Memories of bedtime stories are one of those things that people hold dear to them. Whether it’s the Famous Five series or The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, we’ve all got our favourites. But it turns out that reading aloud to our kids is in peril.
We’ve done some research into bedtime stories and found that 57% of Brits think that they’re dying out, despite the fact that 62% of people said they think more encouragement should be given to adults to read stories to children. The reality is that almost a half of parents (48%) don’t get to read to their kids.
So, we’ve teamed up with one of Britain’s most celebrated storytellers, Bernard Cribbins, to do our bit to help bring back reading aloud. We’ve launched a competition called TalkTalk Tales to find Britain’s best amateur narrator.
Here you’re invited to record your versions of extracts from four classics: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Treasure Island, Oliver Twist and Little Red Riding Hood and upload them to our special website www.talktalktales.co.uk.
We also want you to get involved by voting for your favourite entries. The top 10 will be reviewed by our celebrity judge, Bernard Cribbins, with the best entry winning £2,000. There’s also lots of prizes for the runners up, including Kindles and Amazon vouchers, plus a special prize for the best entry from someone aged under 16.
Bernard Cribbins, who’s judging our TalkTalk Tales competition, says: “Reading bedtime stories as a family activity seems to have been overtaken by other forms of entertainment, which is why I’m proud to be supporting this exciting campaign to get storytelling back on the family agenda. Narrating tales has played a huge part in my career and I hope to reignite the nation’s passion for storytelling through TalkTalk Tales.”
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