Nero's Class
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Creator: RTÉ Kids
Full cast Adventure Serial Audio Drama
Synopsis:
Winner of the Best Family series at the Irish Podcast Awards 2023, and shortlisted for Best Comedy and Best Fiction series. Nominated for Best Comedy series at the Torc Awards 2024. A surreal audio odyssey, a modern-day folk tale, and a head-spinning school tour into the uncharted territories of... Mrunglody. Join mainlander Professor Nero (Hugh Cooney) as he tries to teach Rowan (Rian Sheridan), Jacaranda (Elsie Akinduko) and Scoochie Kaboochie (Penny O'Dwyer) on a mythical island surrounded by never-ending distractions. A Bobby Aherne Production, for ages 7 - 407. With a supporting cast including Peter McGann, Aoife Spratt, Alison Spittle, Matthew Carpenter, Bronwyn Murphy White and Brigid McClean. Part of the award-winning catalogue of junior podcasts for kids from RTÉ.
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Serial
Voices: Cast
Genres: Adventure
Maturity: Children
Completion status: Finished
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Episodes:
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:01:00 +0000
Immediately following the events of the first series, we join Nero’s Class in their travelling treehouse classroom, somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. They’ve finally surrendered to Jacaranda’s demands to go meet her beloved penpal Penny in Pennsylvania… but first, they’ll have to find her.
Sun, 9 Jun 2024 10:03:00 +0000
On the hunt for a lost trinket, Nero’s Class find themselves deep within Mrunglody’s mysterious network of caves… where they stumble upon something that Nero hoped had been lost forever.
S02E03 - Scooch Gets a Splinter
Sat, 8 Jun 2024 10:06:00 +0000
Local Mrunglodian Frank the Cabbage calls upon Nero’s Class to investigate why Mrunglody’s smooth-talking radio host is never off the air.
Fri, 7 Jun 2024 10:43:00 +0000
After an unexpected delivery from The Ahwujjastop, Professor Nero finds himself struggling to juggle his work/life balance on a school tour to The Mainland.
Thu, 6 Jun 2024 09:28:00 +0000
A new name on the roll opens up a WHOLE new tin of worms for Professor Nero. Could this prove to be his last straw... or might this new pupil be outstanding in his field?
Wed, 5 Jun 2024 10:34:00 +0000
Professor Nero obtains a malfunctioning mobile phone under dubious circumstances, but soon finds himself bored of the rings… leading to an epic quest, a series of frightening encounters, and one GORGEOUS jumper.
Tue, 4 Jun 2024 12:14:00 +0000
Professor Nero’s career guidance exercise results in a field trip to the funniest place on Earth… assuming that they can get past the sword-wielding, riddle-giving goblin at the gate.
Mon, 3 Jun 2024 10:29:00 +0000
Professor Nero teaches his class about the meaning of words, the power of language, and why you should always think before you talk.
S02E09 - Hundreds and Thousands
Sun, 2 Jun 2024 14:34:00 +0000
Professor Nero runs into some difficulty enforcing his strict “No Eating in Class” policy… especially after accidentally introducing Mrunglody to an irresistible Mainlander delicacy.
Sat, 1 Jun 2024 10:33:00 +0000
A malfunctioning Ahwujjastop sets Nero’s Class off on a mission to restore the sacred peculiarity of their island.
Mon, 7 Nov 2022 11:24:00 +0000
Join the befuddled Professor Nero, his three reluctant pupils, and a series of uninvited guests on the ultimate field trip.
Sun, 6 Nov 2022 11:24:00 +0000
A soggy Professor Nero awakens on a mysterious beach, with no memory of how he ended up there. Has he been shipwrecked? Thrown overboard by pirates? Kidnapped by cannibals? Or is the truth far more sinister than any of that?
Sat, 5 Nov 2022 11:24:00 +0000
The class is visited by a local musician, which leads to a Tuesday that Nero's Class will never forget.
Fri, 4 Nov 2022 11:24:00 +0000
On an unscheduled school tour to The One Wonder of the World, it seems as though the class might actually be about to get some learning done.
Thu, 3 Nov 2022 11:24:00 +0000
A talk from a visiting hairbrush salesman might sound like one of the most boring lessons imaginable... but c'mon... this is Mrunglody!
Wed, 2 Nov 2022 11:24:00 +0000
A message from The Mainland interrupts what was definitely going to be another solid day's worth of teaching from Professor Nero.
Tue, 1 Nov 2022 11:24:00 +0000
Cornered and defeated, the children of Mrunglody wonder if they'll ever see their beloved island again...