Grimm Reading
Join two amateur Grimmologists round the fire to read and discuss the tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Episodes
Twenty 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!
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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
Other Music: Beethoven's Sonata No. 8 in C Minor Pathétique, Op. 13 - III. Rondo - Allegro 1
This 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
The 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:
And we also launch a spec...
The 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 ...
The 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:
The 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:
Then we launch a special award poll for the...
Welcome 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.
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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goo...
We'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 tra...
We 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
We'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 S...
We 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
It'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:
In 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 te...
A 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 G...
In 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 Phili...
On 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 We...
Welcome 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 befor...
In 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 A...
We 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...
Left 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...
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