It turns out that Merlin isn't real. He is, in fact, a big fat hoax, made up by a writer who had run out of things to say and was getting desperate. "Geoffrey of Monmouth" sounds as if he should be a ...

For centuries, Merlin has been remembered as the legendary wizard of Camelot, adviser to kings and master of magic. But behind the myths lies a far stranger story. Early traditions describe a wild ...

The BBC's lavish adaptation of the Arthurian legend has now arrived on our screens, depicting Merlin the sorcerer as a young lad moving into adulthood. But the character is no stranger to television, ...