Lord of Adders Black

By: Michael Smith and Ian Winick
  • Summary

  • Hello and welcome to Lord of Adders Black – a fan podcast dedicated to the legendary BBC sitcom Blackadder, which ran for four seasons between 1983 and 1989 and has endured as a comedy classic ever since.

    Join Ian, Michael and a roster of special guests as we delve deeply into the Blackadder universe, exploring new angles, uncovering trivia and shining a spotlight on key players, scene stealers and the occasional thingy-shaped turnip.


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Episodes
  • Up Diddly Up!
    Nov 4 2024

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast


    Episode 11: Up Diddly Up!


    Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent.


    Our special guest in Episode 11 is Mark, aka @pitchblacksteed, who is the brains – and the heart – behind the longstanding King Of Blackadder fan community on Twitter. Mark talks to us about his enduring love for Blackadder, the rewarding interactions with fellow fans from all over the world and the endless fun that comes from applying Blackadder quotes to real-life situations.


    And who better as a scene stealer than a man who can “give multiple orgasms to the furniture just by sitting on it”: Squadron Commander, the Lord Flashheart, played by the much-missed Rik Mayall. We compare the WWI fighter ace with his cross-dressing ancestor from Blackadder II, identify possible signs of narcissism and discuss why Rowan Atkinson deems this the performance of Rik’s career.


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    If you’re on Twitter, you can join the King Of Blackadder community at @pitchblacksteed.


    More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

    jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com


    The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:

    https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp


    As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans


    Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:

    Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/

    Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP

    The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

    https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP


    Follow us on

    Twitter: @LordAddersBlack

    Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

    Instagram: lord_of_adders_black

    e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net


    Podcast credits:


    Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith


    Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall


    Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)


    Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

    https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)


    Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

    Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

    Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.


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    44 mins
  • Ten Shun!
    Oct 21 2024

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast


    Episode 10: Ten Shun!


    Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent.


    As the title suggests, our tenth episode has a military theme as our friend Kevin Brown – formerly a lowly Lance Corporal in the British army before moving to Canada to scale the dizzying heights of podcast fame – drops in on our squalid bit of line to talk about Blackadder Goes Forth and how accurately it portrays military life.


    This time around, our Scene Stealer is Warren Clarke, who gave a memorable performance as Amy’s pig-loving father Mr Hardwood in the penultimate episode of Blackadder The Third. We take a look at his long and varied career as a character actor, how he ended up hamming it up on the Blackadder set (pun intended) and how Les Dawson was an unlikely source of inspiration.


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    More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:


    jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com


    The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:


    https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp


    As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans


    Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:


    The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed


    Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/


    Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP


    The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

    https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

    Follow us on


    Twitter: @LordAddersBlack


    Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318


    Instagram: lord_of_adders_black


    e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net


    Podcast credits:


    Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith


    Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall


    Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)


    Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

    https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)


    Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

    Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

    Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    43 mins
  • A Comedy History Jem - Part 2
    Oct 7 2024

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast


    Episode 9: A Comedy History Jem (Part Two)


    Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the odd gleeful tangent.


    Our ninth episode concludes our two-part interview with Jem Roberts, author of The True History Of The Black Adder, who talks to us about writing and researching his favourite book (and ours!) – with input from virtually everyone of note in the Blackadder universe.


    This time around, our Scene Stealer is the late and much missed Robbie Coltrane in his role as the phrasmotically pompous Dr Johnson in Ink & Incapability, the episode that topped our Newbie list poll. We also look at other memorable roles that Robbie has brought to life and demonstrate how to single out his laugh in a studio audience.


    As ever, there are lashings of trivia, listener messages and more audio clips than you can shake a stick at!


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    More information about Jem Roberts and his creative exploits can be found at:

    jemroberts.com and talesofbritain.com


    The audiobook of The True History Of The Black Adder – read by the author himself – is available on Audible:


    https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-True-History-of-the-Blackadder-Audiobook/B0C82XDHPY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp


    As always, you can find the Ronald Lacey Fans Twitter account at @RonaldLaceyFans


    Thanks to the following communities for their valuable support:


    The King Of Blackadder Twitter community: @pitchblacksteed


    Reddit Blackadder community: www.reddit.com/r/blackadder/


    Blackadder – quotes, clips and pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/NVQ6pTtJt8Hzve9X/?mibextid=K35XfP


    The Ultimate Blackadder Group:

    https://www.facebook.com/share/aLnsHrXM4FiyejuK/?mibextid=K35XfP

    Follow us on:

    Twitter: @LordAddersBlack

    Bluesky: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559091752318

    Instagram: lord_of_adders_black


    e-mail: lordofaddersblack@gmx.net


    Podcast credits:


    Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith


    Blackadder theme music by Howard Goodall


    Intro music performed by Pank (@pankp007 on Twitter)


    Outro music performed by Chin Topiwalla (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076430403956

    https://www.facebook.com/summer.s.spell.music)


    Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).

    Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://tapas.io/episode/1727663

    Big thanks to all of the above and to Captain Spreadsheet for transatlantic technical (and moral) support.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    47 mins

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