^ Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes Radio 4 - 2024 Ian Hislop looks back to try and find the first examples of these jokes or comedy genres. We love a good parody but when did that become a thing? Can we really find Anglo-Saxon Double Entendre? You bet we can, and filthy to boot, another trove of British Humour. He visits libraries, museums and chapels, and also talks to comedy stars and writers of today like Nina Conti, Paul Whitehouse, comedy song writing duo Jo and Joan and parodist Craig Brown. Wordplay Double entendre The Drunk and the Bullion Stone VIsual Humour and Misericords The Heege Manuscript Animal Magic Parody and Sir Topaz Any Women here? Who is De Hoeghe Comic Song This should show the episodes as and when they are available on Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vkvg/episodes/player
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