Article printed in the Sunday Mirror 17th January 1999
\nBLACKADDER is to go forth into the 21st century – at the Millennium Dome.
\nRowan Atkinson, who travelled down the ages as the dastardly TV hero,
\nis to star in a specially-made film charting British history since Roman times.
\nThe film, co-starring a host of British comic talent, will be screened hourly
\nat the Dome in Greenwich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Article printed in the Sunday Mirror 17th January 1999 BLACKADDER is to go forth into the 21st century – at the Millennium Dome. Rowan Atkinson, who travelled down the ages as the dastardly TV hero, is to star in a specially-made film charting British history since Roman times. 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