{"id":1940,"date":"2023-03-12T11:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T11:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2023-03-14T20:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T20:18:30","slug":"baldricks-bedtime-story-for-comic-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?p=1940","title":{"rendered":"Baldrick&#8217;s Bedtime Story for Comic Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>source: Chortle.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, Richard Curtis is reviving Blackadder for this year&#8217;s telethon, however the new outing will only involve Sir Tony Robinson as Baldrick, and not Rowan Atkinson as the eponymous Edmund.<\/p>\n<p>The premise of the sketch has now been revealed, with the BBC saying: &#8220;We&#8217;ll see the exclusive return of one of the nation&#8217;s most beloved comedy characters &#8211; Baldrick &#8211; as he reads his very own Blackadder Bedtime Story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blackadder&#8217;s dogsbody will be focusing his story around the tale of Cinderella.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baldrick Exclusive Clip from The One Show 13\/3\/23\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/am5XLuFaUiE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Radio 2 in February, Curtis said: &#8220;For the first time in 20 years, Baldrick is going to be giving some kind of performance. We&#8217;re just conspiring about it now, so I think there&#8217;s going to be a marvellous, turnip-based thing with Tony Robinson now back in action, so I&#8217;m excited about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The last such Blackadder revival was part of Comic Relief&#8217;s Big Night In, at the height of 2020&#8217;s Covid-19 lockdown. It saw Stephen Fry reprise his role as Lord Melchett, now Head of the Royal Household, talking to Prince William via Zoom about educating his children.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s telethon &#8211; which will run on BBC One from 7pm to 10pm &#8211; will be hosted by David Tennant, with Paddy McGuinness, Zoe Ball, Joel Dommett and AJ Odudu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>source: Chortle.co.uk As previously reported, Richard Curtis is reviving Blackadder for this year&#8217;s telethon, however the new outing will only involve Sir Tony Robinson as Baldrick, and not Rowan Atkinson as the eponymous Edmund. 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