Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes. Ian Hislop. Credit: BBC
Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes

Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes

  • Radio factual
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2024
  • 10 episodes (1 series)

The satirist examines the earliest examples of British humour. Features Ian Hislop.

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Series 1, Episode 3 - The Drunk And The Bullion Stone

The subject of drink and drunkenness is always a contentious one, but however puritanical or sensitive the age, the figure of a drunk, from Joanna Lumley's riotous Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous to Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff has been a regular feature of comedy. And as it turns out, you can go back further still to find the depiction of a comic drunk. Ian's in Scotland to see The Bullion Stone, a 10th century Pictish carving now on display in the National Museum of Scotland.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 24th January 2024
Time
1:45pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
15 minutes

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Date Time Channel
Friday 26th January 2024 9:20pm Radio 4

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Cast & crew

Cast
Ian Hislop Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Jane Geddes Self
Martin Goldberg Self
Paul Whitehouse Self
Billy Connolly Self (Archive Material)
Production team
Tom Alban Producer

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