Fairy tale stock characters
In fairy tales, a fairy godmother (French: fée marraine) is a fairy with magical powers who acts as a mentor or parent to someone, in the role that an actual godparent was expected to play in many societies. In Perrault's "Cinderella", he concludes the tale with the moral that no personal advantages will suffice without proper connections.
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Fairies
Melvyn Bragg discusses the literary and visual depiction of fairies. Supernatural creatures inhabiting a half-way world between this one and the next, fairies are ubiquitous in human culture.
11 May 2006
Featuring: Juliette Wood, Diane Purkiss, Nicola Bown
The Unicorn
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and mythology of the unicorn.
28 October 2010
Featuring: Juliette Wood, Lauren Kassell, David Ekserdjian