2. Blackadder & Brian

Public Historian Greg Jenner continues his Arthurian quest to find out how comedy writers make history funny.

Greg is the Historical Consultant to all eight TV series of CBBC’s Emmy and multiple BAFTA award-winning Horrible Histories.

In short, he is both a nerd and a comedy nerd.

In the second of three programmes, Greg grapples with the big questions over accuracy and ethics

With the help of:

Comedian-turned-classicist Natalie Haynes
‘Horrible Histories’ Head Writer Ben Ward
‘Austentatious’ improvisers Cariad Lloyd and Andrew Hunter-Murra

Featured programmes:

‘DESERT ISLAND DISCS: Terry Jones’ [BBC Radio 4 1983]
‘REEL HISTORIES: The Life of Brian’ [BBC Radio 4 2004]

Producer: Anne-Marie Luff.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2019.