Explained Fairy Tales (Season 3, Episode 14)
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TV Episode | 24 min | Documentary

Explained

Fairy Tales (Season 3, Episode 14)

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TV Episode | 24 min | Documentary

Fairy tales have survived thousands of years for a reason. Explore their far-flung history and how the stories speak to fundamental human concerns.

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Oct 15, 2021 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Ruth Negga Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Loving (2016)
Constance Grady Self - Cultural Critic, Vox Self - Cultural Critic, Vox See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Maria Tatar Self - Professor of Folklore & Mythology Self - Professor of Folklore & Mythology See fewer	Scary Stories (2018)
Jamie Tehrani Self - Professor of Anthropology Self - Professor of Anthropology See fewer	Explained (2018)
Hans Christian Andersen Self - Author (archive footage) Self - Author (archive footage) See fewer	Frozen (I) (2013)
Giambattista Basile Self - Author (archive footage) Self - Author (archive footage) See fewer	Tale of Tales (2015)
Walt Disney Self - Founder, Walt Disney Studios (archive footage) Self - Founder, Walt Disney Studios (archive footage) See fewer	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Jacob Grimm Self - Brothers Grimm (archive footage) Self - Brothers Grimm (archive footage) See fewer	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Wilhelm Grimm Self - Brothers Grimm (archive footage) Self - Brothers Grimm (archive footage) See fewer	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Georges Méliès Self - Pioneering Filmmaker (archive footage) Self - Pioneering Filmmaker (archive footage) See fewer	The Conquest of the Pole (1912)
Charles Perrault Self - Author (archive footage) Self - Author (archive footage) See fewer	Cinderella (1950)
Lotte Reiniger Self - Pioneering Animator (archive footage) Self - Pioneering Animator (archive footage) See fewer	Silhouetten (1936)
Gianfrancesco Straparola Self - Author (archive footage) Self - Author (archive footage) See fewer