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Blackadder 40th anniversary: Where to watch the unaired pilot episode tonight

The lost pilot will finally be shown on BBC television to mark 40 years of the comedy

Evening Standard

We must steer clear of all cars, including EVs

Letters: Readers respond to Rowan Atkinson’s growing disillusionment with electric vehicles

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: why Rowan Atkinson is wrong about electric vehicles

Last week we ran a piece by Rowan Atkinson casting doubt on the environmental benefits of electric vehicles. Here Simon Evans of Carbon Brief offers his response

The Guardian - UK

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Rowan Atkinson says he feels ‘duped’ by electric cars

Actor and car nerd was early adopter of an electric vehicle

The Independent UK

Blackadder's Tony Robinson on why another actor originally played Baldrick

Sir Tony Robinson on unearthing the previously unaired pilot episode of historical sitcom Blackadder and why he's not in it!

WhatToWatch

Rowan Atkinson says he feels ‘duped’ by electric cars

Actor and car nerd was early adopter of an electric vehicle

The Independent UK

Lost first episode of Blackadder with different actor playing Baldrick will air in UK

Philip Fox, who later had roles in Midsomer Murders and Waking the Dead, replaced Tony Robinson after he pulled out to take a year-long role with the National Theatre

Irish Mirror

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Why is the second-hand value of electric cars plummeting?

New data reveals electric cars have lost an average of one third of their value in the past six months compared to just 0.5% for petrol vehicles. But why?

Evening Standard

Rowan Atkinson says he feels ‘duped’ by electric cars

Actor and car nerd was early adopter of an electric vehicle

The Independent UK

Rowan Atkinson says he feels ‘duped’ by electric cars

Actor and car nerd was early adopter of an electric vehicle

The Independent UK

I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped

Sadly, keeping your old petrol car may be better than buying an EV, says actor Rowan Atkinson

The Guardian - UK

Twist of fate that handed Tony Robinson his breakthrough in Blackadder

Landing the role of loveable idiot Baldrick in legendary sitcom Blackadder back in the early 1980s dramatically changed the course of Tony’s life

Daily Mirror

Portrait of TV comedy icon sneaked into stately home - and mistaken for Shakespeare

The painting should be instantly recognisable to most Britons - but some visitors to Audley End House wrongly thought it depicted the Bard or Sir Walter Raleigh

Daily Mirror

Blackadder portrait appears at historic mansion house leaving visitors scratching their heads

The oil painting shows Rowan Atkinson's BBC sitcom character in his Elizabethan attire

Wales Online

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Cinemablend

Wonka: An Updated Cast List For Timothée Chalamet's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Prequel

Timothée Chalamet will star in Wonka as the titular candy maker, leading an impressive cast for the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel.

Wales Online

Royal Mail issuing Blackadder stamps to mark 40 years since classic sitcom first aired

The set comprises 12 stamps featuring a range of designs from the show's four series

Tom’s Guide

Netflix cancels Rowan Atkinson's Man vs. Bee after just one season

Netflix has axed Man vs. Bee after just a single season — the Rowan Atkinson comedy show is finished after nine episodes.

Cinemablend

Netflix's Latest Cancellation Of A One-Season TV Show Makes Sense, But Is Still A Bummer

Netflix has become semi-notorious for cancelling TV shows after a single season, and while the latest axe drop makes sense, I'm still bummed.

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Daily Mirror

Ant and Dec thought Coronation invite was a revenge-driven 'wind up' for their pranks

Victoria and David Beckham are expected to join Ant and Dec and other showbiz stars at the King's Coronation later today but the wary double act had their doubts about their invite

Daily Mirror

King Charles' long list of celebrity friends from Ant and Dec to the late Joan Rivers

King Charles III's Coronation is nearly here, but how many of his close celebrity chums will be there? Here we take a look inside the monarch's circle of famous friends

WhatToWatch

King's Coronation guest list: which TV and movie stars are going?

A rundown of the famous faces who'll be attending the event of the year.

Daily Mirror

Celeb royalty attending King Charles' Coronation and who turned him down

King Charles III's Coronation is set to take place on Saturday 6 May, 2023, with a host of world leaders and VIPs making the all-important guest-list for the historic event

Daily Mirror

Iconic BBC comedy set to return for its 40th anniversary, hints one of its stars

Tony Robinson has hinted a major BBC comedy could be set to return to our screens 40 years after it first aired, sending the show's legion of loyal fans into a frenzy

The Independent UK

Blackadder’s Tony Robinson teases reunion special: ‘Everybody likes a 40th anniversary, don’t they?’

Actor told The Independent in 2021 that a reunion was ‘not on the horizon’

Evening Standard

Sir Tony Robinson hints new Blackadder project is in development

Sir Tony Robinson has hinted a new Blackadder project is in development after he reprised the role of Baldrick for Comic Relief.

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