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It's 1201, and as King John sits upon the English throne, the lord high Sheriff of Nottingham, Phillip De Nicholay, is looking at his life in ruins. The Nottingham treasury is empty, a year's taxes gone, and all because of his misplaced trust. Worse still is that his hopes of marrying the Lady Marion have also vanished. If Phillip is to stand any chance of following his heart, he needs to get the money back.... But how?

England 1201, in the reign of King John, and someone is looking for the truth about Robin Hood.... Scribe Alan-a-Dale ventures into Sherwood Forest. As a storyteller he knows one man's laments are another's inspiration. Caught in a storm, he finds Little John and Will Scarlet in their shelter. Seeking refuge, he joins them and finds that John is eager to tell a tale, just not the one that Alan was bargaining for....

In this instalment - set between the TV episodes 'The Cross of St. Ciricus' and 'The Knights of the Apocalpyse' - we are introduced to the Baron De Baucher.... 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. But just who is the Baron De Baucher, and what dark powers does he command?

In this instalment - set shortly after the episode 'Seven Poor Knights from Acre' from the TV show's first season - a fortune in gold may be up for grabs.... 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 though: the money belongs to Prince John, who has entered into an agreement with the Knights Templar in order to protect his fortune.

In this instalment - set between the third and fourth season of the TV series - we find the Merry Men without a proper leader, as Robin - after losing Marion to Holy Orders - spends his waking hours in an increasingly drunken state. Abbot Hugo meanwhile 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.

Welcome to ancient Rome, where the steps of the Forum are peopled by nubile slave girls and a range of outrageous characters including Lurcio’s owner, Ludicrus Sextus the senator, his wife, Ammonia, his son, Nausius, and his daughter, Erotica. Lurcio attempts to deliver his prologue and begin proceedings before he’s quickly caught up in the myriad of sexual liaisons in all quarters of his master’s house.

A woman of extraordinary courage, beauty and iron will - uniquely Queen of France then Queen of England, and mother of two English Kings - Eleanor of Aquitaine’s name was legendary even before her death. B7 Media have teamed up with Tara Arts to release for the first time on audio Eileen Page's mesmerising final performance as Eleanor of Aquitaine: Mother of the Pride.

The Afterlives of Doctor Gachet tells the story of Paul Ferdinand Gachet, the subject of one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous portraits: one that shows what the artist called ‘the heartbroken expression of our times’. But what caused such heartbreak? This thrilling historical novel follows Doctor Gachet from asylums to art galleries, from the bloody siege of Paris to life with van Gogh in Auvers and from the bunkers of Nazi Germany to a reclusive billionaire in Tokyo, hoping to uncover the secrets behind that grief-stricken smile.

Myra Swinley is convinced that her police constable husband’s death was no accident and that he would never have lost his footing on a dark, foggy November night on the quayside of Newhaven Harbour while on his beat. Determined to get to the truth she visits Scotland Yard to ask his former friend Detective Superintendent Street to investigate. But when Myra fails to return home from her visit to the Yard, Inspector Ryga is sent down to the Sussex coast to investigate.

In India, Colvin used to be friends with an Englishman named Broughton. They both moved back to England, where Broughton settled down, married and moved into Thurnley Abbey, an ancient manor that was rumoured to be haunted. These rumours were fed by the previous owner, who hated people. Broughton doesn’t fully believe in the ghost, and even if it exists, he seems unworried.

Daniel, a young man and son of the late bailiff with rather superior ways of a gentleman but no money to back them up, becomes involved in a love triangle. Engaged to Maria, a plain-looking girl but with proper manners, Daniel begins stepping out on the sly with a pretty young woman from France called Harriet (really Henriette, but a name too difficult for the villagers to remember). Maria decides to have it out with him, so she follows him one night.

‘The Signalman’ (1866) is a short story by the English writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870). In the story, a practical-minded narrator meets a railway worker who has been seeing supernatural visions. The narrator doubts the man at first, but at the story’s conclusion a strange event makes him a believer.

When Inspector Lestrade calls on Sherlock Holmes with a tale of a mysterious conflict in a house in Holloway, Holmes is sceptical, scoffing at the existence of ghosts. However, as he investigates the case - in which a key witness seems to have vanished from the face of the earth - he discovers a murdered corpse inside an otherwise empty house and the plot thickens. Holmes and Watson know that even though departed spirits may not be at work, there are certainly earth-bound mysteries to solve here.

The Butterfly Boy takes the listener on a dramatic, sweeping journey through two World Wars in Germany and races on around the globe throughout that tumultuous century. The Butterfly Boy is the story of Arnie, who as a small boy loses the use of his arms through polio, yet conquers this to grow up to be the "greatest mouth painter in the world". Born in a sleepy German town, Arnie rises to become one of Hitler's favourite artistes despite his handicap and his Jewish mother.

Chelmsford 123 was originally a two-series sitcom set in Roman Britain that brought memorable characters, strong gags and hilarious storylines to the small screen. Using the original scripts as foundation, these four episodes contain all-new material written by Rory McGrath and Jimmy Mulville and are perfect for both fans of the series as well as anyone looking for a bit of comic relief...so come back with us to AD 123 for a generous dose of historical humour.