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Continuing First aired 03/Apr/2018 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 10 episode(s)
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Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.
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Season 2 · Earth
5 episode(s) · Air date: 20/Sep/2022
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In the second series, Philomena Cunk tells the entire story of Human Civilisation from prehistoric times to the present day, covering all the main bits of History, Science, Culture and Religion. So this really is the last documentary you ever need to watch.

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In the second series, Philomena Cunk tells the entire story of Human Civilisation from prehistoric times to the present day, covering all the main bits of History, Science, Culture and Religion. So this really is the last documentary you ever need to watch.

S2E5
War(s) of the World(s)?
Air date: 18/Oct/2022 · Runtime: 29 min
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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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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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Rise of the Machines
Air date: 11/Oct/2022 · Runtime: 29 min
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Cunk sees how science and industry ushered in an age of convenience but also threatened all life on earth. So swings and roundabouts really.

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

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Faith/Off
Air date: 27/Sep/2022 · Runtime: 28 min
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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.

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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.

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In the Beginnings
Air date: 20/Sep/2022 · Runtime: 29 min
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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.

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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.

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Season 1 · Britain
5 episode(s) · Air date: 03/Apr/2018
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Philomena Cunk takes us through Britain's history, journeying from the Big Bang to Brexit.

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Philomena Cunk takes us through Britain's history, journeying from the Big Bang to Brexit.

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Diane Morgan
Diane Morgan
Philomena Cunk
Shini Somara
Shini Somara
Self - Mechanical Engineer
Mark Lawson
Mark Lawson
Self - Cultural Commentator
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Vanessa Harding
Self - London History, University of London
Tom Holland
Tom Holland
Self - Historical Writer
Ronald Hutton
Ronald Hutton
Self - British History, University of Bristol
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Jessica Nelson
Self - Head of Medieval Collections, National Archives
Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver
Self - Archaeologist and Historian
Robert Peston
Robert Peston
Self - Political Editor
Francis Pryor
Francis Pryor
Self - Pre-Historic Archaeology
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Stephen Gunn
Self - Early Modern History, Oxford University
Ashley Jackson
Ashley Jackson
Self - Imperial & Military History, Kings College London
Kate Williams
Kate Williams
Self - Royal Historian
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Gregory Dart
Self - English, University, College, London
Howard Goodall
Howard Goodall
Self - Composer and Music Historian
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Emma Griffin
Self - Modern British History, UEA
Chris Packham
Chris Packham
Self - Naturalist and Zoologist
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Laura Ashe
Self - Assoc. Prof., Medieval Literature, Oxford University

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Guiseppe Torcaso
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Keith Gubbins
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