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A bonus episode from our interview with John Matthews talking about his time working on the 2004 film, King Arthur and links from Arthurian myth to the Sarmatian people.
Links:
The Great Book of King Arthur & His Knights of the Round Table - Amazon (US)
The Great Book of King Arthur & His Knights of the Round Table - Amazon (UK)
Hallow Quest - John Matthews' website
John Matthews - Goodreads
Our Links:
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We discuss our top 5 personal favourite Arthurian films and TV shows. Does Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood's lists match and which glaringly obvious things have we missed out? Find out!
Or look below for spoilers because we linked IMDb a whole lot in the description!
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Arthurian Mythia Techno Remix by Scop
Links:
Merlin (TV Series 2008–2012) - IMDb
The Sword in the Stone (1963) - IMDb
The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series 1991–1994) - IMDb
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - IMDb
Arthur of the Britons (TV Series 1972–1973) - IMDb
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (TV Short 2002) - IMDb
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) - IMDb
Our Links:
Our novella, Ap Ector No.1: Cries in the Storm is out on Amazon Kindle.
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We return to the BBC series, Merlin for the first of three instalments this month! In this episode a knight who may not be so valiant is trying to win a tournament using magical shield snakes.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Arthurian Mythia Techno Remix by Scop
Links:
IMDb - "Merlin" Valiant (TV Episode 2008)
Merlin Wiki - Valiant (episode)
Our Links:
Our novella, Ap Ector No.1: Cries in the Storm is out on Amazon Kindle.
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The course of true love never does run smooth and for Aislyn in particular her course takes her over a waterfall. In the guise of the loathly lady, Ragnelle she saves the life King Arthur from Queen Morgause, and seeks out to embarrass her ex; Sir Gawain. So join us as we look at Knights of the Round Table Gawain by Gwen Rowley.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Arthurian Mythia Techno Remix by Scop
Links:
Gawain (Knights of the Round Table) - Goodreads
Gawain (Knights of the Round Table) - Amazon (US) (UK) (CA)
Geraint (Knights of the Round Table) - Goodreads
Lancelot (Knights of the Round Table) - Goodreads
Our Links:
Our novella, Ap Ector No.1: Cries in the Storm is out on Amazon Kindle.
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In our 50th episode we take a journey to Fuyuki City to have a look at Fate/Zero and the Arthurian elements of the story. We have Saber who is the spirit of Artoria Pendragon battling Alexander the Great, Gilgamesh and others in the Fourth Holy Grail War. Who wins the war and how much Arthurian stuff is in it?
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
End Theme Monty Python Intermission Song - Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail
Links:
Our Links:
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We complete our entirely coincidental, unofficial Guinevere month on the spookiest day of the year! Unfortunately Princess Gwenevere & the Jewel Riders is about as far from spooky as you can get. Bright colours, a flying unicorn, Princess Gwenevere attempts to thwart the plans of the evil Lady Kale.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Links:
Wikipedia - Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders
We return to an old friend in yet another re-telling of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, this time featuring Bugs Bunny. Is this the best version ACYIKAC ever?
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Links:
IMDb - Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court
WatchMojo.com (YouTube) - History of Looney Tunes
Wikipedia - List of works based on Arthurian legends - Films based on Connecticut Yankee
Arthurian Mythia will now review,
Talk about the pros and cons a lot,
Look at the film and give what is due,
To the 60s musical; Camelot!
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
End Theme; Camelot from Camelot Soundtrack
Links:
GQD (YouTube) - C'est Moi, Camelot (1967)
Wikipedia - Roadshow Theatrical Release
Internet Broadway Database - Camelot
Today we look at the English subtitles for the Italian dub of a Japanese interpretation of the Anglo-French adaptation of Welsh myth; Entaku no kishi monogatari: Moero Arthur, the King Arthur anime. Will Arthur reunite the kingdoms of Wrogles or will the villainous Lavic succeed in killing the new king?
Special Thanks:
Fuck Yeah Arthuriana for your brilliant efforts in providing subtitles.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Links:
IMDb - The Tales of the Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur
Wikipedia - King Arthur (TV series)
My Anime List - Entaku no kishi monogatari: Moero Arthur
Ignacio Rodríguez Chávez (YouTube) - 1980 Entaku no Kishi Monogatari Moero Arthur Opening
What happens when you mix Guy Ritchie, Arthurian Myth, Giant Elephants and six years of development? Arthur running a London brothel.
And yet it's still better than the 2004 film.
Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood review one of the movies of 2017; King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Books:
Compton's Famous Classics for Children King Arthur - Elizabeth Lodor Merchant
Links:
IMDb - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Wikipedia - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
The Guardian - Epic Fail: why has King Arthur flopped so badly?
The Prophecy of Merlin: The Two Dragons
YouTube - Entertainment Tonight - Charlie Hunnam on his training
We return to ITV's 1956 series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot where an age old dispute between two families threatens the peace of the realm. King Arthur dispatches the newest Knight of the Roundtable to settle things. Breaking not one but two sieges by himself, Lancelot must use all his cunning and the talents of a boy called Brian to end the fighting.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot - End Theme, downloaded from Television Tunes.
Credits:
Sir Hector de Maris - Kyotzu
Sir Lancelot du Lac - A Dream to Some
Links:
IMDb - The Adventures of Sir Lancelot: The Ferocious Fathers
In which Sir Blackwood and Dame Leslie go back to the time of post-Roman Britain where the warring British kingdoms face destruction at the hands of Cerdic of the Saxons. Only one man can unite the Britons to face this threat...and sadly it is not Brian Blessed.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Links:
Wikipedia - Arthur of the Britons
King Arthur Wikia - King Arthur: Young Warlord
King Arthur Wikia - Arthur of the Britons (1972)
Sophie Neville - The Secrets of Filming Arthur of the Britons pt1
Sophie Neville - The Secrets of Filming Arthur of the Britons pt2
Lludd Llaw Eraint:
In which Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood go on a quest to see if a decent film can exist underneath the pile of bad comic relief. It is time for a Quest for Camelot.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Links:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Damosel
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120800/
https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Quest_for_Camelot
Borromean rings:
https://www.isoleborromee.it/eng/storia-borromeo-stemma.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borromean_rings
Title image: http://www.cornel1801.com/animated/Quest-for-Camelot-1998/4-dont-see-any-dragons.html
Are Sir Gareth's adventures like Gawain's, is he trying to emulate his older brother or is this all coincidence? Today Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood try to think of an answer to this question that literally no one asked.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media
Links:
Arthur Dies at the End
http://www.jeffwik.com/2010/09/04/in-which-kay-names-prettyboy/
Shmoop
https://www.shmoop.com/morte-d-arthur/book-7-summary.html
https://www.shmoop.com/morte-d-arthur/gawain-timeline.html
Geoffrey Chaucer Site
http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/special/litsubs/romances/gareth.htm
Wikipedia
Lynette & Lyonesse, Gareth, Gawain, Gaheris, Perceval, the Story of the Grail
Early British Kingdoms
Books
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/915222.The_World_of_King_Arthur_and_His_Court
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883325.The_Illustrated_Encyclopaedia_of_Arthurian_Legends
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1617551.The_Arthurian_Encyclopedia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/417536.The_King_Arthur_Companion
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3107268-the-knightly-tales-of-sir-gawain
In which we celebrate Gawain month by spending a lot of admiring a shirtless Gwaine...
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...oh we also look into the character of Gwaine in his first appearance in BBC's Merlin.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media
Links:
IMDb
Merlin S03E04 “Gwaine”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1728790/
Eoin Macken: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2151126/?ref_=tt_cl_t7
Wikipedia
Eoin Macken: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoin_Macken
BBC
Character Profile: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5Q4dfX42MmHJK1mHLD30WKy/sir-gwaine
Episode Summary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v4jt3
Episode Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avBjzHEIWNA
In which Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood witness the conquest of a kingdom and join Prince Valiant on his journey from Thule to a dinosaur infested swamp that may or may not be somewhere in Britain.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Where the Truth Lies by The Exchange featuring Marc Jordan
The Legend of Prince Valiant soundtrack album on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-legend-of-prince-valiant-original-soundtrack/1389657988
Links:
Prince Valiant Wikipedia pages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Prince_Valiant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Valiant
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101171/
Cynan name meaning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynan
http://babynames.allparenting.com/list/Welsh_Baby_Names/Cynan/details/
Thule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule
Prince Valiant comic strip: http://comicskingdom.com/prince-valiant/
As confusion reigns Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood watch an owl and a time traveler attempt to educate some kid called Wart, as they review The Sword in the Stone.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media
End Theme By Monty Python
Links:
T.H.White Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._H._White
The Sword in the Stone Wikipedia:
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film)
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057546/
The Times: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Times
Sherman Brothers Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Brothers
The Sword in the Stone live action remake:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4872762/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sword-stone-remake-disney-hires-director-1075997
In which valiant Sir Blackwood and cunning Dame Leslie watch Galahad's first foray into knighthood and the political intrigues of Camelot. Where we also learn that traveling through Merlin's private forest is a seriously bad idea.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Reeves
https://filesofjerryblake.com/2014/12/09/adventures-of-sir-galahad/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041096/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg2nMVdUrds&t=1s
https://picclick.com/GEORGE-REEVES-NELSON-LEIGH-in-The-Adventures-192038004454.html - for cover image
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