Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Cad And A Bounder | 20200930 | 20201001 (BBC7) 20221227 (BBC7) 20241116 (BBC7) 20241117 (BBC7) | Public Historian Greg Jenner embarks on an Arthurian quest to find out how comedy writers make history funny. In the first of three programmes, Greg grapples with the big questions over accuracy and ethics * Comedian-turned-classicist Natalie Haynes * ‘Horrible Histories' Head Writer Ben Ward * ‘Austentatious' improvisers Cariad Lloyd and Andrew Hunter-Murray. Featured programme: ‘AUSTENTATIOUS: A Cad and a Bounder' [BBC Radio 4 18/06/2017] |
| 02 | Blackadder And Brian | 20201007 | 20201008 (BBC7) 20221228 (BBC7) 20241123 (BBC7) 20241124 (BBC7) | Public Historian Greg Jenner continues his Arthurian quest to find out how comedy writers make history funny. In the second of three programmes, Greg grapples with the big questions over accuracy and ethics ‘Austentatious' improvisers Cariad Lloyd and Andrew Hunter-Murra Featured programmes: ‘DESERT ISLAND DISCS: Terry Jones' [BBC Radio 4 1983] ‘REEL HISTORIES: The Life of Brian' [BBC Radio 4 2004] ‘Austentatious' improvisers Cariad Lloyd and Andrew Hunter-Murray |
| 03 LAST | Eddie Izzard And Pauline Pepys' Dowry | 20201014 | 20201015 (BBC7) 20221230 (BBC7) 20241130 (BBC7) 20241201 (BBC7) | Public Historian Greg Jenner concludes his Arthurian quest to find out how comedy writers make history funny. In the last of three programmes, Greg grapples with the big questions over accuracy and ethics ‘Austentatious' improvisers Cariad Lloyd and Andrew Hunter-Murray Featured programmes: ‘Pauline Pepys' Dowry' [BBC Radio 4 2010] ‘That Mitchell and Webb Sound' [BBC Radio 4 2005] ‘Eddie Izzard: Dressed to Kill |
| OMNI | 20190216 | 20220108 (BBC7) | Public Historian Greg Jenner embarks on an Arthurian quest to find out how comedy writers make history funny. Greg is the Historical Consultant to all eight series of CBBC's Emmy and multiple BAFTA award-winning Horrible Histories. In short he is both a nerd and a comedy nerd. Over three hours, the range of comedy from the BBC archives includes: * Pauline Pepys' Dowry starring David Mitchell, Olivia Colman, Katherine Parkinson and Sharon Horgan. * Austentatious (Cariad Lloyd, Rachel Parris, Andrew Hunter-Murray) * Stand-up from Eddie Izzard. And, that's not all; we've also excavated audio of Monty Python discussing the controversy surrounding The Holy Grail and Life of Brian, plus a choice selection of shiny trinkets from Horrible Histories. To help Greg grapple with the big questions over accuracy, ethics, and whether Mr Darcy wore underpants, he's chatting to comedian-turned-Classicist Natalie Haynes, Horrible Histories Head Writer Ben Ward, Austentatious improvisers Cariad Lloyd and Andrew Hunter-Murray, and Stephen Fry, who apparently was in a show called Blackadder. |