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2. Blackadder & Brian

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Public Historian and comedy nerd Greg Jenner is on an Arthurian quest to discover why comedy writers love history

Public Historian Greg Jenner continues his Arthurian quest to find out how comedy writers make history funny.

Greg is the Historical Consultant to all eight TV series of C麻豆社鈥檚 Emmy and multiple BAFTA award-winning Horrible Histories.

In short, he is both a nerd and a comedy nerd.

In the second of three programmes, Greg grapples with the big questions over accuracy and ethics

With the help of:

Comedian-turned-classicist Natalie Haynes
鈥楬orrible Histories鈥� Head Writer Ben Ward
鈥楢ustentatious鈥� improvisers Cariad Lloyd and Andrew Hunter-Murra

Featured programmes:

鈥楧ESERT ISLAND DISCS: Terry Jones鈥� [麻豆社 Radio 4 1983]
鈥楻EEL HISTORIES: The Life of Brian鈥� [麻豆社 Radio 4 2004]

Producer: Anne-Marie Luff.

Made for 麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2019.

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Sun 24 Nov 2024 05:00
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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