The True History of the Black Adder - J F Roberts Reviews
Description:ISBN 1848093462 /
Newest Review: ... stitches together already available information and presents it as a "new account". It contained numerous new ... more
... insights or bits of trivia that I was not aware of. If nothing else, this is one of those books that you can use to annoy your partner by frequently turning to them and saying "Oh, that's interesting. Did you know..."
The book aims to be a comprehensive account of how all four series (plus specials) came to be and (logically enough) it is split into sections, with each part providing key information about the cast, how the series was filmed and any other relevant information. Again, this is not simply a lazy c...more
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The True History of the Black Adder - J F Roberts: The REAL Last Plantagenet King? (1236 words)by - written on 12/02/13 (Very useful, 44 readings)
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Back in October 2012, the media got very excited over a new book on the Black Adder TV show. What attracted their attention was not the quality or comprehensiveness of the book (though it has both), but the author's discovery of fragments of a "lost" script for a Christmas episode written by Adder co-creator Richard Curtis. Having the reviews focus so much on this one aspect actually did the book a disservice. The "lost" script is clearly a very early draft, little more than a rough outline of a couple of scenes. Whilst it is an interesting curio, it is not actually particularly funny (if only because it is so underdeveloped and large parts ... Read the complete review
