Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.
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Availability data: JustWatch
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes aired
- 10
- Latest aired
- S02E05
- Total runtime
- 4h 49min
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 April 2018 – May 2018 5 episodes
- the show was away for 4 years and 4 months
- Season 2 September 2022 – October 2022 5 episodes
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S02E01 In the Beginnings
September 20 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
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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S02E02 Faith/Off
September 27 · 28min find the promo
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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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S02E03 The Renaissance Will Not Be Televised
October 4 · 29min find the promo
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Philomena Cunk explores the Renaissance and revolutions, including but not limited to the American one.
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S02E04 Rise of the Machines
October 11 · 29min find the promo
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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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S02E05 War(s) of the World(s)?
October 18 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
Cunk concludes her profound and accurate history of humanity, bringing us up to the present day - which at the time of writing is Tuesday.