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Date recorded: 13/10/2011
Brian Blessed is one of the four election candidates for Chancellorship of the University of Cambridge, a position that hasn't been contested for over 160 years.
This is the complete and unabridged speech delivered to the Cambridge Union Society on Monday 10th October, complete with a question-and-answer session with the audience.
Known for his thunderous voice, ebullient personality and imposing stature, Brian Blessed is one of Britain's most highly regarded actors. Although generally cast in loud comedic and pantomime roles, such as Richard IV in Blackadder, Brian is a noted Shakespearean actor, and won the New York Critics Award for his portrayal of Caesar Augustus in the BBC series I Claudius.