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

Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast
Episode 33: “The Amazing Beardless Woman”
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 occasional gleeful tangent
This week’s Major Star is Mrs Miggins, the warm-hearted coffee shop owner with a weird predilection for that patented Blackadder blend of sharp sarcasm and even sharper cheekbones. A welcome female addition to the sausage fest that is Blackadder The Third, she claims to have a “brain the size of a sultana” but then reveals herself to be a canny businesswoman with a floury finger on the pulse of the times.
Continuing our series of interviews with special guests making the case about why their own favourite series of Blackadder is the most truly iconic, we are delighted to welcome back our friend Mark Lane, the brains and heart behind the ever-popular King Of Blackadder Twitter community. A dyed-in-the-wool Series One devotee, Mark talks about why, in his view, nothing comes close to the dark, plague-infested glory of The Black Adder
To take part in our new Slido poll and choose your top five Scene Stealers, go to the following link:https://app.sli.do/event/9nF95VosBzxyqmmcTbMTv3
If you would like to send us a voice message, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black.
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:
Thanks 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
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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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