Some of history's most brilliant minds star in three specials; celebrating Shakespeare, stories and marking 350 years since the Great Fire of London.
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EPISODES:
In between series 6 and 7 the BBC aired 3 special episodes in 2016, each marking an occasion.
The first special marked 400 years since Shakespeare’s death and saw Tom Stourton take on the role of the bard in a 35-minute special in April. One of the sketches was later performed live on BBC 2s Shakespeare 400 show.
In July the show joined BBCs ‘Love to Read’ campaign and CBBCs ‘Awesome Authors’ event with a themed special about storytelling. Finally in September, a special episode marked 350 years since the Great Fire of London with guest-star Robert Webb as Sir Christopher Wren joining the team.
GUESTS
SUPPORTING CAST
MAIN CAST
PUPPETEER
John Eccleston
ADDITIONAL VOICES
Jon Culshaw
ALSO
Mel Giedroyc
Miles Jupp
Robert Webb
Louise Ford
Daniel Lawrence-Taylor
Dominique Moore
Natalie Walter
Richard Atwill
Richard David-Caine
Jalaal Hartley
Jessica Ransom
Tom Stourton
Thom Tuck
Gemma Whelan
WRITING TEAM
PRODUCTION TEAM
Dave Cohen
Sarah Morgan
Daniel Peak
Steve Punt
George Sawyer
Joe Tucker
Ben Ward
Danielle Ward
Raphael Warner
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL BY
Daniel Maier
SCRIPT EDITORS
George Sawyer
Ben Ward
DIRECTOR
Steve Connelly
Adam Jenkins (1st Asst. Director)
SERIES PRODUCER
Tom Miller
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Richard Bradley
Melissa Hardinge
Simon Welton
EDITORS
Gareth Heal
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Alison Jeffery
COMPOSER
Richie Webb
ANIMATION
Tim Searle
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2016 SPECIALS ON DVD
You can get the 2016 Specials on DVD here.
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