Synopsis
Stephen Fry presents the best sketches from the historical comedy series: King Charles II raps about his party lifestyle, Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life, Shakespeare appears on Mastermind, and the Viking rock band paint the town red... literally.
Mastermind | 24/05/1987
Magnus Magnusson presents the programme from the University of Leicester. The last four outright winners in the first round of this year's competition are in contention for the fourth place in the final. These include Margaret Spiller (civil servant) on Minoan Crete, Kevin Ashman (civil servant) on World cinema, 1960-1980, Jean Burke (secretary) on the plays of William Shakespeare and Paul Hancock (police inspector) on the works of C.S. Forrester.
Blackadder the Third | Sense and Senility
Actors Keanrick and Mossop rehearse their Shakespearean-style play 'The Bloody Murder of the Foul Prince Romero and His Enormously Bosomed Wife.'