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The Maiden and The Dragon


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https://goodintentmedia.com

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https://goodintentmedia.com/

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Creator: Good Intent Media


Full cast Historical Serial Audio Drama


Synopsis:

Medieval drama series. Marian is a 13yr old girl who longs to have control over her own destiny, to be free. But she lives in a small village in Northumbria, England. And the year is... 1377. Freedom is nowhere to be seen. Until, one day she finds a strange creature down the village well, and everything changes... Real historical events and medieval village setting blend with ancient folklore.


Format: Audio Drama

Continuity: Serial

Voices: Cast

Genres: Historical, Fantasy

Framing device: None

Completion status: Finished

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Episodes:

Life in Sunderland in 1377

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:45:00 GMT

A brief history of Medieval Sunderland that gives you the perfect introduction to the realities of everyday life in the year that the drama opens...

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1. All's well that starts well

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:40:00 GMT

13yr old Marian is having bad dreams about her late mother, she's cooking and cleaning up after everyone, and now her father means to have her married off in the next year. But a visit to the village well is the start of a whole new story...

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2. Raising a dragon

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:35:00 GMT

As Lord Lambton's son & heir, John, faces the consequences of disobeying his father, Marian seeks the counsel of Wise Woman Charlotte about the strange creature she saved from the well. She has a lot of work ahead of her.

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3. Strange harvest

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:30:00 GMT

Some unexpected help with the annual harvest delights the villagers, but the Reeve is getting angry as Marian and her creature test his patience to breaking point. Meanwhile, an unwelcome marriage proposal brings things to a head for Marian.



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4. The worm turns

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:20:00 GMT

An increasingly frustrated Reeve hatches a terrible plan of revenge. As things get out of hand, the villagers start to see the creature very differently.

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5. The Vorpal Sword

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:10:00 GMT

The Lambton's hold the creature's fate in their hands. But Marian knows its true nature and is in a race against time to convince them to abandon their plan.

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6. The myth and the truth

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:05:00 GMT

All Marian and the creature ever wanted is freedom. All the Lambtons wanted was to be remembered. Who will win, who will lose? Marian's story concludes, for now.

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