
With no handsome prince in sight, the queen wakes the princess in the traditional way - but things are not as they seem, and it will take more than a kiss to ensure everyone lives happily ever after. There, she finds a beautiful princess, sound asleep, and a very old woman, forever awake. As a girl, she survived her own long, magical sleep, so she must try to turn back this new plague and save her people.Ībandoning her bridal finery, she dons her armour instead, and rides out to a castle at the very heart of the sleeping lands. But when three dwarves bring news of a sleeping sickness sweeping across her realm, she knows she cannot stand by and do nothing.


In a mountain kingdom far away, a young queen prepares for her wedding, believing her future is sealed.

A brand new BBC Radio adaptation of Neil Gaiman's award-winning fairytale, merging Snow White and Sleeping Beauty to enchanting effect.
