Rude Britannia. Copyright: BBC
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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - A History Most Satirical, Bawdy, Lewd And Offensive
The art and literature of Georgian Britain revealed a nation openly and shockingly rude.
Further details
In the early 18th century, Georgian Britain was a nation openly, gloriously and often shockingly rude. This was found in the graphic art of Hogarth, Gillray, Rowlandson and George Cruikshank, and the rude theatrical world of John Gay and Henry Fielding.
Singer Lucie Skeaping helps show the Georgian taste for lewd and bawdy ballads, and there is a dip into the literary tradition of rude words via the poetry of Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift and Lord Byron, and Laurence Sterne's novel Tristram Shandy.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 14th June 2010
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 15th June 2010 | 12:30am | BBC4 |
| Tuesday 15th June 2010 | 3:30am | BBC4 |
| Friday 18th June 2010 | 1:20am | BBC4 |
| Monday 21st June 2010 | 12:00am | BBC4 |
| Sunday 14th November 2010 | 12:45am | BBC4 |
| Saturday 29th January 2011 | 11:30pm | BBC4 |
| Tuesday 19th June 2012 | 10:00pm | BBC4 |
| Saturday 23rd June 2012 | 12:00am | BBC4 |
| Tuesday 11th September 2012 | 10:45pm | BBC4 |
| Wednesday 29th April 2015 | 12:20am | BBC4 |
| Tuesday 19th July 2016 | 3:00am | BBC4 |
| Tuesday 25th February 2020 | 1:35am | BBC4 |
Cast & crew
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | Narrator |
| Jenny Uglow | Guest |
| Martin Rowson | Guest |
| Vic Gatrell (as Professor Vic Gatrell) | Guest |
| Steve Bell | Guest |
| Paul Farley | Guest |
| John Mullan (as Professor John Mullan) | Guest |
| Tim Hitchcock (as Professor Tim Hitchcock) | Guest |
| Vic Gammon (as Dr Vic Gammon) | Guest |
| Jane Moody (as Professor Jane Moody) | Guest |
| Mina Gorji (as Dr Mina Gorji) | Guest |
| Alastair Laurence | Series Director |
| Alastair Laurence | Series Producer |
| Michael Poole | Executive Producer |
| Jane Harris | Editor |
| Lucie Skeaping | Singer |
| Simon Grant | Singer |