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24th December: David Reads The Christmas Bear 

David reads a Christmas story for CBeebies - The Christmas Bear. And as a special Christmas Eve bonus there's a short video clip of his intro to the programme too.





David's intro:

David Tennant Reads Part 9 Of Stonemouth On Radio 4 Tonight

David Tennant continues reading Stonemouth by Iain Banks for Book At Bedtime on BBC Radio 4 tonight at 10.45pm.
In tonight's ninth instalment:

Joe Murston's funeral brings Stewart back to the hotel where he was photographed with Jel. As the Murstons get more drunk, tension mounts - and Stewart makes a dramatic discovery.
Stewart Gilmour is back in Stonemouth. After five years in exile his presence is required at the funeral of patriarch Joe Murston, and even though the last time Stu saw the Murstons he was running for his life, staying away might be even more dangerous than turning up. An estuary town north of Aberdeen, Stonemouth, with its five mile beach, can be beautiful on a sunny day.
On a bleak one, it can seem to offer little more than seafog, gangsters, cheap drugs and a suspension bridge irresistible to suicides. And although there's supposed to be a temporary truce between Stewart and the town's biggest crime family, it's soon clear that only Stewart is taking this promise of peace seriously. Before long a quick drop into the cold grey Stoun begins to look like the soft option. As he steps back into the minefield of his past to confront his guilt and all that it has lost him, Stu uncovers ever darker stories, and his homecoming takes a more lethal turn than even he had anticipated.
Read by David Tennant
Producer: David Roper
A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.

David Reads 'Emily Brown And The Elephant Emergency'

David Reads 'The Christmas Bear'

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David Reads 'Small Mouse Big City'

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David Reads "How High Is The Sky"

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David Reads "Miki"

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Bedtime Stories

There's a Christmas treat for young story-lovers when Doctor Who star David Tennant swaps the Tardis for the CBeebies Bedtime Story chair and breathes life into the enchanting seasonal tale of The Christmas Bear by Henrietta and Paul Stickland. David Tennant reads four more stories during the festive season: How High Is The Sky by Anna Milbourne, illustrated by Serena Riglietti; Small Mouse, Big City by Simon Prescott; Emily Brown And The Elephant Emergency by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton; and Miki by Stephen Mackey.

David reads the bedtime story on the following days: 21st December, 22nd December, 23rd December, 27th December, 28th December, 29th December, 30th December and 31st December at 18:50pm on CBeebies.

David To Read For CBeebies

There's a Christmas Eve treat for young story-lovers when Doctor Who star David Tennant swaps the Tardis for the Bedtime Story chair and breathes life into the enchanting seasonal tale of The Christmas Bear by Henrietta and Paul Stickland.


It's Christmas Eve and Bear Cub leaves his parents in their den to go out exploring. Falling into a big, bright hole in the snow, Cub finds himself in Santa's workshop and at the start of a wonderful Christmas adventure. From the post room to the wrapping room, Cub is given a whistle-stop tour of the Christmas present process – with a tantalising glimpse of the toy-testing room. But Cub is disappointed when it's time to leave – until Santa gives him the best present of all...

David Tennant reads four more stories during the festive season: How High Is The Sky by Anna Milbourne, illustrated by Serena Riglietti; Small Mouse, Big City by Simon Prescott; Emily Brown And The Elephant Emergency by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton; and Miki by Stephen Mackey.