Fairytales | The Empress’s New Clothes

Based on The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen

A young woman meets a soap actress, but soon her life begins to revolve around her idol.

Watch
Further Information

More episodes from this series

Fairytales | Billy Goat

Fairytales | Billy Goat

2008 | 58'46''

Boy band Billy Goat are the hottest thing in their small home town. But they have the scariest manager in the history of showbiz. Contains language w...

Fairytales | Cinderella

Fairytales | Cinderella

2008 | 56'59''

A university cleaner must convince a professor who is looking for a female assistant for an expedition to Borneo that she's the right woman for the job.

Fairytales | Rapunzel

Fairytales | Rapunzel

2008 | 57'44''

Tonight a comedy drama based on the Rapunzel story & set in the competitive world of tennis. Fading tennis star Jimmy is badgered by his father into en...

Fairytales | The Empress's New Clothes

Fairytales | The Empress's New Clothes

2008 | 57'26''

A young woman meets a soap actress, but soon her life begins to revolve around her idol.

Fairytales | Billy Goat

Fairytales | Billy Goat

2008 | 58'46''

Boy band Billy Goat are the hottest thing in their small home town. But they have the scariest manager in the history of showbiz. Contains language w...

Fairytales | Cinderella

Fairytales | Cinderella

2008 | 56'59''

A university cleaner must convince a professor who is looking for a female assistant for an expedition to Borneo that she's the right woman for the job.

Fairytales | Rapunzel

Fairytales | Rapunzel

2008 | 57'44''

Tonight a comedy drama based on the Rapunzel story & set in the competitive world of tennis. Fading tennis star Jimmy is badgered by his father into en...

Fairytales | The Empress's New Clothes

Fairytales | The Empress's New Clothes

2008 | 57'26''

A young woman meets a soap actress, but soon her life begins to revolve around her idol.
Other Archive resources
The Mother's Love | BBC Radio 4 | 2013

Fairy Tales Retold by Sara Maitland | Mother Love

Mother Love, a dark and powerful fairy tale of maternal jealousy retold by Sara Maitland. It's read by Lia Williams.
The Snow Queen | CBeebies | 2017

CBeebies Presents | The Snow Queen

Stage musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's iconic tale in which brave village girl Gerda tries to rescue her best friend Kai before the Snow Queen freezes him forever.