Author Joanne Harris, poet Ian McMillan, writer Jeremy Dyson and Deborah Bullivant, Grimm and Co

t was a pleasure and privilege to attend Monday’s opening of Grimm & Co, the “apothecary supplying sorcery services and unnatural products to magical beings,” which is also a Yorkshire charity, a writing and mentoring centre for children and young people. Rotherham's Grimm and Co is a treat and an imaginative triumph.Whilst there I interviewed founder Deborah Bullivant, whose determination to make Grimm and Co a reality will be an inspiration – not only for social entrepreneurs but for anyone launching a creative or community project.Alongside Deborah’s interview this episode includes interviews with author Joanne Harris, poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan, writer and League of Gentlemen member Jeremy Dyson and social entrepreneur Ben Payne; all of whom attended the Grimm & Co launch event and participated in storytelling workshops with Rotherham schoolchildren.Timings:0 – 8:47 introduction to today’s programme; business and social enterprise updates.8:47 – 15:49 Deborah Bullivant of Grimm and Co and Joanne Harris, author.15:49 – 19:55 Ian McMillan, poet, broadcaster and author.19:55 – 23:51 Ben Payne of the Ministry of Stories in Hoxton, London.23:51 – 29:55 writer Jeremy Dyson of The League of Gentlemen and a Grimm and Co trustee.29:55 – 31:18 more details about Grimm and Co.31:18 – 52.18 revisiting what it takes to make an independent business successful – a recent interview with Laura Bullock of Seven Hills Bakery.52:18 – end wrapping up.