{"id":1741,"date":"2022-10-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2022-10-17T18:40:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T17:40:25","slug":"blackadders-historical-record-40th-anniversary-vinyl-boxset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?p=1741","title":{"rendered":"Blackadder\u2019s Historical Record 40th Anniversary vinyl boxset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Rescued from a dusty shelf in a long-forgotten archive, &#8216;Blackadder&#8217;s Historical Record&#8217; brings the bawdy, brutal and blithering bits of history to life via 24 full-cast TV soundtrack episodes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lL5TBTem1Nc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Housed in an elegant lift-off lid box, all 24 full cast TV soundtrack episodes are lovingly spread over 12 opulent, gold-colour 140g vinyl discs; each housed inside splendid era-inspired inner sleeves. This magnificent boxset includes a 12\u201d frameable print portrait of Baldrick (each copy individually signed by Tony Robinson), and a colour illustrated booklet detailing cast, transmission and production credits (with sleeve notes from Tony Robinson).<\/p>\n<p>From &#8216;The Black Adder&#8217; and &#8216;Blackadder II&#8217; to &#8216;Blackadder the Third&#8217; and &#8216;Blackadder Goes Forth&#8217;, this is one of British TV&#8217;s best-loved sitcoms, which propelled its stars and writers on to become household names.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson (Series 1) and Richard Curtis and Ben Elton (Series 2-4) the episodes star Atkinson as the eponymous anti-hero, with Tony Robinson as his hapless manservant Baldrick. A star-studded supporting cast includes Tim McInnerny, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, with guest appearances by Rik Mayall, Miriam Margolyes, Brian Blessed, Tom Baker and many, many more. 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