Grimm Reading
136 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsJoin two amateur Grimmologists round the fire to read and discuss the tales of the Brothers Grimm.
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Semi-Final Results + Grand Final Launch
June 16, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBFind out which four stories survived the Semi-Finals and made it to the finals! Voting for the final is live right now. Cast your vote here: https://forms.gle/xkvy8aVEd9EH4qkT9 Or visit www.grimmreading.wordpress.com/final In the episode, we also read out voters' comments with their reasoning for their choices. And we launch a final Special Awards Poll. It's all go here as we ramp up for the final! We'll be back soon to crown a champion. In the meantime, keep it grimm! Twitter Faceboo...
Children's Legends: Part 2
June 02, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBThe time has arrived to finish off the Grimms’ Children’s Legends, and in this episode we hear the four remaining stories: The Twelve Apostles, Poverty And Humility Lead to Heaven, The Heavenly Wedding, and The Hazel Branch. We again do our best to parse the piety and manage the misery, and rate them out of 10. Still one day left to vote in Semi-Final 2. Link here: https://forms.gle/TjJnhyuZ3uVKEvrRA Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon [email protected] Theme music: Bicyc...
Grimmbledon: Semi-Final 2
May 19, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MBIt's the second (and last) of the Semi-Finals. Re-discover the sweeping and strange histories of the four competing stories and then cast your vote! Semi-Final 2 voting link: https://forms.gle/TjJnhyuZ3uVKEvrRA Battling it out are the tales: The Two Brothers The Valiant Little Tailor The Fisherman And His Wife The Elves And The Shoemaker The top two tales from the poll will secure themselves a place in the Grand Final. Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon grimmreadingpodcast@gmai...
Grimmbledon: Semi-Final 1
May 12, 2024 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBIt's the first of the two Grimmbledon Semi-Finals, where four of the stories that survived the Group Stage are battling it out for a place in the Grand Final... Semi-Final 1 voting poll link: https://forms.gle/DeeZ9bpmxsMUFDJ86 After recapping the stories in the Group Stage, this episode we delve a little deeper into some background information, ATU types, and related tales, to help inform your decisions. The top two tales from the poll will secure themselves a place in the Grand Final......
Grimmbledon: Group Stage Results
April 28, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutes - 102 MBTwenty Grimm stories have fought it out in the Group Stages, but only eight have made it through to the Semi-Finals... Find out which tales got the most public votes and secured their spot! Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon [email protected] Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko Other Music: Beethoven's Sonata No. 8 in C Minor Pathétique, Op. 13 - III. Rondo - Allegro 1
Children's Legends: Part 1
April 14, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBThis time we take on the Grimms’ Children’s Legends, including the stories: The Three Green Twigs, God’s Food, The Aged Woman, and The Rose. We do our best to make sense of the misery and rate them out of 10. Still one day left to vote in Group D. Link here: https://forms.gle/BJSvF6SVVkYGdHcF8 Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon [email protected] Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko Other Music: Brahms' Piano Sonata no. 3 in Fm, Op. 5 - I. Allegro maestoso, pe...
Grimmbledon: Group D
March 31, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBThe initial Group Stage of the tournament concludes with Group D. Group D voting poll link: https://forms.gle/BJSvF6SVVkYGdHcF8 We’re pitting our highest-scoring Brothers Grimm tales against each other to decide their ultimate story. We open the episode with a recap of the five Grimm stories in the group: The Valiant Little Tailor Rapunzel Gambling Hansel Sweetheart Roland The Girl Without Hands And we also launch a special award poll for the “Best Ending” award. Twitter Facebook ...
Grimmbledon: Group C
March 24, 2024 08:30 - 1 hour - 153 MBThe tournament continues with Group C. Group C voting poll link: https://forms.gle/gv5os8j1gEdaNd7L7 We’re pitting our highest-scoring Brothers Grimm tales against each other to decide their ultimate story. We open the episode with a recap of the five Grimm stories in the group: Cinderella The Two Brothers The Juniper Tree The Wishing-Table, The Gold-Ass, And The Cudgel In The Sack Thumbling And we also launch a special award poll for the “Best Catchphrase” award. Twitter Facebook...
Grimmbledon: Group B
March 10, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBThe tournament continues! We’re pitting our highest-scoring Brothers Grimm tales against each other to decide their ultimate story. This episode: Group B. Group B voting poll link: https://forms.gle/cZwGF7YTY4UDi31eA We open the episode with a recap of the five Grimm stories in the group: Little Red Riding Hood The Three Little Men In The Wood Sleeping Beauty The Elves And The Shoemaker The Story Of The Youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was Then we launch a special award poll...
Grimmbledon: Group A
March 03, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBThe tournament begins! We’re pitting our highest-scoring Brothers Grimm tales against each other to decide their ultimate story. First up, we have Group A. Group A voting poll link: https://forms.gle/JVeBVQaomVTNToXx7 We open the episode with a recap of the five Grimm stories in the group: Puss In Boots Hansel And Gretel The Fisherman And His Wife Clever Gretel Godfather Death Then we launch a special award poll for the “Most Iconic Piece Of Clothing” award. And, finally, we read t...
Grimmbledon Playoff Draw (The Tournament Begins...)
February 18, 2024 16:11 - 35 minutes - 65.1 MBWelcome to Grimmbledon! We've finished Volume 1 of the Grimms' fairy tales and it's time to decide once and for all which was the best story we read. 20 tales will be battling it out to earn the crown of the best story. In this episode, we announce the contenders and put them into 5 different groups by drawing lots. Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon [email protected] Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
88. The Princess And The Pea (World Exclusive)
January 21, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBWe're proud to present The Princess And The Pea by the Brothers Grimm for the first time ever in the English language! Hidden in the Grimms' 5th edition of fairy tales, their version was never translated into English - until now! A crack team of translators has helped us to bring this episode to life, we can't thank you enough. After the story, we explore what it's trying to tell us before heading into the past, where we trace its origins beyond Hans Christian Andersen to medieval Kashmir...
Christmas Livestream Quiz
December 31, 2023 16:12 - 2 hours - 230 MBWe present our Christmas Livestream in audio form! Expect a quiz, a cake, crackers, listener chats, and a very unusual story. You can watch the full event on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Np24YiGQG0U?si=bK-Kvdvzxa8Fhj4H
Christmas Special 2023
December 17, 2023 11:56 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBWe're back! And back in style. Welcome to our sixth annual Christmas party! Join us round the fire as we get festive in yet another bumper episode. We kick the party off by pulling some Christmas crackers, exchanging presents, and indulging in some festive snacks and beverages to get into the Christmas spirit. It's then story time, starting with a short tale called "The Christmas Fairy Of Strasburg" which features a cheeky robbery with a surprising outcome... And then it's time for the se...
5 Year Anniversary Livestream
July 16, 2023 10:24 - 2 hours - 141 MBWe made it to five years! In April we hosted a livestream event to celebrate the milestone - and here it is in audio form. Thanks to everyone who joined and helped make it such a special occasion. For the full experience, you can watch the whole event on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/6Leycit-_jQ?feature=share
Series 5 Wrap-Up
June 11, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBIt's the end of the series and the end of volume one for us here at Grimm Castle! So join us as we reveal the winners and losers of series 5 of Grimm Reading and indulge in some classic story stats. We then share some clips from our latest special episodes (The Little Mermaid and Sinbad The Sailor), and finally resurrect story stats as we reveal the top and bottom stories of the entire five years of the podcast. Links: 5 Year Grimmversary YouTube Livestream The Little Mermaid Payhip Si...
87. Cinderella (Part 2)
April 16, 2023 08:30 - 1 hour - 115 MBIn part two, discover the origins and history of cinderella as we embark on “The Story Of The Story”. First up, we follow the trail of Cinderella from ancient Greece through Basile, Perrault, and the Grimms, by way of medieval France, as we trace her literary origins. We then attempt to work out where Cinderella really came from, and seek help from some expert friends as we define the tale and explore what exactly it's trying to tell us. Enjoy the final installment of this gripping two-par...
5 Year Grimmversary Livestream - Saturday 22nd April 7pm BST!
April 11, 2023 20:46 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBLink to the Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/6Leycit-_jQ?feature=share On Saturday 22nd April 2023, it will have been 5 years to the day since the first ever episode of the podcast, the Pilot episode featuring Hans In Luck & Old Sultan, was released. To mark the occasion, and to also celebrate the fact that we have just finished Volume 1 of the Brothers Grimm Collection, we are hosting a special Livestream on YouTube! So come and join us for a celebration where there will be a Q&A, a c...
86. Cinderella (Part 1)
April 09, 2023 10:21 - 47 minutes - 87.2 MBA plucky young heroine, an avian stylist, and an axe-wielding dad make for a special season 5 ending - join us round the fire for some comically extreme violence as we read the Cinderella (aka Aschenputtel). Think you know Cinderella? Well, think again! Yes, we've got the lost slipper, we've got the evil step sisters, we've got the fateful ball - but there's plenty Disney unforgivably left out. It's a momentous occasion at Castle Grimm: it's all at once the series 5 finale, the last famous...
85. The Old Man And His Grandson
March 12, 2023 12:39 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this story, a psychopathic couple get a schooling from their son when the little boy witnesses the harsh treatment of his grandfather. Things get moralistic this week's as we read the Grimm story, The Old Man And His Grandson. After the tale, we explore the world of old men in folktales, specifically three ATU types that deal with old men looking for care in their twilight years - finishing with a harrowing story from the Philipines, or possibly Mexico. This episode is Certified Grimm ...
84. Faithful John
February 26, 2023 20:14 - 1 hour - 114 MBOn his deathbed, a King commands trusty John, his most loyal servant, to protect his son and heir. But when the boy falls in love with a forbidden painting, John's loyalty is pushed to the limit. Will he sacrifice himself for the sake of the boy? Find out in Faithful John! The Brothers Grimm story responsible for Oscar Wilde's greatest work and your favourite scene in Star Wars. After the story, we try to tracy its lineage from West to East, by way of a medieval French romance and the une...
Christmas Special 2022
December 18, 2022 06:30 - 1 hour - 102 MBWelcome to our fifth Christmas party AND our 100th episode! Join us round the fire as we get festive in a bumper episode. This year we get an American story, The Poor Count's Christmas, featuring a greedy giant, an underhanded fairy, and an aristocrat with a Christmas addiction. That adventure is swiftly followed by the opening few mini chapters of the classic tale The Nutcracker. But before that, we share the usual gifts, pull a cracker or two, and also take a trip around the world on a c...
An Interview With Nick Jubber, Author Of The Fairy Tellers (Extra Grimm)
December 11, 2022 10:13 - 59 minutes - 109 MBIn this episode we talk to travel writer Nicholas Jubber about his latest book The Fairy Tellers, which unearths the incredible lives of the people behind famous fairy tales. The Fairy Tellers introduces us to seven of the most influential story tellers, including Hans Christian Andersen, Dortchten Wild, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, and Hanna Dyab, who between them gave us Hansel and Gretel, Beauty And The Beast, The Snow Queen, and Aladdin, to name a few. Who were these people? What’s...
83. The Two Brothers
November 27, 2022 06:30 - 1 hour - 197 MBWe finally land at the feet of the longest story in the entire collection, The Two Brothers. And this one's got it all. Dragons, witches, heroes, villains, damsels - this may well be the fairy tale story you’ve been waiting for! When two brothers are banished from home, they gather a retinue of animal disciples and hit the road. Deciding to go their separate ways, the eldest battles a dragon and wins the heart of a princess. But when a tree-climbing witch turns him to stone, it’s up to the ...
82. The Tailor In Heaven
November 13, 2022 21:50 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBLeft alone in heaven, Saint Peter hears a knock at the door; a light-fingered tailor wants in. Against the wishes of the Good Lord, Peter lets the tailor through the pearly gates and into paradise. What will happen when the big chief returns home to find heaven in disorder? And why does everyone love Spanish cavalrymen? Find out in The Tailor In Heaven! We discuss tailors in fairy tales, Odin’s special seat, a Swiss party town, and finally hear another folk tale of crafty tailors cheating t...
Vasilisa The Beautiful (Halloween Special 2022 ft. Baba Yaga)
October 30, 2022 06:30 - 1 hour - 146 MBWelcome to our first ever Halloween special! Join us round the fire as we read the famous Russian fairy tale Vasilisa The Beautiful. We then have a full Baba Yaga takeover where we do a deep dive on the intriguing witch of slavic folklore. Creepy pork-eating dolls, evil step mothers, colourful horesmen - things get spooky in the castle with this curious story, a mix of Cinderella and Hansel And Gretel with added Baba Yaga, what’s not to love? Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon grimmr...
81. Frederick And Catherine
October 16, 2022 08:19 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBThings are going well for a newly married couple until a dog steals a sausage. Before you know it the house is a wreck and some thieves have stolen all their gold. So Frederick and Catherine set out to track down the thieves and mayhem ensues as we enjoy a generous helping of hilarious misunderstandings, before it all ends with a pastor running for his life. After the story, we try to make sense of this bizarre little story, a close cousin of an old Grimm Reading classic Clever Elsie. An...
80. The Valiant Little Tailor
October 02, 2022 15:51 - 1 hour - 129 MBWelcome to series 5 of Grimm Reading! We kick things off with The Valiant Little Tailor, story number 20 in the Grimms’ Fairy Tales. When a little tailor takes down a swarm of flies ruining his jam on toast, he can’t believe his own bravery. His studio is now too small for a man like him, so he embroiders a commemorative girdle and sets off into the world to make his name. Several vanquished giants, dehorned unicorns, pious boars, redundant soldiers and squeezed cheeses later, the tailor i...
Series 4 Wrap Up (ft. Red Riding Hood Extras)
June 12, 2022 12:32 - 1 hour - 135 MBWe tie a bow on the latest series as we reveal the winning and losing Grimm stories from the season. Who gave out the most points? How many 9s did we give? What does it take to become the worst ever story? Discover all in 'Story Stats', where we please everyone by bringing out the spreadsheets and crunching some numbers. After that, we share a piece of 'Bonus Audio' from Little Red Riding Hood - in the main episode we learnt about the development of the story, but what does it mean? Matt sh...
Series 4 Wrap-Up (ft. Red Riding Hood Extras)
June 12, 2022 12:32 - 1 hour - 135 MBWe tie a bow on the latest series as we reveal the winning and losing Grimm stories from the season. Who gave out the most points? How many 9s did we give? What does it take to become the worst ever story? Discover all in 'Story Stats', where we please everyone by bringing out the spreadsheets and crunching some numbers. After that, we share a piece of 'Bonus Audio' from Little Red Riding Hood - in the main episode we learnt about the development of the story, but what does it mean? Matt sh...
79. Little Red Riding Hood
May 22, 2022 09:18 - 1 hour - 119 MBIt’s the series four finale so it’s time for a big bad story - join us round the fire for a rendition of the one, the only, Little Red Riding Hood (aka Little Red Cap)! A young girl heads out from home to her grandmother’s - but en route she meets a wolf in the deep of the woods. After engaging in some polite small talk, the wolf weaves a dastardly plan to capture girl and granny alike. Will it end in delicious victory for the wolf? Or will Little Red Cap emerge triumphant in the end? Afte...
78. Little Brother And Little Sister
May 08, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBHave you ever been so thirsty you’d risk turning into a tiger? Can you die from an overly hot bath? Is there a dark side of the moon? Discover the answers to all this and more in our latest episode on the Brothers Grimm story Little Brother and Little Sister. When an evil witchy step-mother turns her step-son into a fawn, he and his sister move into a cottage together. But when the fawn boy is chased down by the king's huntsmen, the king decides to marry his sister and it looks like we're ...
77. The Fox And The Geese
April 24, 2022 08:30 - 52 minutes - 96.1 MBThis time we read the final story from the first volume of the Grimms' fairy tales: The Fox and the Geese. A tale in which our trusty cunning fox may have taken on more than he bargained for... After the story things get mega foxy as we hear two other stories - that's right, two! - where things don't turn up entirely roses for Reynard: "The Hare And The Fox" by Ludwig Bechstein, and "Beasts In A Pit" collected by Alexander Afanasyev. And that's not all! We also take the time to reintroduc...
76. Frau Trude
April 10, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBThis time we read the shocking tale of Frau Trude. A young girl is enamoured with her neighbour Mrs. Trude. But her parents absolutely forbid her to go on a visit. Naturally, the young girl ignores her parents and before long we've got heads literally on fire among other bizarre happenings. Will the girl escape or has curiosity killed the cat? Join us round the fire as we try to decipher this strange, dark little story. Our musings lead us once again face-to-face with Baba Yaga, before set...
An Interview With Dr Jamie Tehrani On The Origins Of Fairy Tales
April 03, 2022 08:54 - 56 minutes - 103 MBIn this episode, we talk with Dr Jamie Tehrani of Durham University about his research into the origins of fairy tales. In his 2016 paper, co-authored with Sara Graça da Silva, they took phylogenetic modeling techniques - borrowed from the world of evolutionary biology where they're used to trace genetic lineages - and put them to work tracing the origins of folk tales. The results seemed to prove that many fairy tale narratives can indeed be traced back several thousand years. But how exa...
75. The Golden Bird
March 20, 2022 07:35 - 1 hour - 110 MBJoin the king's youngest son on an adventure of a lifetime, as he seeks the mystical golden bird that's been pinching his dad's apples. Helped by a patient, omnipotent fox, the prince gets more than he bargained for when he deceives his way into a princess's bathing house. Will he ever find the golden bird? And will his older brothers' jealously drive them to do the unthinkable? Find out in this week's story: The Golden Bird! Dastardly deception, desperate decapitation, and omnipotent foxe...
74. The Twelve Huntsmen
March 06, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBTwelve hunters, three lovers, and one sexist lion - join us for the Brothers Grimm story The Twelve Huntsmen! A prince and princess are happily engaged. But when the prince’s dying father makes him promise to marry another, the princess is cast aside. Unperturbed, the princess gathers together twelve doppelgangers and gets the team employed as her ex's huntsmen. But when a magical sexist lion threatens to reveal her identity, she finds herself facing two impossible challenges. Will the gam...
73. The Six Swans
February 20, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 98.6 MBWhen a king is forced to marry a witch’s daughter, his new bride turns her seven step sons into swans. Now it’s up to their only sister to undo the curse. But when her new husband condemns her to death for baby eating, it looks like all might be lost. In fan favourite The Six Swans, we find magical yarn, star flowers, and a strip tease up a tree (no joke). It’s the final installment in 'The Maiden Who Rescues Her Brothers' trilogy and after reading the story we discuss its place in the tri...
72. Brother Lustig
February 08, 2022 16:46 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBIn Brother Lustig, a discharged soldier is bankrupted by Saint Peter. The two then team up to start a venture bringing the dead back to life. But when Lustig eats an undercooked lamb's heart, St. Peter decides to go his own way. Will this mismatched pair ever make up? And how will St Peter keep Brother Lustig on the straight and narrow? Find out in this epic buddy road caper, filled with haunted castles, undead princesses, and magical knapsacks. After the tale, we try to unpick this piece...
71. The Summer And Winter Garden (Beauty And The Beast)
January 23, 2022 13:58 - 1 hour - 151 MBA surprise story this time - the Grimms' version of Beauty And The Beast! Called ‘The Summer And Winter Garden’, join us on a breathtaking journey of kidnapping, heartache, and love against the odds. In the deep of winter, a father’s most beautiful daughter asks him to bring back a rose from his work trip. When he takes a rose belonging to a hideous beast, the monster demands the man’s daughter in marriage - to which he agrees. Can the daughter escape this fate? Or will she perhaps see ano...
Christmas Special 2021
December 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBIt's once more time to the annual Grimm Reading Christmas party! Get cosy round the fire for another dose of festive joy, complete with presents, pies, crackers, alcohol-free mulled wine and more! We get two stories this year. Firstly, a radical choice with the unseasonal story The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen. Soon followed by the decidedly Dickensian tale The Story of a Cat by Mary De Morgan. Merry Christmas everyone! For more festive mayhem, join us over on Grimm Fab...
70. The Little Peasant
November 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIn a village full of rich peasants, one little peasant alone remains destitute. But through a series of cunning and devious tricks, this little guy is going to turn the tables on everyone in quite spectacular fashion. Join us for The Little Peasant by the Brothers Grimm, where we meet a fatally gullible Shepard, a soothsaying squeezable raven and - shocker - a nice miller! After the story we uncover other tales that use similar motifs of trickery, including in works by legendary fairy tale ...
69. The Good Bargain
November 14, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn The Good Bargain, a peasant loses all his money and possessions to some animals. Angered, he goes to the king for justice. But instead of helping him, the king has other ideas. This 'humorous' tale is the first one we've come across that is anti-Semitic. So, once we've finally deciphered the convoluted story, we then explore antisemitism in the Grimm's collection, putting the Grimm brothers on trial. We also look into how the Nazis co-opted the Grimms to spread propaganda in Nazi German...
68. The Three Feathers
October 31, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIn The Three Feathers, an old king tests his three sons to see who will inherit the kingdom after his death. When the youngest brother emerges triumphant - thanks to an overweight toad - the older brothers demand satisfaction, and plot a jump to the death to settle the succession once and for all. Join us on the final adventure of The Simpleton Trilogy, where we find magical turnips, a popcorn-munching monarch, and a secret underground world. After the story we discuss fatalism, pub names,...
67. Our Lady‘s Child
October 17, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutes - 106 MBWe’re back for series 4! We open the series with a poor family starving to death and the Virgin Mary abducting their daughter. Years later, the Virgin goes off on a work trip and forbids the girl from opening a certain door. When the inevitable happens, the child is banished from heaven and things get weirder from there. Join us once more round the fire for “Our Lady’s Child” (aka “Mary’s Child”), where we meet an unlikely assortment of characters including the 12 Apostles, James Bond, Cous...
Patreon Special Ft. The Tortoise And The Hare
September 19, 2021 07:45 - 35 minutes - 65.9 MBAnother mini-special before the new series. This time we shamelessly plug our Patreon! We explain how you can support the podcast through our Patreon platform, then we announce some exciting new things we've got coming up for our patrons - including a Q&A episode and the release of The Pied-Piper. We then play a clip from our patron-only podcast Grimm Fables, before finally giving some patron shout-outs. Check out our patreon. Buy our episode The Pied-Piper at payhip.com (available from 2...
Series 3 Scoreboard Roundup + Snow White & Troy + Spotify Playlist
September 05, 2021 08:08 - 43 minutes - 79.4 MBGreetings from a grim meadow! Massive constitutional changes are afoot in this special episode as we share our roundup of the winners and losers of series 3 for the first time for non-Patrons. We then share a piece of deleted audio from our Little Snow White recording - the incredible connection between Snow White and the siege of Troy. Finally we're pleased to announce our new Grimm Reading Spotify playlists: Series 1 Grimm Reading Soundtrack Series 2 Grimm Reading Soundtrack Series 3 Gri...
Series 3 Wrap-Up (plus Snow White and the trojan war deleted scene)
September 05, 2021 08:08 - 43 minutes - 79.4 MBGreetings from a grim meadow! Massive constitutional changes are afoot in this special episode as we share our roundup of the winners and losers of series 3 for the first time for non-Patrons. We then share a piece of deleted audio from our Little Snow White recording - the incredible connection between Snow White and the siege of Troy. Finally we're pleased to announce our new Grimm Reading Spotify playlists: Series 1 Grimm Reading Soundtrack Series 2 Grimm Reading Soundtrack Series 3 Gri...
Story Scoreboard Roundup + Snow White & Troy + Spotify Playlist
September 05, 2021 08:08 - 43 minutes - 79.4 MBGreetings from a grim meadow! Massive constitutional changes are afoot in this special episode as we share our roundup of the winners and losers of series 3 for the first time for non-Patrons. We then share a piece of deleted audio from our Little Snow White recording - the incredible connection between Snow White and the siege of Troy. Finally we're pleased to announce our new Grimm Reading Spotify playlists: Series 1 Grimm Reading Soundtrack Series 2 Grimm Reading Soundtrack Series 3 Gri...
66. Snow White
June 13, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBIt’s the series 3 finale so it’s time for a big one - settle in for an epic adventure as we read Little Snow White! Filicide, attempted cannibalism, talking mirrors, seven little helpers, a very poisonous apple - it’s the story you know and love but even more unpleasant and violent. Chatting with her mirror, a queen learns that her step-daughter has grown more beautiful than she is. So she decides to kill her and eat the girl's heart. But Little Snow White escapes and finds shelter in a ...