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All Episodes 2016 - 2022
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  • Ended
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  • 2018-04-03T21:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 4h 49m (10 episodes)
  • Charlie Brooker
  • United Kingdom
  • Spanish; Castilian, English
  • House of Tomorrow + 1 more, Broke and Bones
  • Comedy, History
Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.

12 episodes

2016-05-11T21:00:00Z

Special 1 Cunk On Shakespeare

Special 1 Cunk On Shakespeare

  • 2016-05-11T21:00:00Z30m

Philomena knows absolutely nothing about Shakespeare, but that won't stop her attempting to present a ground-breaking documentary about him.

2016-12-29T22:00:00Z

Special 2 Cunk On Christmas

Special 2 Cunk On Christmas

  • 2016-12-29T22:00:00Z30m

Philomena is on a festive mission to track down the true meaning of Christmas, and find out exactly what it is he wants.

Series Premiere

2018-04-03T21:00:00Z

1x01 Beginnings

Series Premiere

1x01 Beginnings

  • 2018-04-03T21:00:00Z29m

Philomena takes us right back to the beginning with the Big Bang and interviews Robert Peston about British politics.

2018-04-10T21:00:00Z

1x02 The Empire Strikes Back

Philomena's odyssey takes her from King Henry VIII to Lord Horatio Nelson.

2018-04-17T21:00:00Z

1x03 The Third Episode

1x03 The Third Episode

  • 2018-04-17T21:00:00Z29m

Philomena examines the Victorians and is joined by Chris Packham who tries to shed some light on Darwin's discoveries.

2018-04-24T21:00:00Z

1x04 Twentieth Century Shocks

Philomena and Mark Lawson examine the first half of the 20th century, with two world wars but no world cup.

Season Finale

2018-05-01T21:00:00Z

1x05 The Arse End of History

Season Finale

1x05 The Arse End of History

  • 2018-05-01T21:00:00Z29m

In the final episode, Cunk has made it to the 21st century and Brexit.

Season Premiere

2022-09-20T21:00:00Z

2x01 In the Beginnings

Season Premiere

2x01 In the Beginnings

  • 2022-09-20T21:00:00Z29m

In this opening episode Cunk travels the world, heading down caves and up mountains in her search for Mankind’s first moments, and with the help of a variety of experts she explains how the earliest societies were formed: from the easier ones to spell like Rome and Greece, to the ones that are harder to spell, like Egypt and Mesopotamia.

2022-09-27T21:00:00Z

2x02 Faith/Off

2x02 Faith/Off

  • 2022-09-27T21:00:00Z28m

Cunk tells the story of the birth of two of the world’s great religions and learns what came next: the fall of the Roman Empire, the Dark Ages, the Crusades, and Genghis Khan. So a bit of a rough patch for Mankind, if we’re honest.

Philomena Cunk explores the Renaissance and revolutions, including but not limited to the American one.

2022-10-11T21:00:00Z

2x04 Rise of the Machines

Cunk sees how science and industry ushered in an age of convenience but also threatened all life on earth. So swings and roundabouts really.

Season Finale

2022-10-18T21:00:00Z

2x05 War(s) of the World(s)?

Season Finale

2x05 War(s) of the World(s)?

  • 2022-10-18T21:00:00Z29m

Cunk concludes her profound and accurate history of humanity, bringing us up to the present day - which at the time of writing is Tuesday.

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