The Last Petal Podcast

The Last Petal

The Last Petal Podcast
The evolution of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale, one adaptation at a time. Sam (they/them) and Lindsay (they/them) break down each version and track the common elements.
Episode 3: Beauty and the Beast (Lang's Blue Fairy Book)
We're on to the first English version of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale!Distinguishing features: naïve Beauty, stage-stealing Dream Prince, small instances of simple magic, and a surprisingly-subverted ending.
May 5, 2021
54 min
Episode 2: La Belle et la Bête (Beaumont)
There's a reason most sources point to this adaptation as the "original" Beauty and the Beast, even though Villeneuve's came first. 
Apr 18, 2021
49 min
Episode 1: La Belle et la Bête (Villeneuve)
We start with the very first published version of Beauty and the Beast: Madame Barbot de Villeneuve's French La Belle et la Bête, from 1740.
Mar 31, 2021
49 min