This morning my recording of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Match Girl was aired on BBC Radio Sheffield. It’s a beautifully written yet heartbreaking story by the great Danish author who first published it in 1845 and I felt truly honoured to be asked to record it. My producer telling me that Kylie Minogue read the story for Radio 1 a few years back did make me quite nervous, though. No pressure, ey.

If you missed it then you can listen to the reading again by clicking here – I’m on 90 minutes into the show. Enjoy!