AuthorRichard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson
NarratorRowan Atkinson
Duration3h 6m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, British Radio Sitcoms and Sketch Shows
Key StageA Level
PublisherBBC
VersionUnabridged
The original six BBC TV episodes starring Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Brian Blessed, Peter Cook, Miriam Margolyes and Rik Mayall. The historic first series which introduced us to Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, Rowan Atkinson's first incarnation as the Black Adder. Edmund is the snivelling, bitter and twisted son of the medieval king who, with the help of his trusty (and equally stinky) aide, Baldrick (Tony Robinson), begins his slithering journey through the ages. Also starring Brian Blessed as King Richard IV, Peter Cook as Richard III, Miriam Margoyles as Princess Maria and Rik Mayall as Mad Gerald.
The Penny Dreadfuls, Collection 1 - the Curse of the Beagle, the Odyssey, Macbeth Rebothered
Author: Thom Tuck
Author Thom Tuck
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Penny Dreadfuls Collection, Book 1
Duration 2h 50m
The Penny Dreadfuls examine the life of Guy Fawkes, undertake a satirical version of the French Revolution and turn their comic eye towards Hereward the Wake The Penny Dreadfuls - Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck - are a comedy trio who specialise in retelling historical events in their own, inimitable way. In these riotous revisionist plays,...
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Author: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett
Author Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 44m
The Two Ronnies was one of Britain's most successful comedy sketch shows, and dominated the TV schedules for sixteen years between 1971 and 1987. This compilation of classics from the much-loved show includes the sketches 'The Strange Case of Mrs. Mace', 'Plain Speaking', 'Grublian', 'Dr. Spooner Re-Visited', 'A Doctor's Life' and 'About a Bout'. T...
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Fags, Mags & Bags, Series 1: Episode 5
Author: Sanjeev Kohli, Donald McLeary
Author Sanjeev Kohli, Donald McLeary
Narrator Various
SeriesFags, Mags & Bags, Book 5
Duration 28m
The Festival of Maltodextrin. Corner shop owner Ramesh concocts a fake religious festival to shift unsold fireworks.
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Author: Andrew Nickolds
Author Andrew Nickolds
Narrator Christopher Douglas, Full Cast
Duration 2h 47m
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon in the complete Series 10 of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy series 'The funniest sitcom ever to grace Radio 4' Radio Times. Ed Reardon - hack writer, pipe smoker, fare-dodger and master of the abusive email - returns in the radio sitcom, written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
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Hereward the Wake; Revolution; Guy Fawkes
Author: Thom Tuck
Author Thom Tuck
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Penny Dreadfuls Collection, Book 2
Duration 2h 24m
Comedy trio The Penny Dreadfuls recount the story of the much-maligned Macbeth, revisit Odysseus' epic journey and reveal the truth behind Darwin's famous voyage The Penny Dreadfuls - Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck - are a comedy trio who specialise in retelling historical events in their own, inimitable way. In these riotous revisionist pl...
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Author: Richard Curtis
Author Richard Curtis
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 50m
In Blackadder the Third, the fortunes of the family have plummeted rather with Blackadder employed as butler to the Prince Regent. With such an imbecilic Lord and master, however, there's plenty of scope for deviousness and manipulation.
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Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All
Author: Richard Curtis
Author Richard Curtis
Narrator Tony Robinson
Duration 1h 55m
Everyone's heard of the wooden horse of Troy, and of the beauty of Helen. Well this is the story as Odysseus saw it, from his boyhood in Ithaca to his participation in the bloody Trojan war itself.
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Rowan Atkinson's the Atkinson People
Author: Richard Curtis
Author Richard Curtis
Narrator Rowan Atkinson
Duration 1h 56m
Rowan Atkinson stars as many different characters in four episodes from the classic comedy series, written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill), which investigates the lives of four great - but imaginary - men. We hear about the life and times of master orator, Sir Benjamin Fletcher: writer, statesman, No...
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Author: Richard Curtis
Author Richard Curtis
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 52m
In Blackadder II, England's Golden Age is treated to the schemes and strategems of Edmund, Lord Blackadder as he curries grace and favour from the stark raving mad Queen Bess.
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Author: Richard Curtis
Author Richard Curtis
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 8m
Four classic episodes from the original TV series: Arrival, Songs of Praise, Easter Special and The Christmas Lunch Incident. Welcome to Dibley, a perfect village full of some perfectly peculiar people - including Alice Tinker and her underactive brain, Owen Newitt and his overactive bowels, and Letitia Cropley and her orange cake with Branston pic...
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