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SUMMARY:

King George III goes from a young unpopular king to a much-loved figure some 60 years later, and we learn a bit about his court life along the way. Meanwhile, across the world we hear about some of the words we have got from India, and the Battles of the Day team give their unique insight into the American Revolution

ORIGINAL AIRDATE:

Monday 6th July 2015

STARRING:

Simon Farnaby

 

Jalaal Hartley

Tom Stourton

Jessica Ransom

Adam Riches

Naz Osmanoglu

Jim Howick

Simon Farnaby

Dominique Moore

Giles Terera

Katherine Jakeways

Louise Ford

Natalie Walter

Bhavna Limbachia

WRITTEN BY:

Lucy Clarke

Dave Cohen

Justin Edwards

Gerard Foster

Barunka O'Shaughnessy

Benjamin Partridge

Steve Punt

George Sawyer

Daniel Maier

EDITORS: Adam Windmill, Will Peverett

PRODUCERS: Tom Miller, Joshua Grant, Kelly Li, Henri Ward

DIRECTORS: Simon Gibney, Ian Curtis

PUPPETEER: John Eccleston               ANIMATION: Tim Searle, Studio 43

COMPOSER: Richie Webb                 HISTORICAL CONSULTANT: Greg Jenner

ADDITIONAL VOICES: Jon Culshaw

FULL DESCIPTION:

King George III goes from a young unpopular king to a much-loved figure some 60 years later, and we learn a bit about his court life along the way. Meanwhile, across the world we hear about some of the words we have got from India, and the Battles of the Day team give their unique insight into the American Revolution

SKETCHES:

Gorgeous Georgians

Unpopular King George III

Young George believes he’s more popular than ever, but his poor servant gets the brunt of the attempts on the King’s life

Gorgeous Georgians

Clara the Rhino

A promotion for Clara the Rhino on tour has the world thrilled with this new species

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Gorgeous Georgians

Boring George III

George bores his family to insanity with his talk of  potatoes, clocks and buttons, leaving some rather marrying a stranger!

Potty Pioneers

Words We Get From India

Along with cotton, tea, and spices we also get many words from India which are taught through the actions of one mugger

Awesome USA

Battle of the Day: Patriots vs Loyalists

The Americans are revolting against the English, wanting their land back to themselves, but with an army of farmers and help from the French, can they take control?

Gorgeous Georgians

Sitting in order of importance

Dinner etiquette with George is determined by his guests’ role of importance-but they’d better be quick!

Gorgeous Georgians

Historical Clinic: Dr. Barrington Marmaduke

A Georgian doctor’s idea of curing acne isn’t as good as it sounds (and it doesn’t sound very good either!)

Gorgeous Georgians

SONG: Courtlife

George sings about his weird and wonderful ways, all in his court life, much to the distress of his wife and courtiers

Gorgeous Georgians

Historical Countryfile: George III's royal farm

George tends to the royal farm, explaining about the Prussian ambassador (or rather a tree) and lets loose his identity as Ralph Robinson trying to explain clock rotation to the newspapers

Gorgeous Georgians

Historical Catwalk: Georgian Men: The Final

Flea-infested William the Macaroni and the slowly prepared Charles the dandy battle it out on Historical Catwalk

Gorgeous Georgians

HHTV News: Prince Regent announced

The Prince Regent’s undermining of the throne seems to be not as exciting as watching the King jump around being a kangaroo

Gorgeous Georgians

Chatty Death: George III

George III talks to the similar looking Death* about his long reign, disappointed by his remaining image as being mad

*Both played by Simon Farnaby

SONG: Courtlife

Parody of parody of "Parklife" by Blur

George sings about his weird and wonderful ways, all in his court life, much to the distress of his wife and courtiers

More Savage Songs

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