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Jonathan Ross's World of Robin Hood

Jonathan Ross explores the enduring popularity of a figure who's been celebrated in English life for 600 years, tracing reinventions from troublemaker to protector of the poor.

Jonathan Ross explores the enduring popularity of a figure who's been celebrated in English life for over 600 years. Ross traces the many reinventions of Robin, from medieval troublemaker to noble protector of the poor and Saxon freedom fighter, and looks at some of incarnations of this archetypal English hero - from Spanish films and German musicals to Canadian cartoons, from Morecambe and Wise to The Muppet Show.

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1 hour