What's Funny About...
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 4 / BBC Radio 4 Extra
- 2020 - 2023
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to the people behind Britain's biggest comedies.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - Blackadder
Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to John Lloyd and Sir Tony Robinson about the making of the comic historic saga. They discuss the endless problems they had when making the first series ("the show that looked a million dollars and cost a million pounds"), and the importance of failure. They also open up about the tensions amongst the team, the "ladder of stupidity" in Blackadder's world, and the real story behind that famous final scene.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 3rd June 2020
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Peter Fincham | Host / Presenter |
Jon Plowman | Host / Presenter |
John Lloyd | Guest |
Tony Robinson | Guest |
Owen Braben | Producer |