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Royal Boost Helps Calum Leslie Land CBeebies Story Slot

12/4/2025

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Calum Leslie, a Radio 1 newsreader, will read a CBeebies Bedtime Story in 2026 after support from the Prince and Princess of Wales.
To secure the slot, his audition video needed one million views by the deadline.
Greg James suggested contacting the royals; after they shared the video on Instagram, it surpassed the target.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, previously read a bedtime story on CBeebies in 2022.

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Story summary

Calum Leslie, a Radio 1 newsreader, will read a CBeebies Bedtime Story in 2026 after support from the Prince and Princess of Wales.
To secure the slot, his audition video needed one million views by the deadline.
Greg James suggested contacting the royals; after they shared the video on Instagram, it surpassed the target.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, previously read a bedtime story on CBeebies in 2022.