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Join two amateur Grimmologists by the fireside as we read and review the Brothers Grimm, tale by twisted tale.

Grimm Reading Adam Field & Matt Hughes

    • Society & Culture

Join two amateur Grimmologists by the fireside as we read and review the Brothers Grimm, tale by twisted tale.

    Children's Legends: Part 2

    Children's Legends: Part 2

    The time has arrived to finish off the Grimms’ Children’s Legends, and in this episode we hear the four remaining stories: The Twelve Apostles, Poverty And Humility Lead to Heaven, The Heavenly Wedding, and The Hazel Branch.
    We again do our best to parse the piety and manage the misery, and rate them out of 10.
    Still one day left to vote in Semi-Final 2. Link here: https://forms.gle/TjJnhyuZ3uVKEvrRA
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Brahms' Piano Sonata no. 3 in Fm, Op. 5 - I. Allegro maestoso, performed by Luis Sarro 

    • 49 min
    Grimmbledon: Semi-Final 2

    Grimmbledon: Semi-Final 2

    It's the second (and last) of the Semi-Finals. Re-discover the sweeping and strange histories of the four competing stories and then cast your vote! 
    Semi-Final 2 voting link: https://forms.gle/TjJnhyuZ3uVKEvrRA
    Battling it out are the tales:
    The Two Brothers
    The Valiant Little Tailor
    The Fisherman And His Wife
    The Elves And The Shoemaker
    The top two tales from the poll will secure themselves a place in the Grand Final.
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Brahms' Cello Sonata Cello Sonata No.1, Op.38, performed by Colliard and Ligoratti

    • 56 min
    Grimmbledon: Semi-Final 1

    Grimmbledon: Semi-Final 1

    It's the first of the two Grimmbledon Semi-Finals, where four of the stories that survived the Group Stage are battling it out for a place in the Grand Final...
    Semi-Final 1 voting poll link: https://forms.gle/DeeZ9bpmxsMUFDJ86
    After recapping the stories in the Group Stage, this episode we delve a little deeper into some background information, ATU types, and related tales, to help inform your decisions.
    The top two tales from the poll will secure themselves a place in the Grand Final... so vote carefully!
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn Op. 56b Var. VII performed by Neal O'Doan

    • 53 min
    Grimmbledon: Group Stage Results

    Grimmbledon: Group Stage Results

    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

    • 55 min
    Children's Legends: Part 1

    Children's Legends: Part 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
     
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Brahms' Piano Sonata no. 3 in Fm, Op. 5 - I. Allegro maestoso, performed by Luis Sarro 

    • 42 min
    Grimmbledon: Group D

    Grimmbledon: Group D

    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:
    The Valiant Little Tailor
    Rapunzel
    Gambling Hansel
    Sweetheart Roland
    The Girl Without Hands
    And we also launch a special award poll for the “Best Ending” award.
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Brahms' Violin sonata no. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, 2nd mvt. Adagio, performed by Oliver Cobentson // Brahms' 7 Fantasien, Op. 116 Cappriccio in D Minor, performed by Ivan Ilic

    • 1 hr 15 min

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