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The Forty Thieves | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Season 10 Episode 20
And for our final Lang Fairy Tale of the week, we warmly recommend The Forty Thieves.
It's a story that starts with two brothers, then becomes a spir…
1 year, 3 months ago
Little Thumb | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Season 10 Episode 19
People know him by many names, but, according to Nora Lang, he was called Little Thumb - and he was a clever chap!
Settle in for a legend of terrible…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Master Cat; or 'Puss in Boots' and The History of Whittington | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Season 10 Episode 18
We present a double-bill of Lang Fairy Tales - both pretty cat-focused.
The Master Cat; or Puss in Boots introduces us to a frankly psychopathic, mur…
1 year, 3 months ago
Beauty And The Beast | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Season 10 Episode 17
To cap off this momentous week, we have another Lang Fairy Tale for your listening pleasure: Beauty and the Beast - a tale of a quite emo monster, a …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Terrible Head | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Season 10 Episode 16
We have a new Lang Fairy Tale for you to enjoy. It is called The Terrible Head and it's part Oedipus, part Perseus, part Hercules, and involves the t…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Shadwell Shams | Secrets of the Thames Part 2
Season 6 Episode 45
As promised, here is the second of our two-part double-bill of special episodes made with the help and support of London Museum Docklands, all about …
1 year, 3 months ago
Harry Lambeth's Teeth | Secrets of the Thames Part 1
Season 6 Episode 44
And now for something completely different!
Today we bring you the first of a two-part double-bill of special episodes made with the help and support…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Wonderful Sheep | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Season 10 Episode 15
We're starting this week strong, with a Lang Fairy Tale called The Wonderful Sheep which starts out like King Lear, and then, all of a sudden, a woma…
1 year, 3 months ago
Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Season 10 Episode 14
Feel that sizzling summer heat? Well, it might just be blowing off today's Lang Fairy Tale, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.
In this telling, there ar…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Water-Lily And The Gold Spinners | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
Season 10 Episode 13
Our Lang Fairy Tale for this episode is The Water-Lily and the Gold Spinners, which is a story about a prince who transforms himself into a crab, thr…
1 year, 3 months ago