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Four unwanted animals decide to take up music.

Four unwanted animals decide to take up music. Dramatised and read by Philip Pullman.

Four unwanted animals decide to take up music.

The two Grimm brothers published their first volume of stories, Children's and Household Tales, in 1812 although there were some who disputed their suitability for young minds. Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm devoted their lives to collecting these German folk tales. Inspired by the rise of Romanticism and interest in traditional national stories and lore, in the end they collected more than 200. 
 
Philip Pullman reads the second of five of his re-workings of Grimm Tales, written to celebrate the 200th anniversary of their publication.
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2012.

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Philip Pullman reads his own versions of some of the best-known of the famous stories.

The brothers Grimm published their first stories in 1812. In 2013, Philip Pullman published his own versions of some of the best-known of the tales. Here he reads five of them.

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