About the show
Rosie and Alice find a mysterious library room that transports them into famous stories, where they race to solve the Blank Books mystery.
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After discovering a mysterious room in their local library, Rosie and Alice find themselves transported into some of history’s most famous stories. Along with their friend Jack and dog Robert, can they solve the mystery of the Blank Books?
Fast Facts
- Audience
- Ages 8–12
- Network
- RTÉ Kids
- Format
- Listen in any order
- Typical length
- 15 min
- Episodes
- 11
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Episodes
11 episodes
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Ep 110 – Blank Book
18 min 9 November 2025Alice, Rosie and Robert take a dive into the complete unknown when they enter the final blank book. Jack and Calvin infiltrate the cockroach lair and come face-to-face with the author of their problems.
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Ep 109 – The Picture of Dorian Gray
16 min 10 November 2025The true extent of the cockroaches’ plot becomes clear. Rosie, Alice and Robert undertake a daring undercover mission to restore the picture of Dorian Gray to its proper place. The only thing standing in their way? The real Dorian Gray.
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Ep 108 – Little Women
15 min 11 November 2025Jack may finally be getting closer to the truth of the Blank Books thanks to Calvin the Cockroach. And when Robert destroys a wedding dress, Alice and Rosie face the prospect of having made a bad problem worse…
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Ep 107 – Peter Pan
14 min 12 November 2025There’s a spanner in the works when for the first time Jack is pulled into a Blank Book and finds a surprising friend in Peter Pan. Robert meanwhile finds the crocodiles of Neverland a lot less friendly…
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Ep 106 – A Christmas Carol
15 min 13 November 2025It’s the most magical time of year and it turns out the only way to escape the awful choir singers is to dive into Charles Dickens’ famous Christmas tale. But the real miracle will be if the gang can teach Tiny Tim the true meaning of the season.
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Ep 105 – Alice in Wonderland
15 min 14 November 2025Alice, Rosie and Robert embark on their weirdest adventure yet. But when Robert is forced to deal with the Cheshire cat, feuding sisters and a very choppy Queen of Hearts - has he bitten off more than he can chew?
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Ep 104 – Romeo and Juliet
15 min 15 November 2025While Jack’s trying to catch cockroaches, Romeo’s caught feelings for Juliet. The problem is…she’d prefer to be off boxing! Alice and Rosie find themselves in fair Verona with one mission – to stop the world’s greatest love story from ending in tragedy.
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Ep 103 - Dracula
16 min 16 November 2025Things get creepy when the gang find themselves thrown into Dracula’s castle – but what exactly is the vampire cooking up in his kitchen? And why is everyone suddenly looking at Alice’s neck like it’s a midnight snack?
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Ep 102 – Sherlock Holmes
16 min 17 November 2025Being a detective isn’t easy – even if you are the world’s greatest! After being transported to another book, Rosie and Alice must use their powers of reasoning to help Sherlock Holmes get his confidence back and solve the dastardly Moriarty’s riddle.
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Ep 101 – Treasure Island
16 min 18 November 2025A trip to the library turns into an unexpected adventure for sisters Rosie and Alice – transporting them and their dog Robert onto the ship of the fearsome Long John Silver. Can they find a way home or will they walk the plank…?
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Blank Books - Open for business
1 min 19 November 2025What mysteries can be discovered between the pages of a book....?
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