RoS Audio Episode Guide

The following audio episodes are not part of the original Robin of Sherwood, but where created by RoS-fan Barnaby Eaton-Jones and Spiteful Puppet. They have the approval of Richard Carpenter's relatives and are made with the original RoS cast (in sofar as still alive). They can be ordered from the Spiteful Puppet webshop.

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The Knights of the Apocalypse

The Knights of the Apocalypse is an audio play based on a script by Richard Carpenter. It is available for GBP 25.00 as a deluxe 3-disc box set (2 audio discs, 1 'behind the scenes' DVD plus extensive sleeve notes) from Spiteful Puppet.
Note: As a charity release Knights of the Apocalipse is allowed to be sold worldwide.
The Knights of the Apocalypse
England during the reign of King John and a dark force is intent on conquest. Only the Hooded Man can stand against it. The church lies impotent at the mercy of the Pope and the interdict against King John. With the people living in fear and a series of strange disappearances that threaten the very fabric of Noble society, Robin 'i' the Hood and his band of outlaws must race to rescue the past so that the future may be protected. A journey to Huntingdon and beyond Sherwood will see them battle against their most dangerous enemy yet as Herne's Son faces The Knights of the Apocalypse...
Cast: Jason Connery as Robin Hood, Judi Trott as Lady Marion, Ray Winstone as Will Scarlet, Clive Mantle as Little John, Mark Ryan as Nasir, Peter Llewellyn Williams as Much, Phil Rose as Friar Tuck, Michael Craig as Earl of Huntingdon, Nickolas Grace as The Sheriff of Nottingham, Freddie Fox as Sir Guy of Gisburne, Philip Jackson as Abbot Hugo, Daniel Abineri as Herne the Hunter, Anthony Head as Guichard de Montbalm, Colin Baker as Gerard de Ridefort, Barnaby Eaton-Jones as Camville, Terry Molloy as prior / the old prisoner / priest, Lisa Bowerman as serving maiden, Michael Praed as spectral voice. Writer: Richard Carpenter. Director: Robert Young. Producer: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 30 Jun 2016. Duration: approx. 2 hours.

Enhanced audio books

The RoS enhanced audio books are available for download for GBP 14.99 (What Was Lost) / GBP 7.99 (Sanctuary, Fitzwarren's Well) / 5.99 (others) from Spiteful Puppet.
Note: Due to licencing issues, the full-cast "enhanced audiobooks" are only available (and visible) for inhabitants of the UK, RoI or the Channel Islands. Hence they are region-blocked for countries outside the UK territories. If you are outside these territories, perhaps you can find a fan friend in the UK who will buy them for you. The narrated audios are fine worldwide because they come under the book license.
The Blood That Binds
As harvest approaches, Robin and the outlaws battle to stop the people of Sherwood from starving. When an encounter with the Sheriff sees Robert De Rainault turn over a new leaf, Gisburne calls upon an old friend to help bring the Shire back into line. Just who is the Baron De Baucher and what dark powers does he command? The Hooded Man will face an adversary who is playing a long game, one that will see Herne's son fulfil a destiny and set blood against blood in more ways than one...
(Set during Series Three, after The Cross of St. Ciricus, and acts as a prequel to The Knights of the Apocalypse)
Narrator: Nickolas Grace (Sheriff of Nottingham). Writer: Iain Meadows. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 8 December 2017. Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes.
The Waterford Boy
On King John's command, all convicted male felons from England's gaols are being sent to fight in France. The Crown's chief recruiter, James D'Marelle, is touring the country and rounding up each quota of men. When word reaches Nottingham Castle that the King's chief recruiter, James D'Marelle, is paying a visit, the Sheriff of Nottingham orders Sir Guy of Gisburne to gather a few men from each local village to quickly make up the numbers. In the village of Waterford, Gisburne becomes enraged by a young boy's ritualistic chants to Herne the Hunter and he vows to capture him. Robin is angered by the Sheriff's new people tax, but his rage is nothing compared to that of Will Scarlet when he hears Alwin mutter the name, D'Marelle. For Will and the recruiter have met before, many years ago...
(Set during Series Three, just prior to The Time of the Wolf)
Narrator: Judi Trott (Marion of Leaford). Writer: Jennifer Ash. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 8 December 2017. Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes.
The Templar's Promise
When Tuck, Much and Little John come to the rescue of a monk in the forest, Tuck recognises a face from the past: his one-time friend, Brother Michael. On the run and desperate for help, Brother Michael offers Robin and the outlaws the chance to secure a fortune in gold. There's just one catch: the money belongs to Prince John, who has entered into an agreement with the Knights Templar in order to protect his fortune. If Robin is to get his hands on the money, to distribute out around Sherwood, then he must face betrayal and an enemy who is every inch his match...
(Set during Series One, after Seven Poor Knights from Acre)
Narrator: Phil Rose (Friar Tuck). Writer: Iain Meadows. Sound Design: RJ Bayley. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 8 December 2017. Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes.
Mathilda's Legacy
David, Earl of Huntingdon, sighed quietly as he watched his teenage son slip out of the woods that surrounded Huntingdon Castle. That particular spot, where Robert had emerged, was special. That had been where Mathilda had taken her son for long forest walks, where she'd told him stories, and played games. Sadly, when Robert was eight years old, the stories had ended. David realised, as each day passed, why his offspring behaved in the way he did. After all, Robert of Huntingdon was Mathilda's son. He was her legacy. The moment couldn't be put off any longer. It was time to tell his son the story of how the Earl had met Robert's mother...
(Set pre-Series One, before Robin Hood and the Sorcerer)
Narrator: Michael Craig (Earl of Huntingdon). Writer: Jennifer Ash. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 8 December 2017. Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes.
Sanctuary
Two enemies find themselves trapped together in an abandoned church on the far edge of Sherwood. Robin of Loxley and the Sheriff of Nottingham are both wounded, and without weapons, in the care of a hedge-priest. The ancient law of sanctuary means that no blood can be shed but emotions are running feverishly high. As the snow continues to fall, and with no apparent means of escape, new dangers begin to emerge. It becomes increasingly difficult to tell friend from foe...
(Set during Series One, after Robin Hood & The Sorcerer)
Narrator: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Starring: Michael Praed as Robin of Loxley, Nickolas Grace as The Sheriff of Nottingham, Andy Secombe as the Priest, Daniel Abineri as Herne. Writer: Paul Birch. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 22 December 2017.
The Red Lord
A new threat arrives on these shores at the Sheriff of Nottingham's behest, in an effort to rid him of his greatest enemy once and for all. A mercenary from the east with strange powers, building an army who will give their lives unquestionably for his cause. When The Red Lord faces Robin and his band it becomes clear he might well be the most dangerous foe they've ever encountered. But he also has another agenda, one that might see the whole of England falling at his feet eventually...
(Set during Series Three, after Adam Bell)
Narrator: Ian Ogilvy (Edgar of Huntingdon). Writer: Paul Kane. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 10 May 2018.
The Baron's Daughter
Six months after Robin of Loxley and his outlaws saved the Baron de Bracy's daughter, Mildred, from a miserable marriage to the Sheriff of Nottingham, the Baron is out for revenge. And if he can get rid of her minstrel husband, Alan a Dale, at the same time, all the better...
(Set during Series One, after Alan a Dale)
Narrator: Peter Hutchinson (Alan a Dale). Featuring: Hannah Boydell as Mildred. Writer: Jennifer Ash. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 31 October 2018.
Fitzwarren's Well
Will Scarlet is regretting buying new boots as he walks home from Lichfield, desperate to get back to Sherwood. Unfortunately, Marion intercepts him with terrible news of a sickness that has laid low the rest of the outlaws. A journey to the Lady of the Well is their one hope. But the Lady will only help those she deems worthy... and someone is busy convincing her that they are not.
(Set during Series Three, between Rutterkin and The Time of the Wolf)
Cast: Judi Trott as Marian of Leaford, Jon Culshaw as Will Scarlett, Sarah Greene as Lady of the Well, Ian Ogilvy as Edgar of Huntingdon, Daniel Abineri as Herne and Barnaby Eaton-Jones as Fitzwarren. Writer: Jennifer Ash. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 1 July 2020.
Here Be Dragons
Many centuries ago, before Robin, before King Richard and Prince John, before even Herne the Hunter, there was Sherwood Forest. And at the heart of it, mystical paths were drawn together to protect the future. But something or someone in Robin's time has chosen now to make a stand and destroy the past, the present and the future; with the help of the dragons, the ancient beasts of legend. And it will take a true hero to stop them. Alone and bewildered, Robin must put right a blood-debt he had no idea had even been raised. And who will fight at his side? Should he fail, Sherwood will merely be the first loss that England will face... and not the last...
(Set during Series Two)
Cast: Narrator: Christopher Guard. Writer: Gary Russel. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 4 July 2022.

Robin of Sherwood - A New Adventure

Robin of Sherwood - A New Adventure is a 4 episode starring Michael Praed and Jason Connery. Each incarnation of the Hooded Man stars in 2 x 60 min adventures: Robert of Huntingdon in the two-part What Was Lost by Iain Meadows - the start of what would have been Series 4, if the original TV series had been allowed to continue; Robin of Loxley in King of Sherwood by Paul Birch & Barnaby Eaton-Jones and The Trial of John Little by Tony Lee. A New Adventure is available for GBP 40.00 as a 4-disc box set or download from Spiteful Puppet.
The four episodes:
  King of Sherwood (GBP 12.99)
  The Trial of John Little (GBP 12.99)
  What Was Lost (Part I and II) (GBP 14.99)
  The Meeting Place (GBP 5.99)
are also available as individual audio books.

Note: Due to licencing issues, RoS - A New Adventure is only available for inhabitants of the UK, RoI or the Channel Islands. If you are outside these territories, perhaps you can find a fan friend in the UK who will buy it for you.

King of Sherwood
Wickham is not a happy village and when Meg is threatened by Gisburne's soldiers, Will Scarlet loses his temper and Wickham fears reprisals. The once loyal villagers, without Edward of Wickham to guide them, begin to turn on the outlaws who regularly save their lives. Fortunately, another Hooded Man has entered the first - with his own good lady and band of men. Is he the saviour or the charlatan of Sherwood?
(Set during Series Two)
Cast: Michael Praed as Robin of Loxley, Judi Trott as Marion of Leaford, Clive Mantle as Little John, Mark Ryan as Nasir, Phil Rose as Friar Tuck, Peter Llewellyn Williams as Much, Freddie Fox as Sir Guy of Gisburne, Nickolas Grace as The Sheriff of Nottingham, Adam Morris as Daniel of Rhodes, Claire Toeman as Meg of Wickham, Kate Harbour as Ren of Edwinstowe, Jon Culshaw as Will Scarlet, Paul Scott as Lord Pearson, Barnaby Eaton-Jones as Ralf, William KV Browne as Walter and Wymen, Sophie Jones as Lora, Hannah Boydell as Sara, Francis Moloney as Soldier, Ben Perkins as Ham and Ned, Gregory Wilson-Copp as Leng, RJ Bayley as Tom. Writer: Paul Birch & Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Script Editor: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 10 December 2018. Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes.
The Trial of John Little
Whilst Robin is troubled by hazy visions of his father, Little John faces the wrath of a witch hunter who is about to make him pay for crimes he committed whilst under the influence of Baron de Belleme. In order to save Little John, the rest of the outlaws play their part in uncovering the secrets that brought the witch hunter to Sherwood in the first place...
(Set during Series One)
Cast: Michael Praed as Robin of Loxley, Judi Trott as Marion of Leaford, Clive Mantle as Little John, Mark Ryan as Nasir, Phil Rose as Friar Tuck, Peter Llewellyn Williams as Much, Freddie Fox as Sir Guy of Gisburne, Daniel Abineri as Herne the Hunter, Nickolas Grace as The Sheriff of Nottingham, Carla Mendonça as Agnes Farrow, Jon Culshaw as Will Scarlet, Ian Kubiak as Father Jonas, Lizi Brazier as Rachel, Paul Scott as Old Seth, Kim Jones as Enna, Francis Moloney as Soldier, Barnaby Eaton-Jones as Guard, RJ Bayley as Guard 1/Villager, Ben Perkins as Seller/Guard 2. Writer: Tony Lee. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Script Editor: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 10 December 2018. Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes.
What Was Lost (Parts I & II)
The Merry Men are without a proper leader, as Robin - after losing Marion to Holy Orders - spends his waking hours in an increasingly drunken state. Abbot Hugo has cleaned out the family coffers and secured a release for his brother, the Sheriff, from King John's prisons. This is granted on one condition - the Sheriff pays a fine for every month that goes by without the capture of Robin Hood. Marion is harbouring a secret which may lead to the capture of Robin, which she isn't aware the Sheriff knows about as he plots his revenge on the outlaws.
(Set after Series Three, as the start of Series 4 - before The Knights of the Apocalypse)
Cast: Michael Praed as Robin of Loxley, Judi Trott as Marion of Leaford, Clive Mantle as Little John, Mark Ryan as Nasir, Phil Rose as Friar Tuck, Peter Llewellyn Williams as Much, Freddie Fox as Sir Guy of Gisburne, Daniel Abineri as Herne the Hunter, Nickolas Grace as The Sheriff of Nottingham, Carla Mendonça as Agnes Farrow, Jon Culshaw as Will Scarlet, Ian Kubiak as Father Jonas, Lizi Brazier as Rachel, Paul Scott as Old Seth, Kim Jones as Enna, Francis Moloney as Soldier, Barnaby Eaton-Jones as Guard, RJ Bayley as Guard 1/Villager, Ben Perkins as Seller/Guard 2. Narrator: Jason Connery. Writer: Iain Meadows. Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Script Editor: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 10 December 2018. Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes.
The Meeting Place
The village of Papplewick has a new head family, keen to exchange goodwill with the outlaws. Much is less than thrilled when Robin decides he should be the one to meet with the head villager's eldest child each month, to swap tax money for food and information. The last thing Much wants is to trudge across Sherwood in all weathers to talk to a girl.
(Set during Series Three)
Cast: Peter Llewellyn Williams as Much, Sheila Ham as Kate, Barnaby Eaton-Jones as William. Writer: Jennifer Ash (from a story by Barnaby Eaton-Jones). Sound Design: Joseph Fox. Soundtrack: Arpeggio Creative. Script Editor: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Producer / Director: Barnaby Eaton-Jones. Release date: 10 December 2018. Duration: 41 minutes.

Licencing issues

Spiteful Puppet on the licencing issues:
At the risk of sounding like a stuck record, and as has been explained many times before, we'd LOVE to be able to sell internationally. It was always what we intended and we fought hard to negotiate for the licence to do so. What you have to understand is that any licence is an upfront fee of thousands of pounds, with a percentage of the gross sales as well. That's before we have even made or paid for any scripts, recordings, cast, crew, etc.

Unfortunately, based on sales for KOTA (which, as a charity release, was allowed to be sold worldwide), the return from the US and Europe would be way below what the licence holder was asking for the International Licence.

In all honesty, we hardly break even on the Domestic (UK) Licence, so to add another bill of thousands of pounds that we couldn't hope to recoup on top of what it cost to acquire the UK licence, would be professional suicide. We'd be bankrupt in a few months!

We tried our hardest to explain this to the overseas company who hold the other licence, trying to point out that *some* money for them was better than *no* money, but they wouldn't budge.

However, fans have always found a way to purchase our product - mainly through asking a UK fan to buy it for them. All you need to purchase our Downloads and CDs is a UK address.

Sorry again that we can't make it easier for you. We do appreciate your frustration as we're equally as frustrated with the situation!

Last updated Tue 26 Jul 2022