Meet the Author podcast with Zeb Soanes and James Marangone

We're so excited to share the second episode of our brand new podcast Meet the Author. This episode is with Zeb Soanes and James Marangone who discuss all things Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub with podcast presenter Keiran Manetta-Jones.

Meet author Zeb Soanes and composer James Marangone as they discuss their latest project Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub.


Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub is a humorous and exciting story for ages 7-9 about a summer holiday adventure and a musical plant. The book was written by author of the Gaspard the Fox series Zeb Soanes and illustrated by Anja Uhren. It is also a brilliant new orchestral work by James Marangone, performed by Orpheus Sinfonia.


In this interview you will learn about the origins of the Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub project, as well as learn about some fascinating facts about how the story and orchestral work developed side-by-side.


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