{"id":6095,"date":"2021-10-21T23:34:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1395452"},"modified":"2021-10-21T23:54:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T21:54:07","slug":"ed-sheeran-is-latest-star-name-set-to-read-a-cbeebies-bedtime-story","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ed-sheeran-is-latest-star-name-set-to-read-a-cbeebies-bedtime-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran is latest star name set to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Joe Julians\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 21 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>CBeebies Bedtime Story is welcoming another chart-topper to its very impressive line-up.<\/p>\n<p>Following <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/dave-grohl-cbeebies-bedtime-story-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Foo Fighters\u2019 David Grohl<\/a>\u2018s announcement, we\u2019re now getting a lovely tale from none other than pop superstar, Ed Sheeran, in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, who has a huge array of hits under his belt, will be reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story to kids across the UK, with his episode set to air on <strong>Friday 5th November 2021<\/strong>. As for the story he\u2019ll be reading, it\u2019s one called <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Talk-Like-River-Jordan-Scott\/dp\/1529502810?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\">I Talk Like a River<\/a> and Ed has revealed a special connection to it.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his time spent reading a story to all of our little ones, Sheeran said: \u201cGrowing up, I had a stutter like the boy in I Talk Like a River, so I\u2019m delighted to be reading this story for CBeebies Bedtime Stories, especially as I\u2019m a new dad myself. I hope the story helps inspire and support other children who stutter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Want a sneak peek ahead of the episode ahead of its airing? Here you go!<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <video data-video-id=\"6278172990001\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\" controls=\"\"\/><script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div> <p>I Talk Like a River was written by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith and if you have never read it before, take a look over this little synopsis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a day of being unable to speak when asked, and of being stared at, a boy and his father go to the river for some quiet time. \u2018It\u2019s just a bad speech day,\u2019 says Dad. But the boy can\u2019t stop thinking about all the eyes watching his lips twisting and twirling. When his father points to the river bubbling, churning, whirling and crashing, the boy finds a way to think about how he speaks. Even the river stutters. Like him. \u2018I talk like a river,\u2019 he says.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can buy <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Talk-Like-River-Jordan-Scott\/dp\/1529502810?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">I Talk Like a River<\/a> at Amazon if you want it on the bookshelf.<\/p>\n<p>Ed is one of many big names from the music world that has signed up CBeebies for their Bedtime Stories and, as well as Grohl, other huge names have included Dolly Parton, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Rag\u2019n\u2019Bone Man.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/cbeebies-bedtime-stories-behind-the-scenes-exclusive\/&quot;\">CBeebies Bedtime Stories producer reveals 7 behind-the-scenes facts from TV\u2019s sweetest show<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ed Sheeran\u2019s CBeebies Bedtime Stories will air Friday, 5th November. Want something else to watch? Check out our full <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Julians Published: Thursday, 21 October 2021 at 12:00 am CBeebies Bedtime Story is welcoming another chart-topper to its very impressive line-up. Following Foo Fighters\u2019 David Grohl\u2018s announcement, we\u2019re now getting a lovely tale from none other than pop superstar, Ed Sheeran, in the coming weeks. 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