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Marina Warner on the dark side of children's stories
Eleanor Wachtel speaks with English historian and author Marina Warner about her new book, No Go the Bogeyman. It's a wide-ranging exploration of fear and mythology.
An interview with English novelist, historian, and critic, Marina Warner
This week, Eleanor Wachtel interviews talks with the English novelist, historian, and critic, Marina Warner about her new book, From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and their Tellers. Plus. two stories - "Tongue Meat" and "The Six Swans" - read by Barbara Budd
Sex, violence, and fairytales, with Angela Carter. George Plimpton talks about 37 years of publishing the Paris Review
INTERVIEW: Angela Carter discusses her anthology, The Virago Book of Fairy Tales (1990, Virago Press). READING: Carter reads the Perrault version of "Little Red Riding Hood." INTERVIEW: George Plimpton discusses his editorship of the Paris Review.
Classic fairy tales with folklorist Maria Tatar
Host Eleanor Wachtel talks with a leading authority on folklore and children's literature, Maria Tatar. Her new book, The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales, explores the cultural complexity and historical origins of our all-time favourites.