We've copies of the classic fantasy series Jim Henson's The Storyteller on DVD up for grabs.

Closing date: 20/04/2025

We've copies of the classic family fantasy show win Jim Henson's The Storyteller: The Complete Collection, on DVD starring John Hurt and Brian Henson, to be won.

For your chance to win, correctly answer the following question:

John Hurt starred in the very first entry of successful sci-fi franchise. What was it called?

(a) Star Wars

(b) Star Trek

(c) Alien

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terms & conditions

1. This competition is only open to UK residents, excluding BOOM's friends and family and anyone else directly associated with this promotion.

2. The prize is a copy of Jim Henson's The Storyteller on DVD. We have two copies in total to give away.

3. The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries, and only they will be contacted personally. The prize must be taken as stated and cannot be deferred. There will be no cash alternatives.

4. One entry per person - and yes, we will check. If we find that you have entered multiple times, we will disqualify you from this competition. Repeat offenders will be disqualified from entering future competitions. And we don't like robots, so we investigate multiple entries and entries suspected as being from robots will be deleted.

5. Closing date for entries is midnight on 20/04/2025.

6. Winners will be notified within 7 days by email. If a winner does not respond with their posting details 7 days after we sent them the initial notification email, their prize will be offered to another person following a subsequent further draw. This process will repeat until somebody responds and tells us where to send the prize. If you're entering, please remember to check your emails!

About Jim Henson's The Storyteller:

From the creators of Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, this complete collection comprises of all 9 episodes of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller series narrated by John Hurt (The Elephant Man), plus all 4 episodes of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Greek Myths narrated by Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore). Featuring both human actors and creations from Jim Henson's Creature Shop, The Storyteller won 2 BAFTA Awards and 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

Jim Henson’s daughter Lisa studied folklore as an undergraduate at Harvard, and suggested to her father that his creature shop could bring the European folk tales to life. It took 2 years for Academy-Award winning writer/director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient) to write, and perfect the nine original episodes. The series included the darker, scarier side of these traditional tales with their often bleak endings.

Jim Henson funded the pilot Hans My Hedgehog with his own money. It was directed by Steve Barron (director of A-Ha’s “Take On Me” video as well as two music videos for Labyrynth). Barron shot the episode on 35mm film rather than video, setting the style for the directors that followed.

Henson planned more episodes after the first series in 1987, but despite critical acclaim, the darker retelling of these fairytales meant low ratings and the show was cancelled for being too scary for children. Shortly before he died and continuing after his death in 1990, Jim Henson started producing The Greek Myths series. Having been deemed too frightening first time around, NBC refused to air the series in the US until 1997, when it ran the full 13 episodes from both series. This didn’t stop the UK and Netherlands who aired the 4 episodes in 1991.

Jim Henson's The Storyteller: The Complete Collection is now available on DVD now.