An old storyteller tells classic European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.
Show Details:
Start date: Jan 1987
End date: Dec 1991
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): Channel 4 (UK)
Run time: 25 min
Episodes: 13 eps
Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama
End date: Dec 1991
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): Channel 4 (UK)
Run time: 25 min
Episodes: 13 eps
Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama
Credits:
- John Hurt as The Storyteller [ 1 ]
- Michael Gambon as The Storyteller [ 2 ]
- Brian Henson as The Dog
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 15 May 88 | The Soldier and Death |
| 2. | 1-2 | 22 May 88 | Fearnot |
| 3. | 1-3 | 29 May 88 | The Luck Child |
| 4. | 1-4 | 05 Jun 88 | A Story Short |
| 5. | 1-5 | 12 Jun 88 | Hans My Hedgehog |
| 6. | 1-6 | 19 Jun 88 | The Three Ravens |
| 7. | 1-7 | 26 Jun 88 | Sapsorrow |
| 8. | 1-8 | 03 Jul 88 | The Heartless Giant |
| 9. | 1-9 | 10 Jul 88 | The True Bride |
| Season 2 Greek Myths | |||
| 10. | 2-1 | 01 Dec 91 | Theseus and the Minotaur |
| 11. | 2-2 | 08 Dec 91 | Perseus and the Gorgon |
| 12. | 2-3 | 15 Dec 91 | Orpheus and Eurydice |
| 13. | 2-4 | 22 Dec 91 | Daedalus and Icarus |
NOTES
Episode order and airdates are for Channel 4 in the UK, although several aired earlier on the NBC network in the US, either as standalone specials or as part of The Jim Henson Hour.
Episode order and airdates are for Channel 4 in the UK, although several aired earlier on the NBC network in the US, either as standalone specials or as part of The Jim Henson Hour.