TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE

PROMO FOR 6/28/2009 "Fairy Tales"
*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.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "Fairy Tales"


0:00 - 24:12        SEGMENT 1: (24:13)
            Annie Gauger has edited a brand new annotated version of
            the classic novel "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth
            Grahame.  She tells Steve Paulson that the characters
            reflect various aspects of Grahame's personality and the
            book began asa series of tales exchanged between Graham
            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 One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

24:13 - 24:42  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

24:43 - 42:03       SEGMENT 2: (17:22)
            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 Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

42:04 - 42:33       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

42:34 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (10:26)
            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.
            
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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