According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman.īecause Hunter and other 19th-century historians discovered many different records attached to the name Robin Hood, most scholars came to agree that there was probably no single person in the historical record who inspired the popular stories. Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. Music composed and performed by Vic Gammonįirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 18 April 1992 With.David Holt, Richard Mitchley, Pat Quayle Drawing on the original Robin Hood ballads, the great English hero Robin Hood's adventures take him from May Day revels in Sherwood to crusading battles in the Holy Land - and back again to a life and death struggle with the Sheriff of Nottingham and an even more sinister enemy…