Blackadder's History
Season 1
201712 episodes
Join Tony Robinson as he reunites with Producer John Lloyd to discuss the history behind the Blackadder series in these exclusive interviews.
Episodes
E1Blackadder's Inception
2017-04-10 · 5m
John Lloyd the producer and Tony Robinson who played Baldrick in the show, discuss where the idea came from to create the show.
- E2
The Black Adder: The Wars of the Roses
2017-04-11 · 5m
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.
- E3
Blackadder Goes Forth & the First World War
2017-04-12 · 5m
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 humour was in the trenches, not in the battles.
- E4
Blackadder the Third & the Regency
2017-04-13 · 5m
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.
- E5
Blackadder II & the Elizabethan Period
2017-04-14 · 5m
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 treason and treachery.
- E6
Historical Accuracy Versus Hysterical Accuracy
2017-04-15 · 5m
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- E7
Lord Flash Heart & Rik Mayall
2017-04-16 · 5m
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- E8
Hugh Laurie and the Prince Regent
2017-04-17 · 5m
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- E9
Miranda Richardson and Elizabeth I
2017-04-18 · 5m
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- E10
Blackadder's That Could Have Been
2017-04-19 · 5m
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- E11
World War One
2017-04-20 · 5m
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- E12
Blackadder's Legacy
2017-04-21 · 5m
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