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Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes. Ian Hislop. Credit: BBC
Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes

Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes

  • Radio factual
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2024
  • 10 episodes (1 series)

The satirist examines the earliest examples of British humour. Features Ian Hislop.

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Series 1, Episode 4 - Visual Humour And Misericords

Ian visits a late Mediaeval college chapel to examine early examples of visual comedy in his search for evidence of what made our ancestors laugh.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 25th January 2024
Time
1:45pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
15 minutes

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Cast & crew

Cast
Ian Hislop Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Janina Ramirez Self
Jonathan Wilcox Self
Paul Whitehouse Self
Erica Longfellow Self
David Jason Self (Archive Material)
Production team
Tom Alban Producer

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