Big Finish is a British Producer of Quality Audio for the BBC originally and now on their Own. There are many Classic Storylines from Doctor Who, to Judge Dredd to Sherlock Holmes and now to Robin Hood and many others. They are fine Audio Book type productions from Full Cast to Narration with superb music and sound effects.
The Robin Hood Series is Narrated by Different A Narrator for each tale and is a superb graphic telling of new adventures of Robin Hood that are on a timeline with the BBC offerings. There are 6 Tales Here
1.01 Robin Hood - The Witch Finders
Read by Richard Armitage
(Duration: 60' approx)
SYNOPSIS:
The Sheriff of Nottingham has hit on the perfect plan to finish Robin Hood off once and for all… Accusing the outlaw of witchcraft, he invites a malevolent gang of witchfinders to Nottingham to track him down. Sir Guy of Gisborne leads the hunt - but he has problems of his own. Since the day Marian died, his dreams have been haunted by images of the woman he loved, and now he’s seeing her in the waking world. If the witchfinders discover Gisborne’s secret, will he be the one to find himself burnt at the stake?
AUTHOR: Rebecca Levene
DIRECTOR:
Mark Wright
SOUND DESIGN:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
MUSIC:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
COVER ART:
Alex Mallinson
RECORDED DATE:
21 November 2008 RELEASE DATE:
April 2009
CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:
This story takes place between seasons two and three.
The tales are zipped to preserve the titling. Although Spoken Word the are only a little ovr an hour in length, but well worth the listen
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1.06 Robin Hood - The Siege
Read by RICHARD ARMITAGE
(Duration: 60' approx)
SYNOPSIS:
Robin Hood and the Outlaws are on the run from a gang of mercenaries and are forced to take shelter in the ruins of a castle where soon they are besieged.
Robin’s more used to breaking into castles, not defending them. But he also knows this castle - he was apprentice to its lords many years ago. A great family brought to ruin by recent, cruel times... No one has dared set foot within these walls since then.
Robin and the Outlaws know there's no such thing as ghosts. Don't they?
AUTHOR: Simon Guerrier
DIRECTOR:
Mark Wright
SOUND DESIGN:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
MUSIC:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
COVER ART:
Alex Mallinson
RECORDED DATE:
21 December 2008 RELEASE DATE:
30 June 2009
CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:
TBC
1.05 Robin Hood - The Deer Hunters
Read by Sam Troughton
(Duration: 60' approx)
SYNOPSIS:
“Reward: fifty in gold or a Royal pardon for any man, no questions asked, be he Norman or Saxon, poacher or deserter, cutthroat or cutpurse, if he be the one to bring Prince John the intact hide of the fabled White Stag, seen in days past in the forests south of Sherwood Rise...”
When Much sees a rare albino deer, he accidentally starts a race between rival hunters to bring the prize to Prince John. Robin resolves to find the stag first, while Tuck hatches a plan to keep the poachers off his trail. All Tuck needs is a lot of wool, a lot of luck, and two volunteers...
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements DIRECTOR:
John Ainsworth
SOUND DESIGN:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
MUSIC:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
COVER ART:
Alex Mallinson
RECORDED DATE:
22 December 2008 RELEASE DATE:
30 June 2009
CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:
TBC
105-Robin-Hood-The-Deer-Hunters-Download.zip
1.04 Robin Hood - The Dambusters
Read by Sam Troughton
(Duration: 60' approx)
SYNOPSIS:
The people of Locksley are starving. The Sheriff’s men are seizing all the grain and smashing every mill and grinding stone – but for what sinister purpose? Feisty new gang member Kate has to make a choice: trust Robin’s plan to stop the Sheriff or follow her own path and help the people of her village, while Tuck’s choice leads him into deadly peril. Robin must call on the skills of all his friends if he is to solve the mystery and defeat the Sheriff. But even then he will need help from an unexpected place…
AUTHOR: Michael Abberton DIRECTOR:
John Ainsworth
SOUND DESIGN:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
MUSIC:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
COVER ART:
Alex Mallinson
RECORDED DATE:
22 December 2008 RELEASE DATE:
31 May 2009
CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:
TBC
1.03 Robin Hood - Friendly Fire
Read by David Harewood
(Duration: 60' approx)
SYNOPSIS:
Robin is horrified when a young villager is killed during a skirmish with Gisborne and his men – and the arrow in the boy’s back is one of his own. As an angry mob of villagers descends on Sherwood, Robin refuses to fight on if innocent people are in danger. Shunned by the people he has sworn to protect, Robin is taken to Nottingham Castle by Gisborne. But Tuck, convinced that Robin is not to blame, attempts a daring rescue mission to clear the outlaw’s name and convince him to take up his bow once more. For how else will free men rally to the legend of Robin Hood?
AUTHOR: Trevor Baxendale
DIRECTOR:
Mark Wright
SOUND DESIGN:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
MUSIC:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
COVER ART:
Alex Mallinson
RECORDED DATE:
6 January 2009 RELEASE DATE:
31 May 2009
CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:
TBC
103-Robin-Hood-Friendly-Fire-Download.zip
1.02 Robin Hood - The Tiger's Tail
Read by Jonas Armstrong
(Duration: 60' approx)
SYNOPSIS:
Once more in a tight spot with little chance of escape, Robin relates a tale to the gang of his time serving with King Richard… Trapped behind enemy lines in the Holy Land, Robin must somehow get King Richard to safety. Outnumbered a hundred to one in a forbidding desert, Robin and the faithful Much use disguise and deception to elude their pursuers and save the King. Faced with imminent capture and deadly adversaries at every turn, their mission is as dangerous as treading on a tiger’s tail…
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements
DIRECTOR:
Mark Wright
SOUND DESIGN:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
MUSIC:
Richard Fox &
Lauren Yason
COVER ART:
Alex Mallinson
NUMBER OF DISCS:
1
RECORDED DATE:
27 November 2008 RELEASE DATE:
30 April 2009
CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:
TBC