Trial By Laughter Ian Hislop & Nick Newman

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Trial by Laughter   Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's comedy drama based on the real trial transcripts. William Hone is the forgotten hero of free speech in Britain. He was a bookseller, publisher and satirist. In 1817, he stood trial for 'impious blasphemy and seditious libel’. His crime was to be funny. Worse than that he was funny by parodying religious texts. And worst of all, he was funny about the despotic government and the libidinous monarchy. Hone ...... Robert Wilfort Prince Regent ...... Arthur Bostrom Cruikshank ...... Conrad Nelson Ellenborough ...... Jonathan Keeble Shepherd ...... David Benson Abbott ...... Malcolm Raeburn Lady Hertford ...... Melissa Sinden Sarah ...... Fiona Clarke Reporter ...... Graeme Hawley Clerk ...... Graeme Hawley Original music by Conrad Nelson Director: Gary Brown Drama First broadcast:  Sat 27th Feb 2016 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.