Hood: The Scribe Of Sherwood

by Iain Meadows

England: 1201, and someone is looking for the truth about Robin Hood...

Volume 1: THE OUTLAW'S TALE

Alan-a-Dale ventures into Sherwood. As a storyteller, he knows one man's laments are another man's inspiration. Caught in a storm, he finds Little John and Will Scarlet in their shelter. Seeking refuge, he joins them and finds John is eager to tell a tale; just not the one he was bargaining for...

Volume 2: THE SHERIFF'S TALE

Alan-a-Dale finds himself entertaining at the court of Phillip de Nicholay, Lord High Sheriff of Nottingham. Here his songs and stories bring warmth to a cold castle night; but tales of friendships and loves lost give Phillip cause to reflect and share a secret with Alan...

Audio CD

Published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Susanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet. Brilliant acting. Gives backstory for Little John and Philip de Nicolet, Our Hero.

[Drew · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second episode of Hood provides some of the backstory to where we found the characters in Noble Secrets. In the first half, Little John tells how he and Will Scarlet became outlaws in Sherwood Forest. In the second half, Phillip de Nicholay (the Sheriff of Nottingham) tells of his first meeting with Marion and the resulting tensions with his friend Robert de Loxley.

While filling in backstory, the episode also appears to be a sort of lead-in to the third episode. Intriguing stuff.

[Blair Hodgkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't quite like this one as much as its predecessor or its successors, but this audio adventure of Robin Hood is still quite entertaining and, as usual, features good acting from the voice artists and excellent sound engineering.

The two stories on this single disc are not quite as ambitious as the other entries in this series, but it does nicely twist the Guy of Gisbourne/Lady Marian into a new pattern that may surprise fans of the BBC Robin Hood series.

Recommended.