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 7 - Parody And Sir Topaz
Ian is joined by Professor Marion Turner at Oxford's Bodleian Library where the pair learn about Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th Century humble-brag parody tale, Sir Thopas.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 30th January 2024
- Time
- 1:45pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 15 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| Ian Hislop | Host / Presenter |
| Marion Turner | Self |
| Craig Brown | Self |
| Eric Idle | Self (Archive Material) |
| Neil Innes | Self (Archive Material) |
| Edith Evans | Self (Archive Material) |
| Tom Alban | Producer |