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FAIRY TALES
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Program 09-06-28-A |
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 Sita Sings the Blues |
Kids (and adults) around the world are counting the days
to the July release of the next Harry Potter film. What to read while
you're waiting? Tales of magic and wizardry go back thousands of years.
Next time on To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll introduce you to some
you may not be familiar with. Myths and legends about magic and witchcraft,
and forgotten fairy tales - from an animated version of the Ramayana to
the dadaist fairy tales the Nazis tried to burn.
SEGMENT 1:
Annie Gauger has edited a brand new annotated version of the classic novel "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Graham. She tells Steve Paulson that the characters reflect various aspects of Grahame's personality and the book began as a series of tales exchanged between Grahame and his son. And we hear some of Alan Bennett's adaptation of the story for the BBC. Also, Nina Paley has made a film using animation, Indonesian shadow puppets and a ‘20s era jazz singer to re-tell the story from the Ramayana of the marriage of the Hindu god Rama and his wife, Sita. The film is called "Sita Sings the Blues." Paley tells Jim Fleming what inspired her.
SEGMENT 2:
Musharraf Ali Farooqi is the translator of "The Adventures of Amir Hamza" and "Hoshruba." He tells Anne Strainchamps about these ancient Indian tales of sorcerers and wizards, originally written in Urdu. Also, Maria Tatar is the author of"Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood." She talks with Steve Paulson about what makes fairy tales so compelling to children. And we hear a bit of Christopher Walken's "Goodnight Moon" from "The Simpsons."
SEGMENT 3:
Kurt Schwitters was a celebrated modern artist in Europe in the twenties and thirties who both painted and wrote satirical, surrealist fantasies. His career was cut short by the Nazis. Now, a collection of his tales, called "Lucky Hans" has been translated and edited by Jack Zipes. Zipes, an expert on fairy tales, tells Anne Strainchamps about Schwitters' life and work.
CD copies are available at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 09-06-28-A.
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Books & CDs:
| Kurt Schwitters, Lucky Hans and Other Merz Fairy Tales (Princeton) |  |
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Maria Tatar, Enchanted Hunters: the power of stories in childhood (Norton) |
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| Kenneth Grahame, The Annotated Wind in the Willows (Norton) |  |
| Nina Paley, Sita Sings the Blues (film) |  |
| Muhammad Husain Jah (Author), Musharraf Ali Farooqi (Translator), Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism (Urdu Project) |  |
| Kenneth Grahame, Wind in the Willows (BBC Audio) [Audiobook] (Audio CD) |  |
Websites:
- Sita Sings the Blues website
http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/ - BBC Radio 4 Wind in the Willows
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wind-Willows-Audio-Kenneth-Grahame/dp/1846071178
Music:
- Rama’s Song – from the movie, “Sita
Sings the Blues”, by Nina Paley.
First music break: “Delhi.com”, on the soundtrack for “Monsoon Wedding”. (Mirabai Films, Inc.)
- Music for “Hoshruba” mix: Hossein Alizadeh,
from his CD “Torkaman: Improvisation in Dastgahe Rastpanjgah”
(Kereshmeh Records)
- Second music break: “Gilderoy Lockhart,”
from the soundtrack for “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”.
Music composed by John Williams. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Close music: “Enchanted Suite,” from
the soundtrack for “Enchanted”. (songs by Alan Menken and
Stephen Schwartz) (Walt Disney Pictures, Inc.)
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Distribution dates: week of 06/28/2009
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