The Three Ravens Podcast

Come inside, children! We present an all-time Hall of Fame fairytale: Hansel and Gretel. If you listened to Little Thumb last week, note how this time it's the father who is symp…

And for our final Lang Fairy Tale of the week, we warmly recommend The Forty Thieves. It's a story that starts with two brothers, then becomes a spiral of theft, depression, chal…

People know him by many names, but, according to Nora Lang, he was called Little Thumb - and he was a clever chap! Settle in for a legend of terrible parents (though a more sympa…

We present a double-bill of Lang Fairy Tales - both pretty cat-focused. The Master Cat; or Puss in Boots introduces us to a frankly psychopathic, murderous, criminal mastermind o…

To cap off this momentous week, we have another Lang Fairy Tale for your listening pleasure: Beauty and the Beast - a tale of a quite emo monster, a young woman who has wonderful d…

We have a new Lang Fairy Tale for you to enjoy. It is called The Terrible Head and it's part Oedipus, part Perseus, part Hercules, and involves the throwing of quoits. Not sure w…

As promised, here is the second of our two-part double-bill of special episodes made with the help and support of London Museum Docklands, all about the new 'Secrets of the Thames'…

And now for something completely different! Today we bring you the first of a two-part double-bill of special episodes made with the help and support of London Museum Docklands,…

We're starting this week strong, with a Lang Fairy Tale called The Wonderful Sheep which starts out like King Lear, and then, all of a sudden, a woman falls in love with a sheep.…

Feel that sizzling summer heat? Well, it might just be blowing off today's Lang Fairy Tale, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. In this telling, there are two evil sorcerers out to u…

Our Lang Fairy Tale for this episode is The Water-Lily and the Gold Spinners, which is a story about a prince who transforms himself into a crab, three cursed princesses, and a wic…

Today's Lang Fairy Tale telling is The White Cat - a fairly twisted little story about a Prince falling in love with a feline, a Dad who doesn't want to give his sons their dues, a…

Today's Lang Fairy Tale telling is The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, which is a story about vengeful fairies, brave princes, non-consensual kissing, and evil Ogresses getting their…

Our tenth Lang Fairy Tale telling is a beloved classic: East of the Sun and West of the Moon, a story with three sets of threes, a giant bear with a waxy shirt, trolls, weddings, a…

Our ninth episode of Lang Fairy Tale tellings is Felicia and the Pot of Pinks - a very strange story about gossipy hens, cruel older brothers, and 'Pinks' - whatever the heck they…

We’re on a break at the moment to plan, research, and write all sorts of things, but, to fill the gap, this is the second of two new compilation episodes containing a trio of stori…

Our eighth episode of Lang Fairy Tale tellings is a two-for-one, including both Little Red Riding Hood (which is so short) and Rumpelstiltskin - both tales about freaky masculinity…

Our seventh Lang Fairy Tale is one a short one but a good one: Why The Sea Is Salt - a quest for earthly happiness through the power of cured meats, seasoning, and a magical hand-m…

We’re on a break at the moment to plan, research, and write all sorts of things, but, to fill the gap, this is the first of two new compilation episodes containing a trio of storie…

The sixth tale in our "Fairy Book Project" is one of the most iconic of all: Cinderella - complete with glass slippers, mean sisters (again!) and a particularly strict rule related…