John Fletcher The Legend Of Robin Hood

(4.8 stars; 9 reviews)

Drawing on the original Robin Hood ballads, the great English hero Robin Hood's adventures take him from May Day revels in Sherwood to crusading battles in the Holy Land - and back again to a life and death struggle with the Sheriff of Nottingham and an even more sinister enemy… Robin Hood.........John Nettles Little John.......Gerry Hinks Friar Tuck ......Michael Tudor Barnes Will Scarlet .......Peter Meakin Guy of Gisborne .......Struan Rodger Sherriff Of Nottingham.......Norman Rodway Marion.......Carolyn Backhouse Alice.......Tamsin Greig Wormley......... Jonathan Wyatt Tom.......John Meakin Lisa........Bethan Ganjavi With:........David Holt, Richard Mitchley, Pat Quayle Music composed and performed by Vic Gammon Producer/Director:…….Nigel Bryant First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 18 April 1992 Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Because Hunter and other 19th-century historians discovered many different records attached to the name Robin Hood, most scholars came to agree that there was probably no single person in the historical record who inspired the popular stories. In 14th-century England, where agrarian discontent had begun to chip away at the feudal system, he appears as an anti-establishment rebel.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.