Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
20 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 1
Mon, Nov 28, 2016 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Charlotte and the Wise Dragon. Charlotte meets a Japanese armourer's apprentice who is maintaining his skills during peaceful times by recycling old samurai armour into wonderful sculptures. Just as he has almost finished his iron dragon, he runs out of silk! Charlotte goes on an epic quest to find more silk, and along the way she learns great tales about the mythical dragons of Japan.
Episode 2
Tue, Nov 29, 2016 15 mins
Lokesh delivers a gift to a Greek actor on behalf of a busy mask maker.
Episode 3
Wed, Nov 30, 2016 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Charlotte and the Adventure of the Cowrie Shells. A young woman named Gull is anticipating her brother's return from sea, but his ship was due back days ago and she is worried. She decides to make an offering to one of the goddesses for his safe return, but which one? And what should she give? Sigrid the Wise knows the answers, and Charlotte sets off in search of the perfect tribute.
Episode 4
Thu, Dec 1, 2016 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Lokesh and the Adventure of the Mayan Vase. A new emperor is about to ascend the throne, and in anticipation of the big event he wants to have his favourite hot chocolate drink. However, when he discovers he has lost his chocolate, Lokesh goes high into the hills to get him some more cocoa, meeting the emperor's subjects along the way.
Episode 5
Fri, Dec 2, 2016 15 mins
Two new grandparents only have one rattle between two babies.
Episode 6
Mon, Dec 5, 2016 15 mins
Lokesh meets a man who needs to find a gift but only has a piece of cherry wood in his possession.
Episode 7
Tue, Dec 6, 2016 15 mins
Charlotte meets a mathematician who has forgotten a special birthday.
Episode 8
Wed, Dec 7, 2016 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Lokesh and the Adventure of the Boat Rivets. A master boat builder and a Viking discover they have always wanted to do each other's jobs. Lokesh persuades them to swap, but as Val the Viking tries to finish the boat, he runs out of rivets just as the owner returns, desperate to set sail. Lokesh races off to find the blacksmith and the rivets but will he get back before the tide turns?
Episode 9
15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Charlotte and the Adventure of the Two Identical Inro. Charlotte sees a mix-up at the market when a chef and a writer accidentally pick up each other's inro: the little cases that contain all their precious things. Thinking she has miso paste, Chef Machi adds ink to the soup she is making for a Samurai's dinner party. Can Charlotte make things right again? First she has to find the writer.
Episode 10
Fri, Dec 9, 2016 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Lokesh and the Adventure of Exoidas and the Discus. Practising with a new discus for the contest that could get him to the important games at Olympia, the great athlete Exoidas has lost his touch and is about to give up. Believing an old discus is the answer, Lokesh runs up against the guardian of the sanctuary in a bid to retrieve Exoidas' most famous discus of all.
Episode 11
Mon, Jan 2, 2017 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Lokesh and the Adventure of the Mayan Whistle. Lokesh meets a master builder who is working on a great Mayan pyramid. However, his assistant can never hear him when he calls because of her singing - she loves music and says it helps her work. Deep in the valley, Lokesh follows the loud sound of a whistle that might just be the perfect solution to the problem!
Episode 12
Tue, Jan 3, 2017 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Charlotte and the Adventure of the Groom's Netsuke. A groom is preparing for his wedding ceremony but keeps losing all the things he needs for his big day. The tailor has a solution - a sagemono - but he doesn't have a netsuke. It leads Charlotte on an epic quest in search of a special Imp Netsuke, to keep everything safe and bring the groom good luck.
Episode 13
Wed, Jan 4, 2017 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Lokesh and the Adventure of the Thor's Hammer Amulet. Lokesh meets a new mother whose Viking husband has gone to sea, not only leaving his young family behind, but his lucky amulet too! It's a race against time for Lokesh as he misses the boat. Will he ever get the Thor's Hammer Amulet back to the warrior? But why would anyone forget something so important in the first place?
Episode 14
Thu, Jan 5, 2017 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Charlotte and the Adventure of the Mayan Hunter's Arrowhead. A young Mayan farmer, who dreams of adventure, persuades a retired hunter to teach her his craft. But she has so much work to do on the farm she might miss the chance of a lifetime. Charlotte journeys across the Yucatan peninsula in search of the Woman of the Sea, and the arrowhead that could change the farmer's life forever!
Episode 15
Fri, Jan 6, 2017 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Lokesh and the Adventure of the Astragali. When Lokesh arrives in Ancient Greece he meets a pie maker who tells him all the fascinating things you can make from leftover bones! It looks like the perfect answer for a brother and sister who are stuck with nothing to do. Lokesh sets off to find the Games Maker of Piraeus in the hope she might help him find a solution.
Episode 16
Mon, Jan 9, 2017 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Charlotte and the Adventure of the Viking Ice Skates. A prince is searching for a maiden he saw skating on the frozen lake.
Episode 17
Tue, Jan 10, 2017 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Lokesh and the Adventure of the Spouted Pot. Lokesh meets a young woman named Sakiko who is eager to impress her new mother-in-law with a tea ceremony.
Episode 18
Wed, Jan 11, 2017 15 mins
A servant is preparing for the festivities when he notices a crack in the cup he needs.
Episode 19
Thu, Jan 12, 2017 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Lokesh and the Adventure of the Spindle Whorl. Lokesh meets a mother whose son is about to take part in an important ceremony, but he has a hole in his poncho.
Episode 20
Fri, Jan 13, 2017 15 mins
Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Charlotte and the Adventure of the Viking Tweezers. Charlotte comes across a great Viking warrior, but the king's champion has a splinter in his hand and can't pick up his sword.