Blackadder Specials

Prince Edmund, Duke of York, is unhappy about the task he has been given, which is to arrange the festivities for both the Queen's birthday and the return of the Scottish hero Dougal McAngus to the court.

Pleasant Ebenezer Blackadder is turned into a cruel and witty miser after seeing visions of his ancestors and descendants.

At a New Millennium Eve party Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly....

Behind the scenes of the Blackadder special 'Back and Forth'

Stephen Fry talks about his time on the show, and his characters.

The writers chat about how the show was created.

Tony Robinson talks about his time on Black Adder and his Baldrick character.

Miranda Richardson is interviewed at the BBC about her time as the Queen on Blackadder as well as the other characters she played.

Hilary Bevan Jones is interviewed.

Hugh Laurie chats about Blackadder and the various roles he played in the series.

The legendary Rik Mayall chats about himself and how he took over the show as Lord Flashheart, in his own unique style.

Miranda, Tony, Patsy and Tim go back to the BBC to look at their old costumes. Do any of them still fit?

An Interview with Rowan Atkinson about his time as Blackadder

Rowan Atkinson continues to go over his time on Black Adder

It's 25 years since the first episode featuring the dastardly Blackadder made its debut. Now the iconic cast of the much-loved comedy appear together in a documentary for the first time.

A one-off edition of Blackadder set during the English Civil War, shown as part of the first Comic Relief Red Nose Day. With the English Civil War lost, Sir Edmund, as a known Cavalier, along with his ever-faithful dogsbody Baldrick must find a way to keep the defeated King Charles I alive and simultaneously keep his own head on his shoulders.

Baldrick stars solo for the first time in 40 years when he reprises his role.

Sir Tony Robinson goes on a quest to discover the truth behind the Blackadder origin story. Tony's journey takes him back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the never-before-broadcast Blackadder pilot episode. The climax of the programme will be a special screening of the never-before-broadcast pilot.

Looking back at the making of the entire Blackadder series to commemorate the 40th anniversary, featuring contributions from Blackadder's biggest fans including Jack Whitehall, Darren Harriott, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O'Hanlon and Nina Wadia.

A look back at the making of the entire "Blackadder" series to commemorate the 25th anniversary.