About this episode

The episode explores the introduction of iconic characters in The Adventures of Robin Hood television show during its 70th anniversary celebration.

We're back with our final installment in our 70th anniversary celebration of The Adventures of Robin Hood television show! This time we go back to the beginning of the show to see how the iconic characters of Little John and Friar Tuck get introduced! Quarterstaff battles and cunning machinations abound in these ballad-based episodes! Join us as we delve into S.1 E.3 'Dead or Alive' and S.2 E.4 'Friar Tuck'. Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Thaddeus

Topics covered

• Robin Hood
• television history
• character introduction
• ballads
• quarterstaff battles
• 70th anniversary

Keywords

• Robin Hood
• Little John
• Friar Tuck
• television show
• S.1 E.3
• S.2 E.4
• quarterstaff battles
• ballad-based episodes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Dead or Alive, Friar Tuck

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