Jonathan Bailey reads Room on the Broom 🧹✨ | CBeebies Bedtime Stories for Toddlers

Story Summary

Jonathan Bailey opens by asking whether viewers love magic. He jokingly conjures a cuddly reading companion before settling in to tell Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Room on the Broom.

A kind witch and her cat set off on their broom, but the wind keeps blowing away the witch’s belongings. A dog returns her hat, a bird finds her hair bow, and a frog retrieves her wand. Each asks if there’s room on the broom, and the witch welcomes them aboard.

The growing crew has a bumpy journey. When the overloaded broom snaps, everyone tumbles apart—just as a hungry dragon announces that he plans to have “witch and chips” for tea.

The friends come to the rescue by combining their voices and features to create a frightening many-headed beast. Terrified, the dragon apologizes and flies away. In gratitude, the witch casts a spell that creates a magnificent new broom with a seat for everyone, including a shower for the frog.

Closing

Bailey reflects that the witch’s kindness brought her friends together. He tries one last bedtime spell, but it doesn’t work, so he suggests imagining happy thoughts and ends with a good-night wish—and a playful mention of dreaming about a handsome prince.

Personalities Featured

• Jonathan Bailey
• The witch
• The cat
• The dog
• The bird
• The frog
• The dragon