Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast

Michael Smith and Ian Winick
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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.

  1. Preview - Eat The Pudding

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    Preview - Eat The Pudding

    Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast  Teaser  This is a teaser for the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian will be exploring the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms.   Sign up here to receive the first episode when it comes out in a couple of weeks’ time - Available on all platforms https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast/id1866546508 https://open.spotify.com/show/5z5sGzrNvxS8m3gkw6Mooz?si=RNEKvtiHRIGr9nUqv4YsOA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 min
  2. Goodbyeee - Part 2

    12/29/2025

    Goodbyeee - Part 2

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast Episode 37: “Goodbyeee” (Part 2)  Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where – for the very last time – Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.  For our final episode, we have invited back twelve old friends of the podcast and asked them each a carefully curated Blackadder-related question – prompting much discussion, philosophising and rosy-cheeked caperings. With guests and hosts alike also sharing their favourite Blackadder moments, the long winter evenings will just fly by …  We hope that you enjoyed listening to Lord Of Adders Black as much as we enjoyed making it! And we very much hope that you will also join us for our new podcast – Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast – which will be out in January.    °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°  Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:  https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8    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     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  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.

    43 min
  3. Goodbyeee - Part 1

    12/29/2025

    Goodbyeee - Part 1

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast  Episode 36: “Goodbyeee” (Part 1) Welcome to the Lord of Adders Black fan podcast, where – for the very last time – Michael and Ian explore the universe of cult sitcom Blackadder while diving off at the occasional gleeful tangent.  For our final episode, we have invited back twelve old friends of the podcast and asked them each a carefully curated Blackadder-related question – prompting much discussion, philosophising and rosy-cheeked caperings. With guests and hosts alike also sharing their favourite Blackadder moments, the long winter evenings will just fly by …  We hope that you enjoyed listening to Lord Of Adders Black as much as we enjoyed making it! And we very much hope that you will also join us for our new podcast – Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast – which will be out in January.    °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°  Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:  https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8    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     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  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.

    47 min
  4. Bonus Episode 10 - Porridge

    12/22/2025

    Bonus Episode 10 - Porridge

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast  Bonus Episode 09: “Porridge”  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.  For this bonus episode, we are joined by prolific podcaster and popular man about town Kevin Brown to talk about his favourite sitcom, Porridge. We shine a spotlight on what is arguably Ronnie Barker’s greatest comic creation, loveable lag Fletch, together with a boisterous cast of characters and three series of finely crafted, timeless comedy.  °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°  Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:  https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8    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     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  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.

    1h 19m
  5. Bonus Episode 09 - Uncut Jem

    12/15/2025

    Bonus Episode 09 - Uncut Jem

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast  Bonus Episode 09: “Uncut Jem”  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 bonus episode contains the full interview with Jem Roberts, friend of the show and author of The True History Of The Black Adder, two parts of which were released back in the mists of September and October 2024.  Here, Jem recounts some of the many rosy-cheeked caperings that occurred while researching his labour of love, such as Richard Curtis bestowing the unpublished Blackadder In Bethlehem script upon him, Stephen Fry bestowing unused sketches upon him – and, thankfully, Rowan Atkinson’s lawyers failing to bestow anything unpleasant upon him.  Link to Jem’s new audiobook: https://jemroberts.com/2025/12/12/histories-of-britain-2/     °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°  Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here:  https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8    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     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  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.

    1h 35m
  6. Scene Stealers and Time Travelers

    12/08/2025

    Scene Stealers and Time Travelers

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast Episode 35: “Scene Stealers and Time Travelers” 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. In this, our second-last regular episode, we are joined by an old friend of the podcast, GoonPod’s Tyler Adams, to talk about Blackadder: Back & Forth, which was described by its main star as the most expensive and least satisfying half-hour in the canon. Our deep dive into this expensive folly travels back to the turn of the millennium and, true to form, gets lost a couple of times on the way. We also talk about our next podcast project, which we hope will appeal to most of our current listeners, and reveal the long-awaited results of our Scene recent Stealers poll, which yielded a few surprises among the evergreen fan favourites. If you would like to send us a voice message to include in our last ever show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. All you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send.   Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8 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   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 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.

    58 min
  7. Bonus Episode 08 - @pitchblacksteed on Series 1

    12/01/2025

    Bonus Episode 08 - @pitchblacksteed on Series 1

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast Bonus Episode 08: “@pitchblacksteed on Series 1” 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 bonus episode contains the full interview with our friend Mark Lane, aka @pitchblacksteed – the brains and heart behind the ever-popular King Of Blackadder community on Twitter. As well as the sections already included in Episode 33, where Mark talks about why he views the original series as Blackadder in its most iconic form, he explains why the series is the cornerstone of his Twitter community.   And, with an epic finish worthy of The Black Adder itself, he cherry-picks some of the 800 or so comments posted by its members, ranging from enthusiast to downright horrid ...  If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. All you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send.  Link to Ciarán’s new podcast:  https://bio.link/thesoundof  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   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 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.

    55 min
  8. "Poetry First, Sausage Later"

    11/24/2025

    "Poetry First, Sausage Later"

    Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast Episode 34: “Poetry first, sausage later” 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. Our special guest in this episode is our good friend Steve Ursell, who makes a strong case for Blackadder Goes Forth being the most truly iconic of the four series. We talk about the memorable characters and storylines, examine the impact that the series has had on British society and cherry-pick our favourite moments from the six episodes. Having already featured in a Major Star and Scene Stealer segment as Queenie and Nurse Mary respectively, Miranda Richardson returns for a third time as the wetter-than-a-haddock’s-costume Amy Hardwood, a mysterious Northern beauty with a dark secret and an even darker hatred of squirrels.  If you would like to send us a voice message we have set up SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/Lord_Of_Adders_Black. Link to Ciarán’s new podcast: https://bio.link/thesoundof Here is a link to the Lord Of Adders Black range of t-shirts sold on eBay by our friend Mike at Silly Tees, with £5 from each purchase going to Cancer Research UK – short link here: https://shorturl.at/6H6Q8 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 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  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.

    49 min
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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.

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