Magical retellings of three classic fairy tales, read by Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan. Cinderella: Poor orphan girl Cinderella longs to go to the grand royal ball, but her cruel stepmother and...

A woodcutter and his wife are desperate for a child - even one as small as his fathers thumb. So Merlin and the Faerie Queen grant their wish, and Tom Thumb is born! A magical retelling of the...

Michael Maloney reads Daniel Defoe's timeless tale of a man who has to use all his own skills to survive alone on an island. Robinson Crusoe has a great desire to see the world and, against his...

When Geppetto makes a wooden puppet of a little boy, he is astonished when the puppet comes to life! But Pinocchio dreams of being a real boy... A magical retelling of the classic tale, read by...

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of one of the most famous adventure stories of all time, starring Roy Marsden as Robinson Crusoe.

Young Robinson Crusoe has a burning ambition to...

When a one-legged tin soldier falls in love with a beautiful ballet dancer doll with golden wings, it is just the start of his adventures. A magical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic...

The Little Mermaid lives in a beautiful underwater city. But on her first trip to the world above the ocean, she meets a handsome human Prince, and falls in love... A magical retelling of the...

Award-winning actor Sir Derek Jacobi reads this classic fairy tale from Hans Christian Andersen, specially adapted for young children.

In this much-loved story, an emperor is promised a...

Andrew Sachs reads Jonathan Swift's humorous and unforgettable tale of a strange man in some very strange lands. Gulliver had always wanted to see the world. But whenever he steps on board a ship,...

'Good Wives' continues the story of the 'Little Women', the March sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as they approach womanhood.

Meg longs to begin her new life with John Brook, though...

Sebastian and Anna are best friends who do everything together. So when Sebastian falls into the hands of the evil Snow Queen, Anna is determined to rescue him. A magical retelling of the classic...

Acclaimed actress Anne-Marie Duff reads this classic fairy tale from Hans Christian Andersen, specially adapted for young children.In this much-loved story, a beautiful mermaid falls in love...

Peter Jeffrey reads three of Rudyard Kipling's original classic short stories.Abandoned in the Indian jungle and rescued by a wolf pack, the man-cub Mowgli is educated in the ways of the jungle...

Tim Piggot-Smith reads J. Meade Falkner's exciting tale of a boy who gets caught up in a dangerous adventure with smugglers and treasure. Orphaned John Trenchard is just 15 when his adventures...

Shakespeare's light-hearted comedy of mistaken identity, tangled lovers, meddling fairies and bumbling amateur actors set in a wood on Midsummer Night is vividly retold by award-winning author...