Tonies has announced the launch of Science Museum: Discovery Crew, an original audio series created exclusively in collaboration with the Science Museum.
Polly Evans, Content Lead UK at Tonies told Toys n Playthings “Working with the Science Museum has been an energising partnership. Together, we’ve created a new series of Discovery Crew audio adventures that take children from outer space to the ocean depths and back through history’s most groundbreaking scientific moments. At Tonies we believe the most powerful learning happens when children are fully immersed in a story. Partnering with the Science Museum has enabled us to turn real science into thrilling, rigorously fact-checked audio adventures that spark curiosity, creativity and confidence, all without screens. We’re incredibly proud of these new Pocket Tonies.”
Available as a four-piece set, Tonies invites curious listeners to join the Discovery Crew as they embark on a journey that brings immersive audio drama straight from the heart of the Science Museum into homes everywhere. Each story begins inside the museum itself, and follows a group of fearless explorers on a mission to become budding astronauts, scientists and engineers.
Through rich soundscapes and imaginative storytelling, children are whisked through time, space and scientific breakthroughs, exploring topics inspired by the museum’s world-leading collection. From exploring real spacecraft and the hands-on experiments in Wonderlab to the history of medicine and the inventions that shaped how we communicate around the world, science is brought to life in audio-first form – no screens required.
Created exclusively for Tonies alongside Science Museum curators, the series blends real scientific learning with adventure and imagination. Along the way, young listeners will meet famous historical figures, uncover surprising facts and discover how curiosity and creativity have driven some of the world’s most important discoveries – from understanding how vaccines work to meeting pioneering engineers at NASA.
Amy Harbour, Head of Licensing and Commercial Partnerships, Science Museum Group said: ‘Partnering with Tonies on the Discovery Crew series has been an incredibly exciting opportunity for us at the Science Museum. Together, we’ve transformed real scientific stories and breakthrough moments into dynamic, screen‑free audio adventures that children can explore from anywhere. This collaboration allows us to share the wonder of our collection in a fresh, imaginative format that sparks curiosity, creativity and a lifelong love of science. At the Science Museum, inspiring future generations of scientists, engineers and inventors is at the heart of what we do, and we’re proud to see that mission come alive through these new Pocket Tonies.’
The Science Museum: Discovery Crew Pocket Tonie Set includes four individual tonies, each inspired by the objects and stories on display in four of the Science Museum’s popular galleries (total run time is 140 minutes):
● Space
● Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries
● Information Age
● Wonderlab
Children simply pop a Pocket Tonie on their Toniebox to join the Discovery Crew on an audio journey that turns learning into adventure, without screens. Designed to spark curiosity and inspire future scientists, the series connects real-world science with imagination, storytelling and excitement.
The four-piece set, Science Museum: Discovery Crew, is now available from tonies.com/en-gb from 13 February, and available from the Science Museum shop from 20 February, both online and in the museum. The new set forms part of the wider Discovery Crew series, which also includes the Natural History Museum Pocket Tonies.
