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A retelling of the legends of King Arthur, Robin Hood and many others, for all the family.
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Thursday Jul 17, 2014
Chapter Forty Three: The Holy Grail
Thursday Jul 17, 2014
Thursday Jul 17, 2014
At last, at long last, the Grail Quest comes to an end. Of course, successful achievement is accompanied by a sting in the tail.
Friday Jul 04, 2014
Chapter Forty Two: Blood and Tears
Friday Jul 04, 2014
Friday Jul 04, 2014
Lancelot and his son finally get to spend a bit of quality time together, and Percival's sister donates some blood!
Friday Jun 20, 2014
Chapter Forty One: The Ship of Wonder
Friday Jun 20, 2014
Friday Jun 20, 2014
The three companions are reunited and gain a fourth. Spirituality abounds as the end of the quest draws near.
Thursday May 22, 2014
Chapter Forty: Sir Bors and the Impossible Decisions
Thursday May 22, 2014
Thursday May 22, 2014
Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place. Poor Sir Bors is faced with more no-win situations than is good for a brave questing knight.
Friday May 09, 2014
Chapter Thirty Nine: Misadventure, Mayhem and Murder
Friday May 09, 2014
Friday May 09, 2014
The Grail Quest turns very bad indeed for some of our favourite knights as treachery and recklessness lead to terrible tragedy.
Saturday Apr 26, 2014
Chapter Thirty Eight: The Dreams of the Unworthy
Saturday Apr 26, 2014
Saturday Apr 26, 2014
Some of the questing knights can't seem to put one foot in front of the other without having a vision or a dream. Sadly, the visions and dreams do not give them any hope of success.
Thursday Apr 10, 2014
Chapter Thirty Seven: The Perils of Sir Percival
Thursday Apr 10, 2014
Thursday Apr 10, 2014
Tests and temptations galore for our young hero. Does he have what it takes to get through them?
Thursday Mar 27, 2014
Chapter Thirty Six: Everyone Makes Mistiakes
Thursday Mar 27, 2014
Thursday Mar 27, 2014
Errors galore as the Knights of the Round Table begin the quest in earnest. Only Galahad continues serenely on, getting everything right!
Thursday Mar 13, 2014
Chapter Thirty Five: The Marked Man
Thursday Mar 13, 2014
Thursday Mar 13, 2014
The Grail Quest fails to recover from its faltering start. In fact King Arthur's worst fears are realised as events finally catch up with one of our heroes.
Thursday Feb 27, 2014
Chapter Thirty Four: A Siege, a Sir, a Sword and a Shield
Thursday Feb 27, 2014
Thursday Feb 27, 2014
At last, someone sits in the Siege Perilous. Does he get burned to a crisp or is he the Chosen One who is destined to sit there?
Thursday Feb 13, 2014
Chapter Thirty Three: Sir Lunatic of the Lake
Thursday Feb 13, 2014
Thursday Feb 13, 2014
Poor old mad Lancelot continues being mad for some considerable time. By the time he regains his senses the Grail Quest is almost upon him.
Thursday Jan 30, 2014
Chapter Thirty Two: Elaine
Thursday Jan 30, 2014
Thursday Jan 30, 2014
Lancelot is tricked by the daughter of the Fisher King, Pellam. Guinevere is finally told some home truths... twice!
Thursday Jan 16, 2014
Chapter Thirty One: Love Will Tear Us Apart... Again
Thursday Jan 16, 2014
Thursday Jan 16, 2014
Poor poor Palomides. Loving La Beale Isould hasn't done Tristram much good but at least she feels the same way about him. Palomides love for her, on the other hand, is completely unwanted. This makes him somewhat unhappy!
Thursday Jan 02, 2014
Chapter Thirty: The Lodgers of Joyous Guard
Thursday Jan 02, 2014
Thursday Jan 02, 2014
King Mark is up to no good yet again and Tristram and Isould finally give up on Cornwall. Away from Cornwall, a very treacherous deed is done.
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
Chapter Twenty Nine: Thank You for the Music
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
King Mark finally goes too far and all possibilities of peace with Tristram disappear. Tristram, though, isn't his only target!
Thursday Dec 05, 2013
Chapter Twenty Eight: Arise Sir Dead
Thursday Dec 05, 2013
Thursday Dec 05, 2013
Erec carries on behaving petulantly towards his long-suffering wife. He also bites off a bit more than he can chew when it comes to jousting.
Thursday Nov 28, 2013
Chapter Twenty Seven: Erec and Enide
Thursday Nov 28, 2013
Thursday Nov 28, 2013
Love blossoms, but a happy marriage is spoiled by the groom's friends!
Tuesday Nov 26, 2013
Important Announcement: History Collage and Future Podcast Scheduling
Tuesday Nov 26, 2013
Tuesday Nov 26, 2013
The History Collage is a project produced by a group of history podcasters. Each episode has a theme and is made up of short, no longer than nine minutes. You will hear my contribution in episode 2. Give it a listen: www.historypodcasters.com
Thursday Nov 21, 2013
Chapter Twenty Six: Goodnight Mummy Dearest
Thursday Nov 21, 2013
Thursday Nov 21, 2013
King Mark promises (again!) that he will make peace with Tristram and the great knight returns to Cornwall. Meanwhile, one of the Orkney Brothers commits a terrible crime.
Thursday Nov 07, 2013
Chapter Twenty Five: Tristram Joins the Club
Thursday Nov 07, 2013
Thursday Nov 07, 2013
Despite the best efforts of King Mark, Tristram finally makes it to Camelot. Everyone is very pleased indeed... except King Mark, of course.
Thursday Oct 31, 2013
Chapter Twenty Four: A Sir of Unfortunate Events
Thursday Oct 31, 2013
Thursday Oct 31, 2013
More grief for Tristram!
Thursday Oct 24, 2013
Chapter Twenty Three: Schoolboys
Thursday Oct 24, 2013
Thursday Oct 24, 2013
Knights with too little to do ride around insulting each other. On a more serious note, Tristram returns to Cornwall and goes mad!
Thursday Oct 17, 2013
Chapter Twenty Two: The Knight of Many Colours
Thursday Oct 17, 2013
Thursday Oct 17, 2013
At last, we find out who Beaumains really is. He turns out to be quite some fighter and is a welcome addition to the Order of the Round Table. His little brother also joins the club and he will eventually prove to be a lot more troublesome.
Thursday Oct 10, 2013
Chapter Twenty One: "Go Home and Wash Some Pans"
Thursday Oct 10, 2013
Thursday Oct 10, 2013
Beaumains returns from the kitchens and requests his other two gifts. He gets what he wants but somebody else is seriously unhappy about it.
Thursday Oct 03, 2013
Chapter Twenty: The Kind Words of Sir Kay
Thursday Oct 03, 2013
Thursday Oct 03, 2013
Mr Tact strikes again! Two young men arrive at the court of King Arthur wanting to be knights and Kay insults both of them.
Thursday Sep 19, 2013
Chapter Nineteen: The Passion Potion
Thursday Sep 19, 2013
Thursday Sep 19, 2013
Tristram's stay in Ireland is cut short by an inevitable discovery. He is back before too long, though, and his fate is sealed when he and La Belle Isould drink some lovely wine!
Sunday Sep 08, 2013
Chapter Eighteen: The Sad Boy
Sunday Sep 08, 2013
Sunday Sep 08, 2013
Introducing the second greatest knight of Arthurian legend. Just like the Superman of the Round Table, Sir Lancelot, he develops a weakness for a particular woman!
Thursday Sep 05, 2013
Chapter Seventeen: Let Sleeping Knights Lie
Thursday Sep 05, 2013
Thursday Sep 05, 2013
It's back to Lancelot; the Superman of King Arthur's court is off adventuring again. Knights are rescued; ladies are helped; Lancelot gets into a couple of scrapes. All in a day's work really!
Thursday Aug 29, 2013
Chapter Sixteen: Romans
Thursday Aug 29, 2013
Thursday Aug 29, 2013
The Romans are back, demanding that King Arthur pay homage. King Arthur is not remotely interested!
Wednesday Aug 21, 2013
Chapter Fifteen: Lancelot of the Lake
Wednesday Aug 21, 2013
Wednesday Aug 21, 2013
Gawain searches for Lancelot again, this time with much more success. Lancelot shows us his heroic side as he defeats more enemies but he also gets a bit too close to the queen.
Wednesday Aug 07, 2013
Chapter Fourteen: Galehot
Wednesday Aug 07, 2013
Wednesday Aug 07, 2013
King Arthur makes an enemy and Sir Lancelot makes a friend. Surely the friend and the enemy can't be the same person!
Thursday Aug 01, 2013
Chapter Thirteen: The Challenge of Dolorous Guard
Thursday Aug 01, 2013
Thursday Aug 01, 2013
Lancelot gets into his stride as he attempts to release a cursed castle from its evil enchantment. Cue duels, imprisonments, slayings and general mayhem.
Thursday Jul 25, 2013
Chapter Twelve: Farewell King's Son
Thursday Jul 25, 2013
Thursday Jul 25, 2013
Lancelot of the Lake comes of age and soon proves to be a formidable warrior with a rebellious streak and an eye for the ladies... one lady in particular.
Thursday Jul 18, 2013
Chapter Eleven: Vengeance and a Green Knight
Thursday Jul 18, 2013
Thursday Jul 18, 2013
Sir Gawain finally succeeds in avenging his father but then has a very strange adventure indeed!
Thursday Jul 11, 2013
Chapter Ten: Sir Uwain takes the Blame
Thursday Jul 11, 2013
Thursday Jul 11, 2013
King Arthur decides that Sir Uwain was in league with his mother, Morgan le Fay. She's up to her old tricks again and so poor Uwain is punished.
Thursday Jul 04, 2013
Chapter Nine: Wizardry, Witchcraft and Woe
Thursday Jul 04, 2013
Thursday Jul 04, 2013
Everything's going very well for Arthur. Time for some magical villainous treachery then!
Thursday Jun 27, 2013
Chapter Eight: Sir Gawain Learns a Lesson
Thursday Jun 27, 2013
Thursday Jun 27, 2013
Arthur's newest knight takes centre stage now as he makes a big mistake and then redeems himself.
Thursday Jun 20, 2013
Chapter Seven: The Round Table
Thursday Jun 20, 2013
Thursday Jun 20, 2013
Arthur, fresh from his triumphs decides he needs a wife. There is only one candidate and, despite Merlin's disapproval, Arthur marries Guinevere. Oh, and as a wedding present he is given a very large round table!
Thursday Jun 13, 2013
Chapter Six: Brothers in Arms
Thursday Jun 13, 2013
Thursday Jun 13, 2013
The tale of Sir Balin and his brother Balan concludes, not very happily for either of them. First, though, we meet a knight with very special powers. Not that they do him much good!
Monday Jun 10, 2013
Very Important Announcement
Monday Jun 10, 2013
Monday Jun 10, 2013
Introducing the new mythandhistory website. www.mythandhistory.co.uk
Thursday Jun 06, 2013
Chapter Five: Four Beheadings and a Funeral
Thursday Jun 06, 2013
Thursday Jun 06, 2013
Arthur battles against the kings again! Again he has help, this time from the stars of this chapter and the next, Sir Balin and his valiant brother. We also meet the Orkney boys who will be central to the entire tale of King Arthur and his Knights.
Thursday May 30, 2013
Chapter Four: With a Little Help from his Friends
Thursday May 30, 2013
Thursday May 30, 2013
Arthur battles against his enemies again, this time with the help of two kings from Gaul. Merlin makes a prophecy or two and a future star of this podcast series is born.
Thursday May 23, 2013
Chapter Three: A Tale of Two Swords
Thursday May 23, 2013
Thursday May 23, 2013
At last, Arthur takes centre stage. Still only a teenager, his true greatness is revealed. Unfortunately, not everyone is impressed and he is forced to fight quite a few other kings in order to show who's boss!
Thursday May 16, 2013
Chapter Two: Uther Pendragon
Thursday May 16, 2013
Thursday May 16, 2013
It's mayhem as the Saxons continue to lord it over Britain and the usurper Vortigern quakes in his castle. Fortunately, along comes a man capable of uniting the country. And then he has a son.
Thursday May 09, 2013
KA Chapter One: In Which King Arthur is Only Mentioned at the End!
Thursday May 09, 2013
Thursday May 09, 2013
Just over 2,000 years ago Britain was minding its own business. Then along came the Romans and spoiled it all. In this first chapter we watch as the Roman rule crumbles and a British king comes to the throne. Then it all falls apart as a man who wants to be king stops at nothing to achieve his aims. And at the end we hear about King Arthur (briefly!)
Thursday May 09, 2013
KA Introduction: The Legend of King Arthur and his Knights
Thursday May 09, 2013
Thursday May 09, 2013
The Legend of King Arthur has stood the test of time and contains some wonderful stories. This introduction gives a quick overview of the epic journey on which we are about to embark!
Sunday May 05, 2013