Shakespeare Punched!

This week’s story about meeting Shakespeare has reminded me of a classic TV moment. Blackadder Back and Forth was broadcast back in 1999 and marked an end to the BBC’s popular comedy series.

Blackadder travels back in time and accidentally meets Shakespeare in a corridor. Upon realising who he is, Blackadder punches the Bard and says, “That’s for every schoolboy and schoolgirl for the next 400 years. Have you any idea how much suffering you're going to cause?”

At that moment, hundreds of thousands of school children cheered in unison around the UK. So, while we’re dreaming up questions to ask Shakespeare if we had the chance, don’t forget that many other may be queuing up to do him harm.

Funny? You can decide for yourself by watching the clip on YouTube.