Blackadder Goes Forth Blackadder Goes Forth Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC sitcom "Blackadder", written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC One. The series placed the recurring characters of Blackadder, Baldrick and George in a trench in Flanders during World War I, and followed their various doomed attempts to escape from the trenches to avoid certain death under the misguided command of General Melchett. The series is particularly noted for its criticism of the British Army's leadership during the campaign, and also refers to a number
The Son of God Goes Forth to War The Son of God Goes Forth to War The Son of God Goes Forth to War (1812) is a hymn by Reginald Heber which appears, with reworked lyrics, in the novella "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888), by Rudyard Kipling and, set to the Irish tune "The Moreen" / "The Minstrel Boy", in the film "The Man Who Would Be King" (1975), directed by John Huston. In religious use it is more often sung to Henry Stephen Cutler's 1872 tune "All Saints New", which was written for it. <poem> The Son of God goes forth to war, a kingly