Blackadder star joins relay promoting CPR
BBCBlackadder star Sir Tony Robinson is urging football fans to learn life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as part of a 4,000-mile charity relay.
The Bristol City fan, who played Baldrick in the hit show, started his leg at Ashton Gate Stadium earlier to encourage other supporters to learn vital first aid.
It is part of a British Heart Foundation and Sky Bet campaign called Every Minute Matters, aiming to get 270,000 football fans from across the country onboard.
Mr Robinson said his dad died after having three heart attacks and he vowed to not allow anyone in his generation to be in a position of not knowing the right thing to do in an emergency.
"The ignorance of heart attacks at that time was massive," he said. "I don't want my generation to be in that situation
"I don't want to be in that situation."
The campaign is inviting those taking part to walk, run or cycle to each of the 72 football clubs involved.
Football fans are then being encouraged to learn CPR at the stadium or to watch a video called Reviver on the British Heart Foundation website.
Sir Tony described himself as "the biggest City fan there has ever been", saying it made him "the right person to choose" as ambassador for this leg of the relay.
Bristol City's head coach Liam Manning said "every minute matters" in an emergency.
"We've seen in over recent years players going down, but also fans in the stands as well, so I think it's one of those things, we need to keep on saying," he added.
"It's quite an important thing if people can understand how to provide CPR."
On Friday, Sir Tony is set to walk from Ashton Gate to the Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers fans will take over the relay.
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