Shott Stories
A podcast for primary school children, teachers, or anyone who’s struggling for ideas for their stories. Join Richard and the children of Grayshott CE Primary School as they produce ideas from thin air that YOU can go on to ponder, develop, write, forget, or use any way you see fit. From mystery to adventure, from science fiction to fantasy, you’ll get a new idea every week. email your ideas to shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk
Episodes

Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Hi all, The team left before we had a chance to pick a title, so I made this one up. Join me, Daisy, Morgan and special guest podcaster Ella, as we invent the story of 12 year old Julian, condemned to the naughty list and out for revenge on Santa. Email your ideas (we need them) and writing to shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk

Friday Nov 07, 2025
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Daisy and Morgan are back with me and we have a special guest contributor, Eliza. Together we recap on the story of Eric Jones and his search for ultimate power. He is joined by his younger brother and a lighting technician called Tom Crooks. Join us as they journey into a frozen mountain filled with booby traps and danger. We'd love to read out your writing so if you want to put pen to paper and email us a little bit (or a massive bit) of this story, the address is shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk

Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Shott Stories returns with a brand new team. Join Morgan, Daisy and I as we introduce ourselves, talk about Book clubs, fantasy stories and conquer that painful problem of character name generation! We're making up an adventure story set deep in the wastes of Antarctica as Eric Jones seeks the book that will unlock a hidden world and unlimited power. We need your ideas, so please email any writing you have to shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk

Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Our last episode until September, and a farewell from Cian, Polly, Ivy and Haydon who are leaving the team as they go off to secondary school. It's been a real pleasure working with them and we spend our final episode working on how high stained glass windows are and how dark we want the end of this story to be. Thanks for listening. email us with your ideas at shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Join Cian, Ivy, Polly, Haydon and I as we conjure a tale from the mists of the North; a tale of Sven the Slaughterer and his marauding Viking band as they come up against retired Roman general, Marcus Maxidius III, in Hull! Who will emerge victorious? Send in your ideas to shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk We'd love to hear from you.

Friday May 09, 2025
Friday May 09, 2025
Haydon, Ivy, Polly, Cian and I finish off the tale of Jamie Stevens. He's hiked into the woods to find a special fungus to cure his father. What he finds with it is terror and confusion. There are wolves, monsters, madness and a long discussion about how the ending has to be. Send your writing and ideas to shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk

Friday Apr 25, 2025
Friday Apr 25, 2025
We're back! Join Cian, Ivy, Polly, Haydon and I as we begin the adventure of Jamie Stevens, hiking into the woodland wilderness of Washington State to find the Silence Mushroom, a special fungus that can cure his sick father. Will he succeed? Will Bigfoot be involved. Will he know what is real and what isn't? Send us your ideas for next week by emailing shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk

Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Join me, Haydon, Polly and Ivy as we turn our attention to the world of Fairy Tales. Get ready for the story of Princess Helen, distantly related to a goblin, and her fate at the hands of Sir William. There are magic sceptres, flying cats and all manner of other things. email your ideas and goblin names to shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk

Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Cian, Polly Haydon and I share a very good listener contribution (complete with casting and director suggestions) and then get on to finishing off our 'brain implant' science fiction story. Listen along with us as Haydon's brain literally melts live on air. Send your ideas and writing to shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk

Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Cian, Haydon, Polly and I read out a submitted piece about our old story, Space Heist, then we start thinking about a science fiction story about brain-computer interfaces and digital immortality. We're going to finish this one on Friday so get your ideas to us before then by e-mailing shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk




