Fancy Having Pedro Pascal Send You Off To Sleep? CBeebies Has Got You Covered

Pedro Pascal has become the latest A-lister announced to be taking part in CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories segment.

On Thursday morning, it was revealed that the four-time Emmy nominee will be rounding off the week by reading a story to CBeebies viewers.

“I love storytelling more than anything in the world. I loved stories as a kid, mostly at night, because I would take them into my dreams,” he enthused.

“So, if it was from a book, or from my mum’s imagination, I always asked for a story to help me get to sleep.”

Fittingly, the star of the new Star Wars movie The Mandlorian And Grogu will be reading from Meet The Planets, Caryl Hart’s children’s book introducing young readers to the solar system.

And while the CBeebies segment is obviously aimed at the broadcaster’s under-six demographic, we reckon plenty of more… let’s say mature viewers will be tuning in on BBC iPlayer so Pedro’s dulcet tones can send them off to sleep come their own bedtime.

The Last Of Us actor is following in the footsteps of stars like Danny Dyer, Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Dolly Parton, Olivia Colman, Anthony Joshua and even the Princess Of Wales herself, Kate Middleton by reading a story for CBeebies viewers.

However, the king of CBeebies bedtime is still Tom Hardy, who currently has 13 of his own Bedtime Stories streaming on iPlayer, after becoming a hit with viewers.

Back in 2024, CBeebies Bedtime Stories’ editor Claire Taylor told GQ that the “element of surprise” is what helps make the celebrity specials such a success.

She also pointed out that the segment plays “to a dual audience” consisting of both “parents and children”, so if you find you’re getting as much out of Pedro’s reading as your little ones, you needn’t worry…

Pedro Pascal will be reading CBeebies’ Bedtime Story at 6.50pm on Friday evening, on both CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.