How Ghosts makes history funny – without getting it wrong

How do you make history hilarious without mangling the facts? As Ghosts: The Possession of Button House arrives on the big screen, co-creator, writer and actor Laurence Rickard (AKA Robin and Sir Humphrey Bone) reveals how the team brought the much-loved sitcom characters back to life for the feature film. Talking to Elinor Evans, he shares the team’s approach to historical accuracy, discusses why our understanding of the past is always changing, and explains how Ghosts has become an unexpected source of comfort for many. ----- GO BEYOND THE PODCAST Find out more about the real history behind the stories on the big screen, with our guides to the latest movie releases – from Sense and Sensibility and Pressure to The Uprising: https://bit.ly/4hDcR85 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices