Into the Greenwood

Backtracking in our chronological journey a little because it was decided that we HAD to delve into some of the more influential television series, starting with 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' from 1955 starring Richard Greene. We only sampled four episodes, a tiny fraction of the show's run, but we had a LOT to say about them. A wide range of topics are discussed within this episode relating to storytelling, medieval history, McCarthyism, disease, the Jewish Diaspora, and somehow the Mirror Universe of Star Trek. Plus there's a bonus review of malmsey, Friar Tuck's fortified wine of choice, at the end of the episode. 
With Richard Hopkins-Lutz and Emily Holt

Episodes reviewed include: 
The Coming of Robin Hood
The Moneylender
Errand of Mercy
The York Treasure

Monty Python Parody 

The Saturday Matinee Theater from The Longbox Crusade doing episode by episode recaps: http://saturdaymatineetheatre.longboxcrusade.com/ 
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A tale of one play and the two groups of high school students that managed to produce that play against all odds. 
The play, "Marian or the True Tale of Robin Hood" is the sort of fun adaptation that embraces inclusivity that I would have been inclined to cover on this podcast, even if it hadn't just been featured in some headlines. And it even happened that I had a personal connection to a recent production that had experienced its own unique set of challenges.

The Journal Gazette article from which I first learned about the students of Carroll High School in Fort Wayne: https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/carroll-students-take-play-to-independent-stage-after-school-cancellation/ 

Their own website with a donation link: https://www.marianlives.org/ 

The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 

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To celebrate May Day, we're presenting an episode of the DreamSwarm podcast by writer and filmmaker Andy Mark Simpson. This is a holiday dear to Andy and he did a fabulous job interviewing Keith Leech of the Hastings Jack-in-the-Green festival about the particulars relating to some of the interesting traditions surrounding this particular seasonal celebration.

You can find more of Andy's work, including other episodes of his podcast, his blog, and his films at dreamswarm.org 

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Over the past few years I've been delved into many different adaptations of Robin Hood and even a good handful that have centered around Maid Marian, and while each one has been unique in its own way, the Forest Wife trilogy by Theresa Tomlinson does stand apart from the others. In it can be felt the influence of ITV's 'Robin of Sherwood' from the 1980s, but also of the local folklore from her childhood, early Robin Hood ballads, and medieval history, but without losing the author's distinct, and decidedly feminist, voice. 

It was a pleasure talking with Theresa Tomlinson and I hope that you enjoy my interview where we delve into her influences and the themes of her novels.

The author's website: https://theresatomlinson.com/ 

An earlier interview on her work from Allen Wright of boldoutlaw.com:
https://www.boldoutlaw.com/robint/tomlinson1.html 

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Hammer Films is our primary Robin Hood content creator from this period. This British production company, mostly remembered for its horror films, has been a real mixed bag with us here at Into the Greenwood. Men of Sherwood Forest was a surprise hit with us. While The Sword of Sherwood Forest built high expectations with its cast of Richard Greene and Peter Cushing, only to dash them with a convoluted mess of a movie. For their third outing we get a third Robin Hood, and unlike the previous two, an origin story. How does this one fare? With a good deal more absurdity than we had anticipated...

During the outro I draw connection to a topic covered in episode 10:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1727735/9254400

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On October 18th 2022, the 100th anniversary of the silent film classic "Robin Hood" starring Douglas Fairbanks, I was joined by Emily Rich, Leah Kahn, Nathan Makaryk, Mike Nichols, Allen Wright, and Kristen Noone to discuss the film and its impact on how we've viewed the world's most famous outlaw hero ever since.

The discussion was also posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mw9nW0Z5XE&t=4s

Here is the A+ work from Allen Wright, one of the guests in that discussion, in his coverage of the film for the anniversary on his website: https://www.boldoutlaw.com/robspot/douglas-fairbanks-in-robin-hood.html

Here is also the very first Splitting Arrows episode where we covered the film: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1727735/8428786-episode-3-splitting-arrows-taking-aim-at-douglas-fairbanks-in-robin-hood-1922.mp3?download=true

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The award-winning game designer and artist, Michael Menzel discusses his return to the world of board game making with the lushly illustrated story-driven cooperative campaign game 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'.

His designer diary is worth perusing to get a glimpse at the evolution of his ideas and to see the artwork that didn't make it into the finished product: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2744373/adventures-robin-hood-designer-diary 

'The Adventures of Robin Hood' is for sale from Kosmos or your friendly local game store: https://store.thamesandkosmos.com/collections/board-games/products/the-adventures-of-robin-hood 

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Thaddeus and Rick are joined by special guests AJ and Emily Holt to watch Richard Greene, one of the actors with the MOST Robin Hood-related bonafides do battle with none other than Grand Moff Tarkin himself, Peter Cushing, in what proved to be the most convoluted Robin Hood tale to date.

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It's an old aphorism that history is written by the winners; which implies a certain bias in the historical record. Of course, that's even assuming you have a written record at all. Archaeology is a means of learning about our past in ways that don't rely on the written word. While the popular imagination tends to fixate on images of tombs, mummies, and glittering artifacts, there are many different types of archaeology; including the study of animal remains. For instance, the people of Medieval England raised livestock, kept pets, hunted, and often lived with rodents, and studying the remains of those animals can tell us a lot about the lives of the humans that were around them. 

This episode's guest, Dr. Naomi Sykes, reveals more about the study of zooarchaeology and some of the ways that she has used it to further our understanding of the Medieval world.

Papers on some of the research projects mentioned in the interview:

Wild to domestic and back again: the dynamics of fallow deer management in medieval England (c. 11th-16th century AD) 

In search of the 'great horse': A zooarchaeological assessment of horses from England (AD 300-1650) 

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Jeff Messer has had a success run with his Robin Hood:Legend of Sherwood plays and is now in the process of switching from play writing to comic book writing as he adapts the story into graphic novel form. As of the posting of this episode, the kickstarter for volume 2 will be entering the final two weeks of its campaign. We discuss how the switch to comics offers a different approach to storytelling and some of the benefits that come from funding a project through kickstarter. I have to admit that we do fanboy a little over some of the legendary comic book artists who are collaborating on his project. And at the very end of the interview, Jeff offers an exclusive reward for Into the Greenwood listeners. It's hard to talk too much about comic books over an audio medium, though, so to really get a sense of what we're discussing check out Jeff's projects on Kickstarter or Facebook via the links below!

Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood Volumes 1 & 2 on Kickstarter 

www.facebook.com/LegendofSherwood 

For more on their partner charity organization
www.comicbooksforkids.org/ 

The Infamous and Venerable Bold Outlaw Website
www.boldoutlaw.com 

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