{"id":804,"date":"2011-10-23T13:09:11","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T12:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?page_id=804"},"modified":"2011-10-23T13:09:11","modified_gmt":"2011-10-23T12:09:11","slug":"blackadder-rides-again","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?page_id=804","title":{"rendered":"Blackadder Rides Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appeared together in a documentary for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Originally broadcast on Christmas day on BBC1 in 2008, the show included an exclusive in-depth interview with Edmund Blackadder himself, Rowan Atkinson &#8211; the first time he had agreed to be interviewed about his experience making the show.<\/p>\n<p>Also reflecting on their time in the show are the other key members of the team: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Miriam Margoyles, Miranda Richardson and Tony Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary appears on the Blackadder Remastered DVD collection (available from the shop).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqStZNEF9g8?hl=en&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qap1vyKbRlU?hl=en&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EvulBVeY6Rc?hl=en&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v3Rp_6MWNR4?hl=en&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oywx5iCO1oU?hl=en&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gyIaitevzvQ?hl=en&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appeared together in a documentary for the first time. Originally broadcast on Christmas day on BBC1 in 2008, the show included an exclusive in-depth interview with Edmund Blackadder himself, Rowan Atkinson &#8211; the first time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":360,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"sidebar-page.php","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-804","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P54TBn-cY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":340,"url":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?page_id=340","url_meta":{"origin":804,"position":0},"title":"A Chronology of Time","author":"admin","date":"12 October 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Blackadder: A Chronology of Time Written by: Sam Liddicott Music by: The Turd workshop. Estimated running time: 90 minutes. 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