Long on Beard, Short on Legs

Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast 

Episode 4: Long On Beard, Short On Legs  

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 tangent. 

Episode 4 is called Long On Beard, Short On Legs. As the title subtly suggests, our Scene Stealer is none other than Tom Baker chewing up the scenery as Captain Rum in the Season 2 classic “Potato”, which we will be discussing with our special guest, comedian Harry Hussey. 

And speaking of potatoes, hot potatoes, to be precise, have you ever wondered what the dastardly Mossop and Keanrick are chanting to ward off evil spirits every time Mr B. mentions the Scottish play by name? We put our best minds on the job. 

We also shine a spotlight on Rowan Atkinson’s live performances back in the 80s and 90s and discuss how he turned a cumbersome speech impediment into comedy gold.  

As always, there are plenty of audio clips, trivia and a voice message revealing, among other things, how Blackadder was a little puerile for Ron Lacey’s tastes … 

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Our special guest Harry Hussey live on stage at the Coco Comedy Club (cococomedy.club): 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kxn78gGup2bRRFNQ7  

 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 

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 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 ([email protected]).  

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 support. 

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