Wolves, Witches and Giants
| Wolves, Witches and Giants | |
|---|---|
Honeycomb Animation | |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (CITV) |
| Release | 9 October 1995 – 21 October 1998 |
Wolves, Witches and Giants, narrated by
CITV
from July 2005.
It included adaptations of many tales such as The Three Billy Goats Gruff.[2]
It was made by the same producers that made the original Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (and its new series), Tube Mice, Binka, and Funky Valley.[3][4]
Although being based in
TV, or the Wicked Witch using a microwave
.
All the series was animated in hand-drawn cel animation, but the title sequence itself from the 4th series uses digital-ink-and-paint animation.
Episode list
Series 1
- Episode 1 The Wolf and the Seven Kids (9 October 1995) (UK exclusive)[5]
- Episode 2 Hansel and Gretel (10 October 1995)
- Episode 3 The Three Billy Goats Gruff (11 October 1995)[6]
- Episode 4 Little Red Riding Hood (12 October 1995)[7]
- Episode 5 The Sleeping Beauty (13 October 1995)
- Episode 6 The Little Tailor (16 October 1995)
- Episode 7 The Little Red Hen (17 October 1995)
- Episode 8 Rapunzel (18 October 1995)[8]
- Episode 9 Jack and the Beanstalk (19 October 1995)[9]
- Episode 10 The Three Little Pigs (20 October 1995)[10]
- Episode 11 The Witch and the Comb(23 October 1995) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 12 The Giant with the Golden Hair (24 October 1995) (UK exclusive)[11]
- Episode 13 Peter and the Wolf (25 October 1995)[12]
Series 2
- Episode 1 Goldilocks(7 October 1996)
- Episode 2 The Little Mermaid (8 October 1996)
- Episode 3 Puss in Boots (9 October 1996)
- Episode 4 The Wolf and the Fox (10 October 1996) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 5 The Witch and the Mill (11 October 1996) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 6 Chicken Lickin (14 October 1996)[13]
- Episode 7 The Giant and the Apprentice (15 October 1996) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 8 Billy's Halloween (16 October 1996) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 9 The Wolf and the Horse (17 October 1996) UK exclusive)
- Episode 10 Sweet and Sour (18 October 1996) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 11 The Snow Queen (21 October 1996)
- Episode 12 Beauty and the Beast (22 October 1996)[14]
- Episode 13 The Little Snow Girl (23 October 1996) (UK exclusive)[15]
Special
- Cinderella (25 December 1996)
Series 3
- Episode 1 The Emperor New Clothes (6 October 1997)
- Episode 2 Dick Whittington(7 October 1997)
- Episode 3 The Giant who had Nothing at all (8 October 1997) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 4 The Four Musicians of Brum(9 October 1997)
- Episode 5 The Witch Who Stole a Prince (10 October 1997) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 6 Hercules and the Giant (13 October 1997) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 7 The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing(14 October 1997) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 8 The Three Wishes (15 October 1997)
- Episode 9 The Giant who Sucked his Thumb (16 October 1997) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 10 Tom Thumb (17 October 1997)
- Episode 11 The Matchbox (20 October 1997) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 12 The Giant Who Put Out the Sun (21 October 1997) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 13 The Frog Prince (22 October 1997)
Special
- Snow White (25 December 1997)
Series 4
- Episode 1 The Hunchback of Nottingham(5 October 1998) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 2 The Elves and the Shoemaker (6 October 1998)
- Episode 3 The Ugly Duckling (7 October 1998)
- Episode 4 Jack the Giant Killer (8 October 1998) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 5 Princess and the Pea(9 October 1998)
- Episode 6 Babes in the Wood (12 October 1998) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 7 Diamonds and Toads (13 October 1998) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 8 Pinocchio (14 October 1998)
- Episode 9 Snow White and Rose Red(15 October 1998) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 10 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (16 October 1998)
- Episode 11 Molly and the Giant (19 October 1998) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 12 Tom Tit Tot(20 October 1998) (UK exclusive)
- Episode 13 Aladdin (21 October 1998)
Special
- Aladdin (1999, first broadcast on the German channel Pro 7; extended version of Season 4, Episode 13)
References
- ^ "Ed Welch". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Toonhound - Wolves Witches and Giants (1995-1999)". www.toonhound.com.
- ^ "Toonhound - Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (2000 - 2005)". www.toonhound.com.
- ^ "Honeycomb Animation". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021.
- ^ "The Wolf and the Seven Kids (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021.
- ^ "The Three Billy Goats Gruff (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Little Red Riding Hood (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Rapunzel (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Jack and the Beanstalk (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021.
- ^ "The Three Little Pigs (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021.
- ^ "The Giant with the Golden Hair (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Peter and the Wolf (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Chicken Licken (1996)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Beauty and the Beast (1996)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021.
- ^ "The Little Snow Girl (1996)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021.
