Grimm Reading

By: Adam Field & Matt Hughes
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  • Join two amateur Grimmologists round the fire to read and discuss the tales of the Brothers Grimm.
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  • The Poor Miller's Boy And His Cat

    The Poor Miller's Boy And His Cat
    Nov 24 2024

    Adam's Christmas comes early as we find ourselves in an enchanted cat castle in this week's Grimm story.

    When an old miller challenges his apprentices to find the best horse, one befriends a cat who promises to help. But is she more than she seems?

    After the story, we find ourselves in early-modern Paris where we meet fairy tale behemoth Madame D'Aulnouy. We hear of her extraordinary life as well as a short version of her related story, The White Cat.

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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

    Other Music: Liszt's Waltz aus dem Ballet Die Amazonen // Leroy Anderson's The Waltzing Cat, performed by Markus Staab // Schumann's Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 - III. Blind Man's Buff, performed by Donald Betts
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    58 mins
  • Donkey Cabbages

    Donkey Cabbages
    Nov 10 2024

    We take on Donkey Cabbages - one of the most bizarre and barmy tales we've heard in a while.

    Not only do we get witches, giants and magic clouds, we also discover a new concept - the minimal counterintuitive hypothesis. What makes a story stick? Some scientists think they've found the answer...

    We then briefly look at man-donkeys in storytelling, say hi to Shakespeare, and meet the long-forgotten German folkhero Fortunatus.

    Here's a link to the paper we discuss in the episode: Memory and Mystery: The Cultural Selection of Minimally Counterintuitive Narratives

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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

    Other Music: Grieg's Holberg Suite, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston // Massenet's Toccata Jules Massenet, performed Jean Dube
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    59 mins
  • Baba Yaga And The Brave Youth (Halloween Special 2024)

    Baba Yaga And The Brave Youth (Halloween Special 2024)
    Oct 27 2024
    It’s getting spooky in the castle as we read Baba Yaga and the Brave Youth. Will our hero escape the clutches of our favourite Slavic witch? Why does Baba Yaga love spoons so much? And has she secretly been a mother all along? Join us round the fire to find out all this and more. Happy Halloween everyone!

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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

    Other Music: Rachmaninoff's Canon in E Minor, performed by Luis Kolodin // Rachmaninoff's String Quartett No. 2 performed by Steve Jones // Rachmaninoff's Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39 performed by Peter Bradley-Fulgoni // Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor
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    47 mins

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