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a pint! have you gone raving mad? the timeless quality of many of these old shows keeps them alive. but modern technology can help them reach a new audience. a splash of colour for hancock... that's very nearly an armful! and where film reels survive, a high definition scan can sharpen up the gags. these days, most sitcoms do without a studio audience. leaving the laughs to be created at home. one thing is for sure, the gogglebox has always been good for a giggle. praise the lord for the gift of laughter! and baldrick himself, sir tony robinson, is here. lovely to see you. was it obvious right from the start for you that this was a show that was definitely, even though it was about budget in definitely, this was a show that was definitely, even though it was about budget in the second series, going to work the second series, going to work better in a studio with that better in a studio with that
past five years and probably longer and as a result of that has not been able to make the investments that the nhs leaders themselves want to be able to make to deliver long—term improvements and deliberate resilience. if we think back of resilience. if we think back of resilience being the ability to prepare for and manage a shock, the system is not resilient at the minute. :, ., system is not resilient at the minute. :, ,, i. system is not resilient at the minute. :, ~' ,, , system is not resilient at the minute. :, ,, i. , . the sitcom. beloved of generations of tv viewers. its characters have caught our attention, its catchphrases have caught on. many of us have a soft spot for the old shows, with gags good enough to withstand repeat viewing decades after they were first broadcast. one classic celebrating its 40th birthday this month is blackadder. to mark the occasion, baldrick, also known as sir tony robinson, has made a documentary about the unaired pilot episode that will be screened on uk gold this thursday. we'll talk cunning plans with baldrick himself in a moment, but first, let's look back.
alchemy? i think people missed that alchemy? i think people missed that alchemy? i think people missed it that _ missed that alchemy? i think people missed it that much _ missed that alchemy? i think people missed it that much there _ missed that alchemy? i think people missed it that much there would - missed that alchemy? i think people missed it that much there would be | missed that alchemy? i think people | missed it that much there would be a demand for more of them to come back. there are some terrific comedy is still on the television. it does not seem to require that slight hype that you get from having a studio audience. i think a lot of it is just to do with taste.- just to do with taste. could blackadder _ just to do with taste. could blackadder be _ just to do with taste. could - blackadder be recommissioned now based on that pilot for example. or has the world moved on? i do based on that pilot for example. or has the world moved on?— has the world moved on? i do not know. has the world moved on? i do not know one _ has the world moved on? i do not know one of— has the world moved on? i do not know. one of the _ has the world moved on? i do not know. one of the best _ has the world moved on? i do not know. one of the best things - has the world moved on? i do not i know. one of the best things about the pilot is the slapstick. rowan atkinson is a brilliant slapstick performer and he does a fight in it with alex norton which seems to last forever and are so dazzling. and they try and kill someone in it, percy and baldrick and again it is so funny but in the tradition that you do not see nowadays. so probably not, is the answer. you
i have a more cunning one. mine's pretty cunning, my lord! sir tony robinson, who to millions will always be known as baldrick, joins us live. good evening. donald trump loves a spectacle, and it seems the bigger the better, especially when he faces jeopardy. shortly before nine this evening, he emerged from his cavalcade of at least half a dozen vehicles to a throng of screaming supporters, and entered a miami courthouse, where he denied 37 counts of illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing the governments efforts to get them back. despite the serious and detailed allegations, a new poll by cbs found that 76% of likely republican primary voters are more concerned about the indictment being politically motivated than his alleged conduct being a national security risk. so tonight we ask what are the chances he survives this, his bid for the 2024 presidency intact? we'll be discussing that
the biggest hits in the 19805. it's mix of comedy and history, satire and pathos, struck just the right note. the poignant conclusion to its fourth series, set in the trenches of the first world war, moved audiences to tears. it still gets shown in schools. but things could have been different. a costly first series with lavish location filming almost meant the end. oh, damn! michael grade said he wanted it cheaper? he wanted morejokes per pound. fortunately, both the character and the programme were hell bent on survival. in a cunning plan worthy of baldrick himself, subsequent series cut costs by fully embracing all that was great about the less—expensive studio format, even making it part of thejoke. shot by a transvestite