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Blackadder's History
Blackadder's History
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Blackadder's History

7.0 / 10 · 1 votes
2017
2 seasons
16 episodes

Join Tony Robinson as he reunites with Producer John Lloyd to discuss the history behind the Blackadder series in these exclusive interviews.

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Cast

Tony Robinson

John Lloyd

Seasons

Join Tony Robinson as he reunites with Producer John Lloyd to discuss the history behind the Blackadder series in these exclusive interviews.

  • Blackadder's Inception

    1.Blackadder's Inception

    10-04-20175 min

    John Lloyd the producer and Tony Robinson who played Baldrick in the show, discuss where the idea came from to create the show.

  • The Black Adder: The Wars of the Roses

    2.The Black Adder: The Wars of the Roses

    11-04-20175 min

    The stories went off the grid when they created Richard IV who killed Richard III at Bosworth Field. They created the stories, not from history, but from comedic minds.

  • Blackadder Goes Forth & the First World War

    3.Blackadder Goes Forth & the First World War

    12-04-20175 min

    Stories about how they had to treat WW1 with respect and dignity and how Rowan Atkinson got so many letters of thanks from families whose relatives were in the Great War. The humou...

  • Blackadder the Third & the Regency

    4.Blackadder the Third & the Regency

    13-04-20175 min

    Because there were four George's in succession, Tony explains that no one remembers anything about them and it is a dark period in history due to the confusion about who did what.

  • Blackadder II & the Elizabethan Period

    5.Blackadder II & the Elizabethan Period

    14-04-20175 min

    No one remembers the Georgians, but everyone remembers the Tudors. Probably the most notable Royal family in history. From Henry VII to Elizabeth I. The be headings, the wives, the...

  • Historical Accuracy Versus Hysterical Accuracy

    6.Historical Accuracy Versus Hysterical Accuracy

    15-04-20175 min
  • Lord Flash Heart & Rik Mayall

    7.Lord Flash Heart & Rik Mayall

    16-04-20175 min
  • Hugh Laurie and the Prince Regent

    8.Hugh Laurie and the Prince Regent

    17-04-20175 min
  • Miranda Richardson and Elizabeth I

    9.Miranda Richardson and Elizabeth I

    18-04-20175 min
  • Blackadder's That Could Have Been

    10.Blackadder's That Could Have Been

    19-04-20175 min
  • World War One

    11.World War One

    20-04-20175 min
  • Blackadder's Legacy

    12.Blackadder's Legacy

    21-04-20175 min

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