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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 9 - Who's De Hoeghe?
Ian moves to the 17th Century when printing and changes in censorship laws ushered in a new and energetic form of comedy, the satirical cartoon. Ian is more than familiar with the giants of the so-called Golden age of Cartoon satirists, starting with William Hogarth and maturing into the 18th and 19th Centuries with James Gilray.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 1st February 2024
- Time
- 1:45pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 15 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| Ian Hislop | Host / Presenter |
| Meredith Hale | Self |
| Olenka Horbatsch | Self |
| Peter Brookes | Self |
| John Cleese | Self (Archive Material) |
| Eric Idle | Self (Archive Material) |
| Carol Cleveland | Self (Archive Material) |
| Tom Alban | Producer |