Poor orphan girl Cinderella longs to go to the grand royal ball, but her cruel stepmother and stepsisters won't allow it. Can her fairy godmother help make her dreams come true? A magical...

One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Lindsay Duncan in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. When Patch was a puppy, he was a very good dog. But then he grew up, and turned...

A wizened old woman promises a soldier riches beyond his wildest dreams. All she wants in return is a small tinderbox - but is there more to the tinderbox than meets the eye? A magical retelling...

One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Richard Briers in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. When a young shepherd boy is told to watch out for wolves, he soon gets bored -...

Writer Frances Fyfield uses the manuscript of Dickens's last, unfinished, novel to work on the mystery of what happened to the book's eponymous hero Edwin Drood. First broadcast: BBC Radio 4, 19...

The King and Queen have made all the plans for their son's Royal Wedding, but the Prince still hasn't chosen a bride. Will he ever find a wife who is a princess through and through? A magical...

The Emperor loves to wear the most fashionable and finest clothes in the land. However, when two strangers suggest that they can weave him a special suit _x001A_ which is invisible to anyone...

The Story of Christmas in words and music, with Andrew Cruickshank and The Saint Martin Singers.‘God rest you merry’, a daily programme of readings and music for Christmas week, was first...

One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Richard E. Grant in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. The Rat thinks he's the most frightening animal ever. But then he meets the...

One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Richard Briers in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. Lion is too old and slow to hunt properly, so he needs to think of an easy way to...

Magical retellings of three classic fairy tales, read by Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan. Pinocchio: When Geppetto makes a wooden puppet of a little boy, he is astonished when the puppet comes to...

A poor peasant woman wishes for a child: but when a sorceress gives her a brown bulb, it grows a flower - and inside is tiny, perfect Thumbelina! A magical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's...

The shoemaker can only afford the leather to make one more pair. He cuts it and lays it on his workbench - and the next morning, there are two perfectly-finished shoes! But who can have made them?...

One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Brenda Blethyn in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. Attacus Greeb is a very poor farmer. He is about to take his goose to market when...

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...