Teaser 

This is a teaser for the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian will be exploring the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms.  

Sign up here to receive the first episode when it comes out in a couple of weeks’ time - Available on all platforms

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast/id1866546508

https://open.spotify.com/show/5z5sGzrNvxS8m3gkw6Mooz?si=RNEKvtiHRIGr9nUqv4YsOA

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Episode 37: “Goodbyeee” (Part 2) 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where – for the very last time – Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent. 

For our final episode, we have invited back twelve old friends of the podcast and asked them each a carefully curated Blackadder-related question – prompting much discussion, philosophising and rosy-cheeked caperings. With guests and hosts alike also sharing their favourite Blackadder moments, the long winter evenings will just fly by … 

We hope that you enjoyed listening to Lord Of Adders Black as much as we enjoyed making it! And we very much hope that you will also join us for our new podcast – Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast – which will be out in January. 

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Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at: 

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com  

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr). 

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 36: “Goodbyeee” (Part 1)

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where – for the very last time – Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent. 

For our final episode, we have invited back twelve old friends of the podcast and asked them each a carefully curated Blackadder-related question – prompting much discussion, philosophising and rosy-cheeked caperings. With guests and hosts alike also sharing their favourite Blackadder moments, the long winter evenings will just fly by … 

We hope that you enjoyed listening to Lord Of Adders Black as much as we enjoyed making it! And we very much hope that you will also join us for our new podcast – Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast – which will be out in January. 

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Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at: 

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com  

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 09: “Porridge” 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent. 

For this bonus episode, we are joined by prolific podcaster and popular man about town Kevin Brown to talk about his favourite sitcom, Porridge. We shine a spotlight on what is arguably Ronnie Barker’s greatest comic creation, loveable lag Fletch, together with a boisterous cast of characters and three series of finely crafted, timeless comedy. 

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Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at: 

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com  

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 09: “Uncut Jem” 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent. 

This bonus episode contains the full interview with Jem Roberts, friend of the show and author of The True History Of The Black Adder, two parts of which were released back in the mists of September and October 2024. 

Here, Jem recounts some of the many rosy-cheeked caperings that occurred while researching his labour of love, such as Richard Curtis bestowing the unpublished Blackadder In Bethlehem script upon him, Stephen Fry bestowing unused sketches upon him – and, thankfully, Rowan Atkinson’s lawyers failing to bestow anything unpleasant upon him. 

Link to Jem’s new audiobook: https://jemroberts.com/2025/12/12/histories-of-britain-2/  

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Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at: 

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com  

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

 Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 35: “Scene Stealers and Time Travelers”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

In this, our second-last regular episode, we are joined by an old friend of the podcast, GoonPod’s Tyler Adams, to talk about Blackadder: Back & Forth, which was described by its main star as the most expensive and least satisfying half-hour in the canon. Our deep dive into this expensive folly travels back to the turn of the millennium and, true to form, gets lost a couple of times on the way.

We also talk about our next podcast project, which we hope will appeal to most of our current listeners, and reveal the long-awaited results of our Scene recent Stealers poll, which yielded a few surprises among the evergreen fan favourites.

If you would like to send us a voice message to include in our last ever show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. All you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send.  

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

 Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 08: “@pitchblacksteed on Series 1”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

This bonus episode contains the full interview with our friend Mark Lane, aka @pitchblacksteed – the brains and heart behind the ever-popular King Of Blackadder community on Twitter. As well as the sections already included in Episode 33, where Mark talks about why he views the original series as Blackadder in its most iconic form, he explains why the series is the cornerstone of his Twitter community.  

And, with an epic finish worthy of The Black Adder itself, he cherry-picks some of the 800 or so comments posted by its members, ranging from enthusiast to downright horrid ... 

If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. All you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send. 

Link to Ciarán’s new podcast: 

https://bio.link/thesoundof 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 34: “Poetry first, sausage later”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

Our special guest in this episode is our good friend Steve Ursell, who makes a strong case for Blackadder Goes Forth being the most truly iconic of the four series. We talk about the memorable characters and storylines, examine the impact that the series has had on British society and cherry-pick our favourite moments from the six episodes.

Having already featured in a Major Star and Scene Stealer segment as Queenie and Nurse Mary respectively, Miranda Richardson returns for a third time as the wetter-than-a-haddock’s-costume Amy Hardwood, a mysterious Northern beauty with a dark secret and an even darker hatred of squirrels. 

If you would like to send us a voice message we have set up SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black.

Link to Ciarán’s new podcast: https://bio.link/thesoundof

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music) 

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 33: “The Amazing Beardless Woman”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent

This week’s Major Star is Mrs Miggins, the warm-hearted coffee shop owner with a weird predilection for that patented Blackadder blend of sharp sarcasm and even sharper cheekbones. A welcome female addition to the sausage fest that is Blackadder The Third, she claims to have a “brain the size of a sultana” but then reveals herself to be a canny businesswoman with a floury finger on the pulse of the times. 

Continuing our series of interviews with special guests making the case about why their own favourite series of Blackadder is the most truly iconic, we are delighted to welcome back our friend Mark Lane, the brains and heart behind the ever-popular King Of Blackadder Twitter community. A dyed-in-the-wool Series One devotee, Mark talks about why, in his view, nothing comes close to the dark, plague-infested glory of The Black Adder

To take part in our new Slido poll and choose your top five Scene Stealers, go to the following link:https://app.sli.do/event/9nF95VosBzxyqmmcTbMTv3

 If you would like to send us a voice message, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black.

Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at: jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

Thanks for their valuable support: Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

 Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 07: “Flight Of The Conchords”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

Hot on the heels of our recent Father Ted deep dive, it’s now Michael’s turn to introduce Ian to a series he’d never seen before: Flight Of The Conchords. In this special bonus episode, we look at New Zealand’s “fourth most popular comedy-folk duo” and their award-winning HBO show, which centres on Bret and Jemaine’s spectacular failure to take New York by storm. 

We are also joined by our friend Chrissy, who talks about what the Flight Of The Conchords means to her and her fellow Kiwis and about the affectionate sibling rivalry that exists between Australia and New Zealand.

To take part in our new Slido poll and choose your top five Scene Stealers, the following link:

https://app.sli.do/event/9nF95VosBzxyqmmcTbMTv3

If you would like to leave a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. All you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send

Link to Ciarán’s new podcast:

https://bio.link/thesoundof

More information about Jem Roberts:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp 

Thanks to the following for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 32: “It’s The Lying I Find Most Hurtful”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

This week’s Major Star segment is a twofer featuring two of our favourite characters in the original series: Elspet Gray as the Queen and Robert East as Prince Harry. We take a look at their respective roles in the court of Brian Blessed while touching upon Prince Harry’s well-known obsession with drains and his lesser known fear of spoons. And speaking of obsessions, we also look at how a writer’s blunder gave the humble turnip a prominent position in the Blackadder annals.

Prolific podcaster and British comedy enthusiast Bill Peters from New South Wales makes a welcome return to our podcast to fight the corner for Blackadder The Third as the best of the four series. Bill talks about what he loves about the team’s third outing and why, for him, it is the quintessential series of Blackadder.

Choose your top five Scene Stealers, go to the following link:

https://app.sli.do/event/9nF95VosBzxyqmmcTbMTv3

Send us a voice message to include in the show, SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black.

Link to Ciarán’s new podcast:

https://bio.link/thesoundof

Jem Roberts can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

Thanks to the following communities:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 30: “Many Apoh-loh-ghies for the Inconwenience”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

As the title might suggest, the Scene Stealer for this episode is none other than the dastardly Prince Ludwig, a man whose powers of disguise know no limits – apart from, it would seem, his accent. We look at Hugh Laurie’s first major role in Blackadder and speculate on who else could have played that role and in what direction they might have taken it.

This episode also introduces the first of four interviews with special guests making the case about why their own preferred series of Blackadder is THE definitive one. To set the turnip rolling, we are joined by fellow podcaster, Queen fan and long-time friend of the show, Paul Bradbury, who waxes lyrical about his own personal favourite, Blackadder II. 

If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. All you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send. 

 “Waters of Love” sting used with kind permission from Randy Woods:

https://www.youtube.com/@RandyWoodsBand 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com 

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007.bsky.social on BlueSky) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 30: “An Absolutely Scrummy Dream About Ponies”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

This episode opens with a Points Of View-type segment where we channel our inner Anne Robinson (albeit less grumpy) and present a selection of messages and voice recordings from listeners around the world waxing lyrical on Harry Enfield, Baldrick and some of our recent guests.

Continuing our Major Star series, we also look at Miranda Richardson’s extraordinary performance as the young Queen Bess, memorably described by Richard Curtis as “a strange mixture of woman, child, nymphomaniac and tyrant”. As well as casting an eye over Miranda’s career – and reflecting on why so much of it seems to have passed us by – we revisit our favourite quintessential Queenie moments in Blackadder II.

If you would like to send a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a page on SpeakPipe:

https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black

Link to Ciarán’s new podcast:

https://bio.link/thesoundof

Link to Fandomental podcast (episode on 31 August):

FandomentalsPodcast | Instagram | Linktree

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 6: “Ted Talk” 

Down with this sort of thing! (Careful now.) 

One of our ideas for bonus episodes was to introduce each other to sitcoms that we love. This time around, Ian initiates Michael into the weird and wonderful world of Father Ted, which was hugely popular in Britain and Ireland in the mid- to late 90s and, like Blackadder, is still widely loved, watched and quoted to this day. 

In this special “Ted Talk”, we examine why an oddball comedy about three priests on a remote island should strike such a chord with audiences – and special guest Fearghal Traynor pops in to share a few insights about the innate Irishness of Father Ted.  

If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. All you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send.  

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8  

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 29: “Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!” 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent. 

In this two-hander Baldrick special – which was almost called A Turnip For The Books – we look at the various incarnations of Blackadder’s longsuffering sidekick throughout that dastardly dynasty, from Baldrick Son of Robin The Dung Gatherer to Private S. Baldrick in the trenches of the Somme.  

As well as casting an eye over Sir Tony Robinson’s career before and after his big break in The Black Adder, we attempt to pinpoint the traits that are unique to the Baldrick character in each series – and choose our all-time favourite moments. 

If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. All you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send.  

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at: 

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 28: “A Lorry-Load Of Paper Clips”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

In this episode, we are joined by budding comedy writer and Blackadder enthusiast Molly McDade, who talks about why Tim McInnerny’s Captain Darling is her favourite character in Blackadder Goes Forth. With Molly’s help, we also solve the age-old question of whether carrier pigeons really are in their prime in their mid-fifties.

After some … robust feedback from listeners, we take a belated look at Harry Enfield’s contribution to character sketch comedy in the 1990s while also listing our five favourite British sitcoms. Following up on the last episode’s trivia question, we also take a look at Lee Cornes’ three small roles in Blackadder and find out why Rowan Atkinson’s mention of a chap called Bob almost got the Blackadder team into legal hot water.

If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. All you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send.

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music) 

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr). 

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 27: “A Viciously Sharp Slice Of Mango” 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent. 

This time around, our special guest is writer David Quantick. Already a familiar name to music and comedy enthusiasts, his novel All My Colours came out in April 2019 to great acclaim and his first collection of short stories, And Other Stories, is due out in August 2025. David talks to us about taking comedy beyond the stodgily conventional and why Blackadder Goes Forth in particular is unique among sitcoms. 

In our Scene Stealer segment, we also shine a spotlight on sitcom veteran Geoffrey Palmer, who makes a short but memorable appearance as Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth. Cue a plan that proves less than cunning and a phrase that rhymes with “clucking bell”.

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Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

 Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 26: “My Fluffy Bunny Act” 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent. 

Our special guest in this episode is fellow Blackadder enthusiast Dr Kel Pero, who casts an expert eye on the differences between the language used in the various series of Blackadder and reflects on why it is always such a treat for word nerds. And why you should never let historical accuracy get in the way of a good joke. 

This time around, our Scene Stealer is Miranda Richardson as the enigmatic Nurse Mary in the General Hospital episode of Blackadder Goes Forth. Is she the spy? Is she innocent? Can she sing I May Be A Tiny Chimney Sweep But I’ve Got An Enormous Brush? Tune in and find out … that we don’t really know either. 

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Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8  

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com 

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 5: “Cartoon Crossover” 

Hidely-hodely, neighborinos! Welcome to our Cartoon Crossover episode in which we join forces with GoonPod’s very own Tyler Adams to talk about a shared lifelong love of ours –The Simpsons. 

In this extra-long bonus episode, Michael, Ian and Tyler have each come armed with five hand-picked classics from the purple-patch years and will be counting them down one by one to reveal their all-time favourite. With, needless to say, bants, clips, music and trivia aplenty!  

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More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at: 

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com  

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans 

 Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

 Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 25: “Look Behind You, Mr Caesar!”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

In this episode’s Major Star segment, we will be looking at Hugh Laurie’s thick-as-a-whale-omelette Prince George in Blackadder The Third. And who better to discuss this with us than our old friend Simon Osborne who makes a welcome return to the fold to reminisce about working with Hugh and also recalls his favourite moments from the screen and rehearsal room.

We also take a nerdilicious look at how the first three series of Blackadder each brought things to a close and how these matched up against the glorious finale that was Blackadder Goes Forth.And while we’re at it, we touch upon the strange phenomenon* of Blackadder actors strutting their stuff in music videos by British female pop artists.

(*Kate Bush pun intended) Oh … and we've started a new poll asking Blackadder fans to rate the four series of Blackadder in order of fluffiness.

Simply click:

https://app.sli.do/event/qcMeAXNSL1yUshzRiJNMLB

You can find Simon Osborne’s website at www.historypitt.co.uk and his history blog at https://historypitt.wordpress.com/

Jem Roberts can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder, read by the author himself, is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

You can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music) 

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 24: “Chiswick! Fresh Horses!”

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

This episode’s Major Star is actor, explorer and all-round force of nature Brian Blessed. As well as reflecting on his endearingly boisterous performance as King Richard IV in The Black Adder, we look at Brian’s early acting roles on stage and screen and marvel at his remarkable zest for life. And, on a more sinister note, we reveal how he inadvertently ended up influencing Coronation Street for well over half a century.

We also blow the dust off the Comic Relief special “Blackadder: The Cavalier Years” and discuss whether it deserves the rather, ahem, cavalier attitude that many of the Blackadder faithful have towards it.

Oh … and we've started a new poll asking Blackadder fans to rate the four series of Blackadder in order of fluffiness.

Simply click on the link to take part. As with the last poll, there is no need to sign up: just make your choices and press Send.

https://app.sli.do/event/qcMeAXNSL1yUshzRiJNMLB

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music) 

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 04: Full Interview with Mike Haskins

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

As we are taking a short break from recording this week, here is a bonus episode from our hallowed vaults: our full interview with comedy writer Mike Haskins, who waxes lyrical about his time writing for the likes of Griff Rhys Jones and Hale & Pace. He also talks about how Peter Cook ended up bequeathing his porn collection to Griff Rhys Jones …

Mike also gives us a comedy writer’s insight into what makes Blackadder such a memorable and influential creation and we revisit this and other comedies from the same era, with clips, laughs and larks a-plenty.

Oh … and we’ve started a new poll asking Blackadder fans to rate the four series of Blackadder in order of fluffiness.

Simply click on the link to take part. As with the last poll, there is no need to sign up: just make your choices and press Send.

https://app.sli.do/event/qcMeAXNSL1yUshzRiJNMLB

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 23: Diss and Distillery

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

In this first ever face-to-face episode, Michael takes a short break from leap-frogging around Europe to drop in on Ian in Cologne and record an episode in the same hallowed space, over the same microphone and drinking from the same bottle of scotch.

As well as reminiscing about our first foray into the dark and seedy underbelly of the podcasting world and revisiting some of our favourite moments, we explore the various incarnations of Blackadder himself, from the weaselly Prince Edmund to the waspish Captain Blackadder. 

Oh … and we've started a new poll asking Blackadder fans to rate the four series of Blackadder in order of fluffiness.

Simply click on the link to take part. As with the last poll, there is no need to sign up: just make your choices and press Send:

https://app.sli.do/event/qcMeAXNSL1yUshzRiJNMLB  

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

 Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

 Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 22: Sacred Cows and Silly Bulls

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

Michael’s two favourite 80s sitcoms – one from the past, one from the future – come together to give us this episode’s Scene Stealer: Red Dwarf’s very own Chris Barrie. We talk about the leading roles at the centre of Chris’s curiously un-chequered career and his memorable appearance in Nob & Nobility as an evil French revolutionary who is “hung like a baby carrot and a couple of petits pois”.

Our special guest this time around is Tyler Adams, the brains behind the wonderful GoonPod podcast about the Goon Show and classic comedy in general. We talk about podcast envy and sacred cows among Blackadder fandom. Tyler also shares his theory on why Blackadder Goes Forth is the Sgt Pepper of the Blackadder oeuvre – and why that might not be the high praise it might seem to be.

GoonPod can be found at the following link or wherever you get your podcast fix: https://pod.link/1569929507

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 21: Shout, Shout and Shout Again! 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent. 

Rather than having a special guest on as usual, we decided it was time for another two-hander episode – and for a celebration of all things Stephen Fry!  

We begin by taking a look at His Tweediness’s work outside Blackadder, including Fry & Laurie, Jeeves & Wooster and his winning way with the written word. And, of course, we take a look at Lord Melchett, General Melchett and the Duke of Wellington, the three main roles he played in the Blackadder canon. 

Yes, “canon” – because only girls fight with swords these days … 

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

 Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 03: Soapy Twits 

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where we will be talking to Jem Roberts, author of The True History of The Black Adder, about the new and updated version of his official Fry & Laurie book Soupy Twist.  

This book – and audiobook – explores the life and work of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, both of whom play a key part in the Blackadder story, and includes a treasure trove of unperformed Fry & Laurie sketches straight from Mr Fry’s hard drive. 

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Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8  

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at: 

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com  

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans 

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 20: It’s The Moffatt Show! 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

In our twentieth episode, we cast a wary eye over the “Blackadders that got away” – the ideas for a fifth series that never got off the ground because they lacked potential or because they strayed too far from the core make-up of the series. Or because they were bollocks.

Having taken part in our Christmas quiz, our good friend and fellow podcaster Ciarán Moffatt returns for a huge roller coaster of a chat about Keinrick and Mossop, the thespians who fall foul of Blackadder in the Season 3 episode Sense & Senility. Needless to say, we also talk about the seasoned actors who played them, Kenneth Conner and Hugh Paddick, and the role they played in radio, film, television and in bringing the secret gay language Polari to the masses.

Flixwatchers episode with Ian and Michael as guests:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Co708XLMU8x3LMottSsmf

Here is a link to the LOAB t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK, link here:

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

Information on Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 19: Variations On A Theme

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

In this episode, we tip our greasy hats to the man behind the music, Howard Goodall. As well as the many inventive variations on the Blackadder theme, he composed the music for some of the best-loved TV shows of the 80s, 90s and beyond. We look at his uniquely character-based approach to theme tunes and summon the Ghosts of Episodes Past to discuss the bleakly beautiful tones conjured up by Howard to accompany our heroes in their final push.

While a familiar voice to many people from his popular music and movie podcasts, our special guest Corey Morrissette is a genuine Blackadder Newbie, never having seen the series in his native Canada. Immersing himself in the six episodes cherry-picked by our listeners for our Newbie List, he talks about his favourite characters and plots, the inherent Englishness of the Blackadder universe and which of the four series he’ll be watching in full when he gets his hands on the box set.

Check out Corey’s podcasts on his brand-new website, www.cmpu.ca, which is due to go online any day now.

Here is a link to the LOAB range of t-shirts on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

Information about Jem Roberts can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp 

Thanks to these communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)   

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 18: Ointment! 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent. 

Continuing our new Major Star segment, we shine a spotlight on Nursie, played by the late Patsy Byrne as a “sad, insane old woman with an udder fixation”. We take a look back at the busy career on stage and screen that was Patsy’s bread and butter before her, ahem, udderworldly performance in Blackadder II made her a household name. 

Our special guest this time around, Mike Haskins, has also had a busy career in comedy, writing for the likes of Griff Rhys Jones and Hale & Pace. Following a lively chat about the highs and lows of this career – which we will be releasing in full as a bonus episode in due course – Mike gives us a comedy writer’s insight into what makes Blackadder such a memorable and influential creation.

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com 

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp 

 As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

 Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 17: Damn His Duck Pond!

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.

In our ceaseless quest to gauge the influence of Blackadder on the world around us, we decided to take a look at how the TikTok generation takes to our favourite series. Luckily, two longstanding friends of the show, Ruth and Bill – along with Michael – were only too happy to sign up their teenage kids for this dastardly experiment, forcing them to watch three selected episodes from the second, third and fourth series. Cue laughter, boredom and an uncle disowned.

Continuing our Scene Stealers segment, we also celebrate the roistering rosy-cheeked royalist that is Sir Talbot Buxomly, played to perfection by seasoned New Zealand actor Denis Lill. As well as this, we examine the words sung by the mysterious balladeer at the end of Blackadder II episodes and speculate – wildly and wantonly – on why only a handful of the cast from the original pilot made it into the first series.

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on:

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 16: And Bob’s Your Auntie 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent. 

Our second season starts with a bang courtesy of a very special guest, Gabrielle Glaister, who played “Bob” in three evergreen episodes of Blackadder: Bells, Major Star and Private Plane. Gabby spoke to us about her long and varied career on stage, screen and soap opera and what it was like to be part of such an iconic series in the early days.

There would be a strong case for suggesting that Gabby is the Princess Leia of the Blackadder universe … if there weren’t already an actual Princess Leia in the first series, that is. We pay tribute to possibly the youngest member of the overall Blackadder cast – not counting Pitt the Glint In The Milkman’s Eye – and also ponder on the Elton- and Curtis-penned Madness sitcom that might have happened if Blackadder had not proved such a ball-bouncing hit.

Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: 

https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp 

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 02: Upstart Crow

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder – or, in this case, something a little different. As well as being the first two-hander since our first couple of episodes were released back in the primordial mists of June, this is the first in a series of occasional “off-topic episodes” in which we will be casting a loving but critical eye on sitcoms other than Blackadder.

Some of these will be shows that one of us loves and the other has never seen – but we will also be covering a handful of timeless classics that can claim to rival Blackadder in greatness and influence. Well, almost.

To set the ball rolling, we will be looking at a relatively recent sitcom that was new to both of us: Upstart Crow, a period comedy created and written by that up-and-coming young go-getter Ben Elton and starring David Mitchell as William Shakespeare.

We will be discussing whether Blackadder fans would warm to Upstart Crow (spoiler: yes, they would), what aspects and actors appeal to us most – and why one particular character annoys the bejaysus out of us. As always, there is lively discussion, wild tangents and more audio clips than you can shake a spear at.

The LOAB range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8

Jem Roberts:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us:

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

 Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 15: Christmas Special

Welcome to a very special Christmas episode of Lord Of Adders Black, where we have invited back two old friends – comedian Harry Hussey and author Jem Roberts – and one new one, Australian podcaster and comedy obsessive Ciarán Moffat.

This episode takes the form of a quiz on Blackadder’s Christmas Carol, lovingly compiled and presented by Chairman Jem. Here, two teams – Ireland (Ian and Harry) and Australia (Michael and Ciarán) – face off in a battle of wits, knowledge and ill-educated guesses that seeks to separate the wallabies from the wannabes.

By cunning design, the quiz questions also fuel a lively discussion about Blackadder’s Christmas Carol throughout the episode, with merriment and rosy-cheeked caperings aplenty. As ever, we dive off at gleeful tangents before coming to a suitably festive finish where we and our guests wax lyrical about our favourite Christmas films.

LOAB T-shirts sold by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, £5 from each purchase to Cancer Research UK:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267062769737?_skw=blackadder+lord+of+adders+black&var=566814459346&itmmeta=01JDY19A1FJ4KDQX16M6ZDGV37&hash=item3e2e2e7849:g:q8oAAOSwvbRnNI2j

Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

Audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

You can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on:

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 14: Just An Old Quack

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent.

We are joined again by our old friends Paul and Pank to chat about the second half of our Newbie List, featuring our voters’ two favourite episodes from Blackadder Goes Forth and their favourite episode of all: Ink & Incapability from Blackadder III. We talk about the love of language at the heart of Blackadder and the sheer emotional punch packed by that final episode. And Paul recalls what it was like to hobnob with Rik Mayall.

Our Scene Stealer is John Grillo, who gives a memorably unpleasant turn as the schoolmasterish Doctor Leech in the evergreen Series Two episode Bells and who, it is safe to say, would probably have his own column in the Daily Mail today.

Also, stay tuned for a very special Christmas episode of Lord Of Adders Black which will be out in time for Christmas. Humbug, Mr Baldrick?

LOAB range of t-shirts by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267062769737?_skw=blackadder+lord+of+adders+black&var=566814459346&itmmeta=01JDY19A1FJ4KDQX16M6ZDGV37&hash=item3e2e2e7849:g:q8oAAOSwvbRnNI2j

Jem Roberts: jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp 

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 13: Begone, Satan!

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent.

The Scene Stealer for our thirteenth episode is the force of nature that is Miriam Margoyles as Lady Whiteadder, just one of the memorable roles she brought to life throughout the Blackadder saga. We talk about her slap-happy rehearsal methods, her portrayal of Edmund’s fiercely puritanical aunt and the disastrously low tolerance for alcohol that seems to run in the family genes.

As our scheduled ‘newbie’ was forced to cancel, we have been joined by two ‘oldies’ instead – that is … two old friends of the show, Paul and Pank. During the first of a two-part interview, they discuss the six episodes on our Newbie List with us, cherry-picking their favourite moments and revealing how Blackadder has been a constant presence in their lives.

And we introduce the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267062769737?_skw=blackadder+lord+of+adders+black&var=566814459346&itmmeta=01JDY19A1FJ4KDQX16M6ZDGV37&hash=item3e2e2e7849:g:q8oAAOSwvbRnNI2j 

You can find the episode of Flixwatchers where Michael and Ian talk about Hot Fuzz at the following link – or on your podcast app of choice: 

https://flixwatcher.tv/episode-362-hot-fuzz-with-michael-and-ian-from-lord-of-adders-black-a-blackadder-podcast/ 

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at: 

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com  

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:  

Follow us on:

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music) 

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 12: Hello Sailor! 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent.

This episode’s special guest is Welsh man-mountain John Pierce Jones, who played Arthur The Sailor in the iconic Blackadder II episode, Money. John talks to us about his career as a bilingual TV, film and theatre actor, and about all the fun he had working and socialising with the Blackadder team. He also mentions the time he borrowed co-star Robert de Niro’s on-set trailer and ate all his fruit. 

This time around, our scene stealer is veteran actor Frank Finlay, who cut a memorably scary figure as the titular character in the Witchsmeller Pursuivant in the first series. We take a brief look at his illustrious career, recall how he ended up stranded in the wintry wilds of Northumberland after recording the episode, and offer a time-saving tip for any listeners who are thinking of summoning the devil in the comfort of their own homes.  

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp   

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans 

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 11: Up Diddly Up!

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent.

Our special guest in Episode 11 is Mark, aka @pitchblacksteed, who is the brains – and the heart – behind the longstanding King Of Blackadder fan community on Twitter. Mark talks to us about his enduring love for Blackadder, the rewarding interactions with fellow fans from all over the world and the endless fun that comes from applying Blackadder quotes to real-life situations.

And who better as a scene stealer than a man who can “give multiple orgasms to the furniture just by sitting on it”: Squadron Commander, the Lord Flashheart, played by the much-missed Rik Mayall. We compare the WWI fighter ace with his cross-dressing ancestor from Blackadder II, identify possible signs of narcissism and discuss why Rowan Atkinson deems this the performance of Rik’s career.

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If you’re on Twitter, you can join the King Of Blackadder community at @pitchblacksteed.

More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com  

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible: 

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp   

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans  

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP  

Follow us on

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music) 

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 10: Ten Shun! 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent.

As the title suggests, our tenth episode has a military theme as our friend Kevin Brown – formerly a lowly Lance Corporal in the British army before moving to Canada to scale the dizzying heights of podcast fame – drops in on our squalid bit of line to talk about Blackadder Goes Forth and how accurately it portrays military life.

This time around, our Scene Stealer is Warren Clarke, who gave a memorable performance as Amy’s pig-loving father Mr Hardwood in the penultimate episode of Blackadder The Third. We take a look at his long and varied career as a character actor, how he ended up hamming it up on the Blackadder set (pun intended) and how Les Dawson was an unlikely source of inspiration.

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More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

 Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)   

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 9: A Comedy History Jem (Part Two)

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent.

Our ninth episode concludes our two-part interview with Jem Roberts, author of The True History Of The Black Adder, who talks to us about writing and researching his favourite book (and ours!) – with input from virtually everyone of note in the Blackadder universe.

This time around, our Scene Stealer is the late and much missed Robbie Coltrane in his role as the phrasmotically pompous Dr Johnson in Ink & Incapability, the episode that topped our Newbie list poll. We also look at other memorable roles that Robbie has brought to life and demonstrate how to single out his laugh in a studio audience.

As ever, there are lashings of trivia, listener messages and more audio clips than you can shake a stick at!

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More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans 

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on:

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)   

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 8: A Comedy History Jem (Part One) 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional tangent. 

We kick off episode number eight with a Scene Stealer feature on Peter Cook, who lost his head in the very first outing of The Black Adder – but not before defining the landscape of British comedy as we know it. 

All great TV comedy stories start with Peter Cook and our special guest’s is no exception. This episode includes the first of a two-part interview with Jem Roberts, writer of The True History Of The Black Adder and the official biographer of Fry & Laurie, Douglas Adams and other leading lights of comedy.  

Here, Jem recounts some of the many rosy-cheeked caperings that occurred while researching his labour of love, such as being gifted with the unpublished Blackadder In Bethlehem script by Richard Curtis, revisiting unused sketches with Stephen Fry – and not being sued by Rowan Atkinson.   

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More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com

The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp   

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music) 

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 1: Bottomless Pitt – a full interview with Simon Osborne (Pitt The Younger)  

If you’re reading this, then one of us is on holiday or life has dropped a spanner in our usual clockwork schedule. Which is why it always pays to have a bonus episode or two at the ready! 

This one contains our full interview with Simon Osborne, who played the wonderfully snotty Pitt The Younger in Dish & Dishonesty, the fast-paced opener for the third season of Blackadder.  

Parts have already been included in Episodes 5 and 6, but almost half of the interview – like Baldrick’s trousers – has never been aired before. 

We hope you enjoy the chat with Simon and will be back with a new episode very soon. 

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You can find Simon Osborne on Twitter at @SimonOsbornePTY 

Check out his website and blog at: 

https://www.historypitt.co.uk/ 

https://historypitt.wordpress.com/  

 As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans 

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr). 

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 7: No Word For ‘Fluffy’ 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional tangent. 

Episode number seven has a distinctly international flair, with voice messages from far-flung listeners sparking lively discussions about people actually called Blackadder in real life and what cameos Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones might have had in Blackadder The Third. 

We also chat with German linguist and comedy enthusiast Felix Anker about getting English comedy to work in other languages and whether his fellow countrymen and women get a rougher deal than most at the hands of the various Blackadders. 

And delving into our Trivia Treasure Trove, we discover that there is a very good reason why the Blackadder canon is positively riddled with Bernards… 

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You can find Felix Anker on Twitter at @bananentupper and check out his stories (in English and German) at https://linktr.ee/felixanker 

 As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans 

 Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 6: Pitt The Slightly Older (Part 2) 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional tangent.

Our sixth episode includes the second part of our interview with that splendid acting fellow, Simon Osborne, who played the scheming adolescent Pitt The Younger in the opening episode of Blackadder The Third.

This time around, our Scene Stealer is Ade Edmondson as the Red Baron, the gentleman flyer with a taste for bad puns and toilet humour. We also look at the other roles that Ade has played during his long and fulfilling career and at his longstanding double act with the much-missed Rik Mayall.

Speaking of toilet humour, Viz magazine gets a mention in our trivia question and we discover that there is not one but two links between Blackadder and The Rocky Horror Picture Show … 

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If you haven’t shared your Newbie List picks with us, it only takes two minutes. No need to sign up or sign in – just click on the link below, tick your six choices and press send: 

https://app.sli.do/event/vv3hVYtj7zVGF9VUa8gLF9

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You can find Simon Osborne on Twitter at @SimonOsbornePTY

Check out his website and blog at:

https://www.historypitt.co.uk/

https://historypitt.wordpress.com/

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP  

Follow us on:

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5: Pitt The Slightly Older (Part 1)

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional tangent. 

Barely 24 hours after we chalked up our thousandth download, our latest offering – Pitt The Slightly Older – marks another important milestone: our first ever interview with an actor from the series.

As the title suggests, the episode features the first of a two-part interview with Simon Osborne, who gave a memorably snotty performance as Pitt The Younger in Dish And Dishonesty, the opening episode to Blackadder The Third.

We speak at length to Simon about how he landed the role in Blackadder at the tender age of sixteen and about his experience in working with many of his comedy heroes. And about the best way to shoot a scene with Rowan Atkinson while he’s constantly pulling faces at you off-camera. 

We also delve into our growing bag of listener messages, cherry-pick our favourite cunning plans and discuss whether Elizabethan Edmund had a more progressive outlook than other sitcoms of the late twentieth century.

If you haven’t shared your Newbie List picks with us, it only takes two minutes. No need to sign up or sign in – just click on the link below, tick your six choices and press send: 

https://app.sli.do/event/vv3hVYtj7zVGF9VUa8gLF9

You can find Simon Osborne on Twitter at @SimonOsbornePTY

Check out his website and blog at:

https://www.historypitt.co.uk/

https://historypitt.wordpress.com/ 

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

Follow us on:

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits:

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music) 

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr)

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4: Long On Beard, Short On Legs  

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional tangent. 

Episode 4 is called Long On Beard, Short On Legs. As the title subtly suggests, our Scene Stealer is none other than Tom Baker chewing up the scenery as Captain Rum in the Season 2 classic “Potato”, which we will be discussing with our special guest, comedian Harry Hussey. 

And speaking of potatoes, hot potatoes, to be precise, have you ever wondered what the dastardly Mossop and Keanrick are chanting to ward off evil spirits every time Mr B. mentions the Scottish play by name? We put our best minds on the job. 

We also shine a spotlight on Rowan Atkinson’s live performances back in the 80s and 90s and discuss how he turned a cumbersome speech impediment into comedy gold.  

As always, there are plenty of audio clips, trivia and a voice message revealing, among other things, how Blackadder was a little puerile for Ron Lacey’s tastes … 

If you haven’t shared your Newbie List picks with us, it only takes two minutes. No need to sign up or sign in – just click on the link below, tick your six choices and press send: https://app.sli.do/event/vv3hVYtj7zVGF9VUa8gLF9 

Our special guest Harry Hussey live on stage at the Coco Comedy Club (cococomedy.club): 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kxn78gGup2bRRFNQ7  

 As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans 

Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support: 

The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

 Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)   

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3: Percy and Perspicacity 

 Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional tangent. 

For our third episode, Percy and Perspicacity, we are joined by our very first guest – writer, poet and fellow Blackadder buff Jan Miklaszewicz – who waxes lyrical about Tim McInnerny and the various roles he plays in all four series. And, in one case, three different roles in the same episode! 

We will also be revisiting Jim Broadbent’s hilarious turn as the ever-present interpreter to Miriam Margolyes’s Spanish Infanta in our favourite Series 1 episode. And we will be looking back on a long and fruitful career that has gone from high-rises in Peckham to Bullets Over Broadway. 

Lastly, our Newbie List has been taking shape nicely since our new voting poll went online a few days ago. If you haven’t shared your picks with us, it only takes two minutes. No need to sign up or sign in – just click on the link below, tick your six choices and press send. 

https://app.sli.do/event/vv3hVYtj7zVGF9VUa8gLF9 

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To find out more about Jan Miklaszewicz’s work, take a look at his Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jan-Miklaszewicz/author/B094H49GVZ 

As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans 

Thanks to the following communities for their support: 

The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed 

Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/ 

Blackadder - quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP 

The Ultimate Blackadder Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP 

Follow us on 

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318  

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2: Repayment or Revenge! 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional tangent. 

In our second episode – Repayment or Revenge! – we look at the force of nature that is writer and stand-up comedian Ben Elton. As well as revisiting his earlier work, we talk about what Ben brought to the table when he teamed up with Richard Curtis to pen the historic second season of Blackadder. 

The first of our regular Scene Stealers segments celebrates Ronald Lacey’s monstrous performance as the Baby-Eating Bishop Of Bath & Wells and looks back at a few of his many memorable roles in film and TV. 

We also set the ball rolling with the first selections for our Newbie Playlist, where – together with our listeners and special guests – we compile a list of six episodes best suited to introduce the uninitiated to the foul and fabulous world of Blackadder.  

You can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans 

Follow us on 

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: Search for “Lord of Adders Black” 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 1: Best Fighting Trousers On, Chaps! 

Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian will be exploring the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder.  

In this introductory episode, we’ll be talking about our (cunning) plans for a Blackadder podcast – including regular features, special guests and a generous helping of audio clips from our favourite comedies. And, we hope, yours too. 

Most of all, this first episode will be a nostalgic time capsule in which we rediscover the TV comedy we knew and loved as nauseating adolescents over ten thousand miles apart in Melbourne (Michael) and Dublin (Ian) and walk a happy mile or two down the winding roads that led us to Blackadder.  

Join us for what we are sure will be a fun-packed trip down memory lane – and maybe even an excuse to dust off that DVD box set (and DVD player!) and revisit the series in all its timeless glory. 

Follow us on 

Twitter: @LordAddersBlack 

Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social 

Facebook: Search for “Lord of Adders Black” 

Instagram: lord_of_adders_black 

e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net 

Podcast credits: 

Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith 

Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall 

Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter) 

Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956 

https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)  

Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).  

Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663 

Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical support. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.