A 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 another side to this supposed beast?
A powerful tale of inter-species love, this gargantuan episode is one of our longest yet so settle in for a biggie where we explore the meaning behind the tale, its French origins in the Salons of Paris, and its ancient roman cousin, Cupid And Psyche.
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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
Other Music: Dvořák's Slavonic Dances Op.72 No. 2: Allegretto Grazioso (Herbert von Karajan; Berliner Philharmoniker) // Mozart's Serenade in G, Eine kleine Nachtmusik // Chopin's Valse No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1 ('Minute' Waltz).
An Interview With Nick Jubber, Author Of The Fairy Tellers (Extra Grimm)
83. The Two Brothers
82. The Tailor In Heaven
Vasilisa The Beautiful (Halloween Special 2022 ft. Baba Yaga)
81. Frederick And Catherine
80. The Valiant Little Tailor
Series 4 Wrap-Up (ft. Red Riding Hood Extras)
79. Little Red Riding Hood
78. Little Brother And Little Sister
77. The Fox And The Geese
76. Frau Trude
An Interview With Dr Jamie Tehrani On The Origins Of Fairy Tales
75. The Golden Bird
74. The Twelve Huntsmen
73. The Six Swans
72. Brother Lustig
Christmas Special 2021
70. The Little Peasant
69. The Good Bargain
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