Bernard, I heard your interview on BBC radio before Christmas and decided to try out the Arthur series. Not sure of what to expect, it was a real eye opener for me! To read a totally different and yet realistic interpretation of the Arthur legend was like a breath of fresh air. Now I’m up to date with the Saxon stories and, like everyone else, I am looking forward to the next installment. What is it that draws you to the dark ages? The brutality of this period in our history or the fact we have so little of the ‘real’ stories from this period. It would be really interesting to hear if you had any ideas to undertake a similiar project about 11th century England and the Norman conquest. Dean Tams