Myth Busters
Down in Sherwood Forest
The 16th Century saw the point when the legend of Robin Hood was actually given a historical setting - the 1190s, when King Richard the Lionheart was away fighting in the crusades - and moved away from a tale of a band of men to a more chivalrous and romantic adventure, defending honour and one’s country, no doubt reflecting the mood of the times.In the last two hundred years or so the tales have developed further, including the pitiful character of Prince John, who ruled over England while Richard was absent, and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. The Victorian era even made Robin a national figure, a Saxon leading his fellow men against the Norman invaders. This idea was used as the plot of the celebrated 1938 Errol Flynn film The Adventures of Robin Hood.
Our Programmes
A History Of Britain
| Britain's Best
| Churchill’s Bodyguard
| Himalaya With Michael Palin
| Seven Wonders Of The Industrial World
| Sex Love And War
| The Naked Archaeologist
| The World At War
| What The Egyptians Did For Us
| What The Industrial Revolution Did For Us
| What The Romans Did For Us
| What The Tudors Did for Us
| What The Victorians Did For Us
| V For Victory
In UKTV History
20th Century
| Ancient Britain
| British History
| Egypt
| Exploration
| Genealogy
| The Romans
| Kings and Queens
| Profiles
| Programmes
| The 60s
| The Crusades
| Warzone
