WWI Expert Breaks Down 'Blackadder Goes Forth'

Huge thanks to KiwiCo for sponsoring today’s video! Go to https://www.kiwico.com/historyhit and use code HISTORYHIT for 50% off your first monthly crate! Enter the trenches with historian Joshua Levine as he reacts to the iconic Blackadder Goes Fourth. Watch Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry and Tim McInnerny take on WWI in this hysterical fourth season. Were the commanders living a life of luxury in a chateau whilst the men suffered on the front line? Would you be shot for desertion? How boring were the trenches? See for yourself! 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Propaganda 4:01 Over the top 6:49 Conditions in the trenches 9:35 Lions led by donkeys 11:57 Reconnaissance 14:38 Life of luxury 15:13 Phone calls 18:40 Firing squad 24:09 Russian Revolution 25:50 Faking identity 27:54 Entertainment 30:11 Lord Flashheart 31:48 How dangerous was flying? 34:37 The Red Baron 38:39 Boredom 40:43 Deliberate injury 42:38 Spies 44:11 The Royal family 46:06 Tanks 47:44 How did WWI start? 53:10 Christmas truce 55:03 Over the top #historyhit #blackadder #expertreacts #moviereview You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world-renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here:    / @historyhit