. One by one, they gather the pieces and take them home, eager to see what they can build. Soon, their collection becomes something extraordinary — a strange recording machine that captures sounds and sends them floating away in shimmering bubbles.

The Clangers run into a problem when their soup trolley breaks, so Major Clanger and the Soup Dragon attempt to create a machine to transport their delicious green soup from the soup wells into their home. The innovative device fails instantaneously when the pipes burst, spilling green soup all over the Clangers' floor. Mother Clanger is obviously upset that green soup coats her clean home, so the Clangers leave the troublesome contraption outside. Creative Tiny Clanger recycles the machine into a marvellous musical instrument.

Major Clanger is the father of the family, forever inventing all kinds of curious contraptions. Mother Clanger tends to their home with steady kindness and a comforting nature. Small Clanger, their adventurous son, is eager to explore and make marvellous discoveries, though his curiosity sometimes leads him into mischief. Tiny Clanger, the youngest, has a generous spirit and embraces everyone she meets with open arms.

Major Clanger is the father of the family, forever inventing all kinds of curious contraptions. Mother Clanger tends to their home with steady kindness and a comforting nature. Small Clanger, their adventurous son, is eager to explore and make marvellous discoveries, though his curiosity sometimes leads him into mischief. Tiny Clanger, the youngest, has a generous spirit and embraces everyone she meets with open arms.

Major Clanger is the father of the family, forever inventing all kinds of curious contraptions. Mother Clanger tends to their home with steady kindness and a comforting nature. Small Clanger, their adventurous son, is eager to explore and make marvellous discoveries, though his curiosity sometimes leads him into mischief. Tiny Clanger, the youngest, has a generous spirit and embraces everyone she meets with open arms.

Major Clanger is the father of the family, forever inventing all kinds of curious contraptions. Mother Clanger tends to their home with steady kindness and a comforting nature. Small Clanger, their adventurous son, is eager to explore and make marvellous discoveries, though his curiosity sometimes leads him into mischief. Tiny Clanger, the youngest, has a generous spirit and embraces everyone she meets with open arms.

Major Clanger is the father of the family, forever inventing all kinds of curious contraptions. Mother Clanger tends to their home with steady kindness and a comforting nature. Small Clanger, their adventurous son, is eager to explore and make marvellous discoveries, though his curiosity sometimes leads him into mischief. Tiny Clanger, the youngest, has a generous spirit and embraces everyone she meets with open arms.

When unexpected debris from outer space floats around their peaceful planet, the Clangers explore these strange arrivals with curiosity and wonder. Having trouble fishing, Major Clanger aims to build a boat fit to fish in space. As he tries to launch his boat made from scraps, it barely pops off the ground. To help her father, Tiny talks to the Music Trees about the situation. They graciously give Tiny some of their notes to create a music wheel. After the Clangers attach the new wheel to the boat, it begins to soar brilliantly. Now the Clangers can properly fish.

Major Clanger is the father of the family, forever inventing all kinds of curious contraptions. Mother Clanger tends to their home with steady kindness and a comforting nature. Small Clanger, their adventurous son, is eager to explore and make marvellous discoveries, though his curiosity sometimes leads him into mischief. Tiny Clanger, the youngest, has a generous spirit and embraces everyone she meets with open arms.

Major Clanger is the father of the family, forever inventing all kinds of curious contraptions. Mother Clanger tends to their home with steady kindness and a comforting nature. Small Clanger, their adventurous son, is eager to explore and make marvellous discoveries, though his curiosity sometimes leads him into mischief. Tiny Clanger, the youngest, has a generous spirit and embraces everyone she meets with open arms.

Major Clanger is the father of the family, forever inventing all kinds of curious contraptions. Mother Clanger tends to their home with steady kindness and a comforting nature. Small Clanger, their adventurous son, is eager to explore and make marvellous discoveries, though his curiosity sometimes leads him into mischief. Tiny Clanger, the youngest, has a generous spirit and embraces everyone she meets with open arms.

It's a wet and blustery day outside, but inside the old shop, Bagpuss and his friends are warm and busy. As the rain patters on the window, Madeleine, Gabriel, Professor Yaffle and the mice from the Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Organ find ways to turn a grey afternoon into something quietly magical. Originally published as a picture book by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, Bagpuss on a Rainy Day is now released for the very first time as a gentle, immersive audiobook.