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The first series had the characters’ roles all the wrong way round. Blackadder was dim, Baldrick clever and the queen was dull. Thankfully they got a second try.

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The multi-talented entertainer talks expulsion, prison and eventual fame.

EXCLUSIVE: As Birdsong, his perennially bestselling novel of the Western Front turns 30, Sebastian Faulkss anger at the ten million young lives lost in the First World War remains undimmed

Telegraph: It was one of the most powerful scenes ever. Yet it almost ended in disaster.

Sir Tony Robinson, 76, has spoken of the lucky twist of fate that saw him cast as Baldrick in Blackadder after he nearly missed out on the role.

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Forty years on from Blackadder, Robinson reflects on working with Rowan Atkinson and Stephen Fry – and how he almost didn't play Baldrick

In a new Guide feature, we hand the mic to musicians and let them pick the new, exciting music you should be listening to – from exuberant alt-pop to a vocoder-helmeted virtuoso

The original and unseen pilot will air ahead of the shows 40th anniversary on UKTV channel Gold.