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Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes Episodes

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    Omnibus Week 2

    The second week of Ian Hislop's quest to records of early English jokes.

  2. Comic Song

    The last of Ian Hislop's series looking for British comedy originals celebrates comic song

  3. Who's De Hoeghe?

    The 9th part of Ian Hislop's series of comedy originals turns to early satirical cartoons.

  4. Any Women here?

    The 8th part of Ian Hislop's quest for early British comedy looks at the work of women.

  5. Parody and Sir Topaz

    Ian Hislop's quest for British comedy originals celebrates Chaucer's brilliance at parody.

  6. Animals

    The sixth programme in Ian's series searching for early evidence of British comedy.

  7. Omnibus Week 1

    Ian Hislop begins his ten part comedy quest in search of ancient British Wordplay.

  8. The Heege Manuscript

    Part five of Ian Hislop's British comedy quest leads to an ancient stand-up comedy review.

  9. Visual Humour and Misericords

    Part four of Ian Hislop's comedy quest leads him to physical humour in medieval carving.

  10. The Drunk and the Bullion Stone

    Part three of Ian Hislop's comedy quest leads him back to the Picts laughing at drunks.

  11. Double entendre

    Part two of Ian Hislop's British comedy quest leads him to Anglo-Saxon Double Entendre.

  12. Wordplay

    Ian Hislop begins his ten-part comedy quest in search of ancient British Wordplay.