Category: British
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Puh Oh Buh
Funny how time mangles your memory. This morning, as I stared out of the misty window at the drizzle, I remembered a TV show from my childhood. And when I looked it up, it bore no resemblance to that memory whatsoever. For a start it wasn’t called Pob. It was called Pob’s Programme. And it…
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Blackadder’s Saucy Secrets
Here’s a quick look at the dirty secrets hidden within the tome Blackadder The Third. If you can keep your eyes away from the sauce, you can see a clue or two about the episode’s story.
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What’s Behind Blackadder’s Mystery Door?
At the risk of running down a rabbit hole armed with nothing more than an empty brain and boredom, let’s have a look at the mystery door on the set of Blackadder The Third. That one in the back corner, behind Blackadder. Where does it lead? It might help for us to get a better…
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Bookadder
I’m amazed I’ve not done this before, but let’s have a closer look at all the books featured in the opening titles of Blackadder The Third. The first book we see is probably the most interesting. It’s the history of Blackadder The Third, who seems to have lived from 1760 to 1827. Aside from the…
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Cresps
Here are two sketches, both called Cresps, which go in very different directions. The first is from That Mitchell And Webb Look. The second is from Aunty Donna’s Rumpus Room. And everyone looks so young in both. Cresps was originally called Crisps but then some people started calling it Cresps, so we were like oh…
