ACTOR Tony Robinson met a guinea pig called Baldrick, named after his much-loved character in the TV series Blackadder, during a visit to Crabbs Cross.<\/p>\n
Hopper Haven and Littlefoot Sanctuary welcomed the celebrity, who also presents Channel 4\u2019s Time Team, last week so he could meet volunteers and find out about the important work the refuge does in finding new homes for rescued guinea pigs and rabbits.<\/p>\n
The sanctuary is always keen to hear from residents who could provide a home for one of the animals.<\/p>\n
For more details, call 07949 657268.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Hopper Haven and Littlefoot Sanctuary welcomed the celebrity, who also presents Channel 4\u2019s Time Team, last week so he could meet volunteers and find out about the important work the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cast-crew"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p54TBn-8x","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":823,"url":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?p=823","url_meta":{"origin":529,"position":0},"title":"Baldrick wants a reunion but can’t afford a House","author":"admin","date":"26 March 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Original story: Daily ExpressTONY ROBINSON has revealed he wants to make a new Blackadder series but there\u2019s a drawback: \u201cWe can\u2019t afford Hugh Laurie\u2019s salary.\u201d The 65-year-old actor, who played Baldrick in the TV\u00a0comedy\u00a0for six years during the Eighties, told Day & Night that he has been longing for another\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Cast & Crew"","block_context":{"text":"Cast & Crew","link":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1905,"url":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?p=1905","url_meta":{"origin":529,"position":1},"title":"Baldrick Returns for Comic Relief 2023","author":"admin","date":"20 February 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Fans of the classic British sitcom Blackadder were thrilled to learn that one of the show's most beloved characters, Baldrick, will be making a return for this year's Comic Relief. 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