Season 7 is in the bag! But which stories were the best and worst of the bunch?

We reveal the winners and losers of the series, share some porridge updates, hear what listeners have to say, and set up the start of series 8.

QUIZ! Saturday 28th June 7pm (BST)

Link to the Series 7 Live Quiz so you can subscribe and join in the fun.

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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

Other Music: Dvořák's String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major // Dvořák's Humoresque

Three friendly bachelor bears decide to take a walk while their porridge cools. Little do they suspect that an opportunistic young lady called Goldilocks will break in and help herself to breakfast.

Will the bears catch her in the act or will she get away? What’s the best way to have porridge? And where do Aristotle and Stephen Hawking fit into all this?

Join us for the series seven finale as we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears - and then share the history of how the story developed.

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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

Other Music: Dvorak's Legends, Op.59 - 2. Molto moderato (G major) // Beethoven's Piano Sonata no.15 in D major op.28 Pastoral - IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non tropp, performed by Karine Gilanyan

Creepy villains, elderly princesses, troublesome beards - this is not your average fairy tale.

In Old Rinkrank, a princess gets imprisoned in a glass mountain by an evil creature and given an unpleasant new name. Will she be able to save herself? And will her fiancé have waited for her? Find out in the penultimate episode of the season!

After the story, we attempt to ascend our own glass mountain and identify the tale's place in the canon of folklore, leading us to Poland and Norway where things get, you guessed, nice and weird.

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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

Other Music: Beethoven's Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - III. Presto // Beethoven's 13 Sonata No. 8 in C Minor Pathétique, Op. 13 - III. Rondo-Allegro

When a horned owl takes up residence in a barn, the townsfolk slowly lose their minds as they try to oust the intruder. Will the townsfolk come to their senses and the owl escape? Or is the owl to meet a grisly end?

From owls to algorithms, killer trains to Puerto Rican pirate vessels, this episode takes us on a wild ride through some of the stranger corners of history as we dig into what exactly this story means.

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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

Other Music: Camille Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 - I. Allegro non troppo // Franz Schubert's Sonata in B Flat Major, D. 960 - IV. Allegro ma non troppo, performed by Paul Pittman

This is the full episode of our latest Grimmflix - a special Patreon series where we review grimmesque movies. We enjoyed it and wanted to share with everyone. In this episode of Grimmflix, we review the 1987 cult classic movie, The Princess Bride.

Will Adam love it? Was it worth the wait? We share our thoughts on the movie before awarding our Grimms.

We then explore the making of the film and share some behind-the-scenes stories, thanks to Cary Elwes' memoir, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride.

For more episodes of Grimmflix, and other special episodes and perks, check out our Patreon. And you can also join in on our Princess Bride book club too!

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Theme music: Also Sprach Zarathustra, by Richard Strauss

Other music: Chopin's Valse No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1 ('Minute' Waltz)

A king is dying. But which of his three sons shall inherit the kingdom? There’s only one way to decide…

Things get sluggardly and etymological in this episode as we read The Three Sluggards by The Brothers Grimm.

After the story, before we know what’s hit us we’re discussing everything from Sussex slang words, slugs, our old friend Straparola, and Kim Jong Un.

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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

Other Music: Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel's Erwin and Elmire: Overture. Peter Gulke, conductor.

When a farmer grows a giant turnip and is rewarded by the king, his jealous brother plots to murder him. How will he escape his assassins? And does the titular turnip have anything to do with the plot?

Find out in this episode, where we read The Turnip by the Brothers Grimm!

After the story, we're led across a world of culture - from Pulp Fiction to Serbian hip-hop to the UK's obsession with giant vegetables.

If you want to grow your own giant veg along with us, check out giantvegseeds.com.

And here's a link to Rep Repa, for your listening pleasure.

Patrons, don't forget to vote for the series finale!

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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

Other Music: Dvorak's String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major // Rokeri s Moravu's Rep Repa

Reynard is back in action and using his wits for good, unless you're a lion...

When an old horse is abandoned by its owner and given an impossible task, Raynard the fox summons all his wiles in aid of the horse's plight.

After the story, we explore several other fables of foxes and horses, taking us from the summit of French high literature to a humble stable in the Isle of Skye, Scotland, to see just how widespread this story once was.

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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

Other Music: The second movement of Maurice Ravel's String Quartet, played by string players of the United States Army Band