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Rude Britannia

Rude Britannia

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Four
  • 2010
  • 3 episodes (1 series)

Challenging and provocative series exploring British traditions of satire, bawdy and lewd humour and the nation's taste for ridicule and mockery. Features Julian Rhind-Tutt.

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Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2010
Channel
BBC Four
Episodes
3 (1 series)
Features
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Producers
Alastair Laurence and Michael Poole
Company

Originally broadcast as part of the BBC's Rude On Four season, seeking to "explode the national stereotype of Britain as a polite country of restraint and decorum", Rude Britannia charts the British tendency toward and history of biting satire, mockery, and a distinct lack of reverence for authority, from the early 1700s onwards.

From Hogarth and Tristram Shandy to Marie Lloyd, Spitting Image and Little Britain, this three-part documentary takes an often enlightening and occasionally shocking look at the real history of British humour.

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Studio
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Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 14th June 2010 at 9pm on BBC Four
Most recent repeats
  • Tuesday 10th March 2020 at 1:30am on BBC4 - Episode 3
  • Tuesday 3rd March 2020 at 1:15am on BBC4 - Episode 2
  • Tuesday 25th February 2020 at 1:35am on BBC4 - Episode 1

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