Once Upon a Time (Fabbri Publishing)

Fabbri's Once Upon a Time series was based on the popular Story Teller series. Like its predecessor, it was a collection of storybooks that came with cassette tapes. Story Teller regulars like Carole Boyd and Nigel Lambert lent their vocal talents to this collection. Actor John Shrapnel introduced each one and occasionally told a few stories himself. The intro of each cassette always started with this:

"Long Ago and Far Away in Enchanted Lands across the seas lived Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses, Good Fairies and Wicked Witches, Ferocious Giants and Gentle Dwarves. Their Adventures and Stories have been told for Hundreds of Years. Open the pages and listen to the words and you too can enjoy the magic world of Once Upon a Time."

Issues

Each issue of Once Upon a Time was devoted to one story only with mostly Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. unfortunately, the canary yellow cassettes came without a small plastic protective case but a total of four large red plastic cases were given away free with Issues 12, 24, 36 and 48. Each were made to hold twelve of every issue and cassette. 60 issues were produced:

  1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Read by Cass Allen
  2. Jack and the Beanstalk: Read by Nigel Pegram
  3. The Wizard of Oz: Read by Carole Boyd
  4. Thumbelina: Read by Denise Bryer
  5. Puss in Boots: Read by Nigel Lambert
  6. The Lion's Glasses: Read by David Tate
  7. The Snow Queen: Read by Carole Boyd
  8. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: Read by Steven Pacey
  9. The Emperor's New Clothes: Read by David Tate
  10. Little Red Riding Hood: Read by Cass Allen
  11. Old Sultan: Read by Nigel Lambert
  12. Gulliver in Lilliput: Read by Tim Bentinck
  13. The Sleeping Beauty: Read by Anna Bentinck
  14. The Goose with the Golden Eggs: Read by Gay Soper
  15. The Most INCredible Thing: Read by Nigel Lambert
  16. The Wolf and the Seven Kids: Read by Carole Boyd
  17. The Little Matchgirl: Read by Lindsay Duncan
  18. The Three Bears: Read by Cass Allen
  19. The Emperor's Nightingale: Read by Dermot Crowley
  20. Little Kim: Read by Nigel Pegram
  21. The Enchanted Princess: Read by Carole Boyd
  22. The Selfish Giant: Read by John Shrapnel
  23. The Wild Swans: Read by Cass Allen
  24. Johnny-Cake: Read by Nigel Lambert
  25. The Brave Soldier
  26. Cinderella: Read by Anna Bentinck
  27. Great Grandmother's Nightshirt
  28. The Twelve Dancing Princesses: Read by Carole Boyd
  29. The Master Thief: Read by Nigel Lambert
  30. Aladdin: Read by Jason Issacs
  31. The Silver Shilling
  32. The Little Mermaid: Read by Carole Boyd
  33. The Goatherd and King's Daughter: Read by Nigel Lambert
  34. The Ugly Duckling: Read by Denise Bryer
  35. Brer Rabbit and the Tar-Baby: Read by Kerry Shale
  36. The Happy Prince: Read by Tim Bentinck
  37. The Nutcracker: Read by Cass Allen
  38. Hansel and Gretel: Read by Carole Boyd
  39. The Brave Little Tailor
  40. King Rough-Beard: Read by Eve Karpf
  41. The Three Lucky Charms: Read by Nigel Lambert
  42. The Serpent Woman: Read by Carole Boyd
  43. The Flying Trunk: Read by Steven Pacey
  44. The Town Musicians: Read by Denise Bryer
  45. Tom Thumb: Read by Nigel Pegram
  46. Rose White and Rose Red: Read by Eva Haddon
  47. The Prince and the Pauper: Read by Jason Issacs
  48. The Three Little Pigs: Read by Gay Soper
  49. The Twelve Brothers
  50. [...] Whittington
  51. Pinocchio
  52. Jorinda and Joringle
  53. Little Lord Fauntleroy
  54. Iron Jack
  55. The Big-Nosed Dwarf
  56. The Enchanted Horse
  57. The Elephant's Child
  58. The Little Parsley Girl
  59. Jack the Dullard
  60. Heidi