Today marks the 25th anniversary since Blackadder The Third was first aired on television.<\/p>\n
To celebrate this\u00a0momentous\u00a0 occasion, I will be wittering on about the series on BBC Radio Oxford today.<\/p>\n
Happy birthday Blacky!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today marks the 25th anniversary since Blackadder The Third was first aired on television. To celebrate this\u00a0momentous\u00a0 occasion, I will be wittering on about the series on BBC Radio Oxford today. 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