Editing Brian Blessed (section)

==Expeditions and Adventures==
[[File:Everestblessings.jpg|thumb|Everest climbers receive [[Tengboche Monastery]]
blessings from Ngawang Tenzing Jangpo. [[Ginette Harrison]], Sir [[David Hempleman-Adams]], Dr [[David Callaway]], Scott McIvor, Lee Nobmann, Brian Blessed.]]
Blessed has attempted to climb [[Mount Everest]] three times without supplemental oxygen,<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt |last=Dickinson |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-matt-dickinson--brian-blessed-6988621.html |title=How We Met: Matt Dickinson and Brian Blessed|work=[[The Independent]] |date= 19 February 2012|access-date=24 April 2013|quote= Dickinson: "But as for going back to Everest with Brian: in truth, he's too old now to try again."}}</ref> reaching heights of {{convert|28,200|ft|m}} in 1993 and {{convert|25,200|ft|m}} in 1996, but without reaching the summit.<ref>{{cite news|first=Charles |last=Arthur |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/blessed-launches-bitter-attack-on-human-lemmings-of-everest-1349787.html |title=Blessed Launches Bitter Attack on 'Human Lemmings' of Everest |work=The Independent|date=30 May 1996|access-date=24 April 2013}}</ref>

Blessed has reached the summits of [[Aconcagua]] in Argentina and [[Kilimanjaro]] in Tanzania,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/theatre-and-comedy/2019/09/06/blessed-are-the-meek-brian-blessed-talks-ahead-of-shrewsbury-show/|title=Blessed are the meek: Brian Blessed talks ahead of Shrewsbury show – Shropshire Star|date=6 September 2019 |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref> and has undertaken an expedition into the jungles of [[Venezuela]], during which he survived a plane crash.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/things-to-do/weston-s-playhouse-to-host-an-evening-with-brian-blessed-4553728 |title=An Evening with Brian Blessed at Weston's Playhouse Theatre – Weston Mercury |date=3 March 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>

Blessed is the oldest man to have reached the [[North Magnetic Pole]] on foot,<ref name="guardian03">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2003/jul/29/features11.g23 |title=Why I Love Brian Blessed |first=Leo |last=Benedictus |work=The Guardian |date=29 July 2003 |access-date=5 May 2008 }}</ref> where he says he punched a [[polar bear]] on the nose.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/membership/video/2015/dec/02/did-brian-blessed-really-punch-a-polar-bear-video |title=Did Brian Blessed really punch a polar bear? – video – Stage |work= The Guardian|date=2 December 2015 |access-date=4 December 2020|last1=Blessed |first1=Brian |last2=Morgan |first2=Richie }}</ref>

===Music===
In 2009, Blessed featured in the song "Army of the Damned" from the album ''Beneath the Veiled Embrace'' by British [[power metal]] band [[Pythia (band)|Pythia]], reciting the poem "[[Suicide in the Trenches]]" by [[Siegfried Sassoon]].{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} Blessed also appeared on their 2014 album ''Shadows of a Broken Past''.

He had previously contributed to the song "The Joust" by Christian band [[Eden Burning]] in 1994.<ref>Eden Burning ''Mirth and Matter'' sleeve notes.</ref>

Blessed contributed vocals to the track 'Sonic Attack' on the 2015 Hawkwind album 'Space Ritual Live'.


In 2017, Blessed was featured in "If you remember" music video, singles from British indie band, The Ramona Flowers. As of November 2024, the video had reached over 725,000 views.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ramona Flowers – If You Remember | website=[[YouTube]] | date=28 June 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD8VB9nmscE |access-date=17 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=indieisnotagenre.com |date=4 July 2017 |title=Video: The Ramona Flowers — If You Remember |url=https://medium.com/@indieisnotagenre/video-the-ramona-flowers-if-you-remember-c016be142465 |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=Medium }}</ref> It is also his first appearance in a music video and called it a "great adventure".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ramona Flowers- The making of 'If You Remember' featuring Brian Blessed | website=[[YouTube]] | date=28 June 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNa974Zp1zI |access-date=20 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Ramona Flowers release video for "If You Remember" starring British acting legend Brian Blessed • WithGuitars |url=https://www.withguitars.com/ramona-flowers-release-video-remember-starring-british-acting-legend-brian-blessed/ |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=www.withguitars.com }}</ref> The music video was directed by [[Roger Sargent (photographer)|Roger Sargent]] and produced by Connor Simmons.

Blessed contributed to the spoken word intro track 'The Prophecy' from [[Saxon (band)]]'s 2024 album [[Hell, Fire and Damnation]].

===Other work===
Blessed has completed 800 hours of space training at [[Star City, Russia|Star City]] in Russia.<ref name=picasso />

Blessed served as President of the [[Television and Radio Industries Club]] (TRIC) from 2007 to 2008 and presented the 2008 [[TRIC Awards]] at [[Grosvenor House]], [[London]].<ref name="dougsoc">{{cite web|url=https://dougsocyork.wordpress.com/committee/|title=DougSoc Committee|access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref>

In 2004, Blessed appeared on and won an episode of ''[[Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes]]'', impersonating the opera singer [[Luciano Pavarotti]]. He appeared as an expert and commentator on the satellite channel [[UKTV G2]] during the [[2006 World Cup]]. Blessed also appeared on ''[[A Question of Sport]]'' in 2006 and 2011, and was a guest host on the [[BBC]]'s satirical quiz show ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' in May 2008 and April 2013 (also making a surprise appearance in the 2008 Christmas special).{{cn|date=March 2024}}

[[Downloadable content]] for the computer game ''[[War of the Roses (video game)|War of the Roses]]'' featured narration by Blessed.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/02/01/war-of-the-roses-details-brian-blessed-dlc-free-content-and-kingmaker-gold-edition/|title=War of the Roses Details Brian Blessed DLC, Free Content and Kingmaker Gold Edition|date=1 February 2013|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=25 April 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he received the Spirit of Hammer Award at the ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' magazine's [[Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards|Golden Gods Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/metal-hammer-golden-gods-2013-all-the-winners/ |title=Metal Hammer Golden Gods Winners |date=17 June 2013 |magazine=Metal Hammer |access-date=19 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404203717/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/metal-hammer-golden-gods-2013-all-the-winners/ |archive-date=4 April 2014 }}</ref>

On 14 August 2014, Blessed was the subject of an episode of the BBC documentary series ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', tracing the lives of his ancestors.<ref name="ST"/>

In October 2016 the BBC broadcast a 3-hour compilation of interviews with Blessed, ''Brian Blessed's Radio Adventures'', featuring interviews with him where he discusses his life and career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07y77x3|title=Brian Blessed's Radio Adventures|website=BBC}}</ref>