Twelve 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 game be up? And what does the new bride think of all these shenanigans? Find out (or possibly don't find out) in this week's exciting Grimm tale.
After the story, we unpick the manifold plot holes before exploring the 'forgotten fiancé' trope in an erased Grimm tale called Prince Swan.
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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
Other Music: Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 18 in E Flat Major 'The Hunt', Op. 31 no. 3 - II. performed by Paul Pitman // The Carnival of the Animals - XIII. The Swan (Solo piano version) performed by Markus Staab.
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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
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75. The Golden Bird
73. The Six Swans
72. Brother Lustig
71. The Summer And Winter Garden (Beauty And The Beast)
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70. The Little Peasant
69. The Good Bargain
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