Season 1
12 episodes · Apr 10, 2017
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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S1E1Blackadder's Inception
Apr 10, 20175mJohn Lloyd the producer and Tony Robinson who played Baldrick in the show, discuss where the idea came from to create the show.
- S1E2
The Black Adder: The Wars of the Roses
Apr 11, 20175mThe 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.
- S1E3
Blackadder Goes Forth & the First World War
Apr 12, 20175mStories 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.
- S1E4
Blackadder the Third & the Regency
Apr 13, 20175mBecause 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.
- S1E5
Blackadder II & the Elizabethan Period
Apr 14, 20175mNo 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.