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Sir Tony Robinson on House of Wolf, King Alfred & Finding New Purpose at 79

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Actor, writer, historian, and national treasure Sir Tony Robinson joins Matthew Harffy and Justin Hill on Rock, Paper, Swords! to talk about his first adult novel, House of Wolf — the opening volume in a bold new Anglo-Saxon trilogy.

From his fascination with King Alfred the Great to how a tragic loss reshaped his creative life, Sir Tony discusses storytelling, optimism, and finding new purpose in his late seventies.

📚 Buy House of Wolf: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14768/9781408731536

🔥 In this episode:
⚔️ Why King Alfred still captures our imagination
📖 How Tony lost — and rewrote — an entire novel by hand
❤️ Turning grief into creativity and renewal
🎭 Reflections on Blackadder, Time Team, and storytelling
🖋️ The joy of starting something new at 79

🎙️ Hosted by Matthew Harffy & Justin Hill
🔗 All podcast links: https://linktr.ee/RockPaperSwords

#TonyRobinson #HouseOfWolf #KingAlfred #AngloSaxonHistory #HistoricalFiction #Blackadder #TimeTeam #RockPaperSwordsPodcast #WritingCommunity #AuthorInterview #HistoryPodcast

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Manage episode 515436487 series 3367228
Content provided by Matthew Harffy. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Matthew Harffy or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Actor, writer, historian, and national treasure Sir Tony Robinson joins Matthew Harffy and Justin Hill on Rock, Paper, Swords! to talk about his first adult novel, House of Wolf — the opening volume in a bold new Anglo-Saxon trilogy.

From his fascination with King Alfred the Great to how a tragic loss reshaped his creative life, Sir Tony discusses storytelling, optimism, and finding new purpose in his late seventies.

📚 Buy House of Wolf: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14768/9781408731536

🔥 In this episode:
⚔️ Why King Alfred still captures our imagination
📖 How Tony lost — and rewrote — an entire novel by hand
❤️ Turning grief into creativity and renewal
🎭 Reflections on Blackadder, Time Team, and storytelling
🖋️ The joy of starting something new at 79

🎙️ Hosted by Matthew Harffy & Justin Hill
🔗 All podcast links: https://linktr.ee/RockPaperSwords

#TonyRobinson #HouseOfWolf #KingAlfred #AngloSaxonHistory #HistoricalFiction #Blackadder #TimeTeam #RockPaperSwordsPodcast #WritingCommunity #AuthorInterview #HistoryPodcast

  continue reading

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