Part two of Ian Hislop's British comedy quest leads him to Anglo-Saxon Double Entendre. Read more
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Double entendre
Part two of Ian Hislop's British comedy quest leads him to Anglo-Saxon Double Entendre.
The Drunk and the Bullion Stone
Part three of Ian Hislop's comedy quest leads him back to the Picts laughing at drunks.
Visual Humour and Misericords
Part four of Ian Hislop's comedy quest leads him to physical humour in medieval carving.
The Heege Manuscript
Part five of Ian Hislop's British comedy quest leads to an ancient stand-up comedy review.
Omnibus Week 1
Ian Hislop begins his ten part comedy quest in search of ancient British Wordplay.
Animals
The sixth programme in Ian's series searching for early evidence of British comedy.
Parody and Sir Topaz
Ian Hislop's quest for British comedy originals celebrates Chaucer's brilliance at parody.
Any Women here?
The 8th part of Ian Hislop's quest for early British comedy looks at the work of women.
Who's De Hoeghe?
The 9th part of Ian Hislop's series of comedy originals turns to early satirical cartoons.
Comic Song
The last of Ian Hislop's series looking for British comedy originals celebrates comic song
Omnibus Week 2
The second week of Ian Hislop's quest to records of early English jokes.
