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  • BBC Two
  • Sep 19, 2022
  • BBC Two
  • Sep 19, 2022
Cunk on Earth

Summary Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) hosts a series of documentaries about human development in this British mockumentary series created by Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC Two on 19 Sep 2022; in the US on Netflix on 31 Jan 2023]

Directed By: Christian Watt

Written By: Charlie Brooker, Ben Caudell, Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris, Eli Goldstone, Michael Odewale, Tom Baker, Diane Morgan, Sam Ward

  • BBC Two
  • Sep 19, 2022
  • BBC Two
  • Sep 19, 2022
Cunk on Earth
S1 • Episode 1
In the Beginnings
Air Date: Sep 19, 2022
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Summary Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) hosts a series of documentaries about human development in this British mockumentary series created by Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC Two on 19 Sep 2022; in the US on Netflix on 31 Jan 2023]

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Episode 1 • Sep 19, 2022
In the Beginnings
Humankind emerges from the caves and starts inventing: from farming and thinking to the Great Wall of China (but who forgot to build the roof?).
Episode 2 • Sep 19, 2022 • 28 m
Faith/Off
It's the Middle Ages, when religious messages of peace, unity and tolerance inspire humankind to fight till death for hundreds of years.
Episode 3 • Sep 19, 2022 • 29 m
The Renaissance Will Not Be Televised
The Renaissance kicks in. From colonialism to Napoleon, humans can't get enough of wars - but here they come with a classical music soundtrack.
Episode 4 • Sep 19, 2022 • 29 m
Rise of the Machines
Humankind builds the modern world - then tries to destroy it. The 20th century waits for no one with its scientific development and raging world wars.
Episode 5 • Sep 19, 2022 • 29 m
War(s) of the World(s)?
It's the Cold War, and humans finally get to the moon - the worst travel destination ever. The future may be uncertain, but it will happen here on Earth.

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Diane Morgan

Philomena Cunk

Jim Al-Khalili

Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science, University of Surrey

Shirley J. Thompson

Self - Composer, Professor of Music, University of Westminster, Professor of Music University of Westminster

Douglas Hedley

Self - Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, University of Cambridge

Brian Klaas

Self - Associate Professor in Global Politics, University College London

Ashley Jackson

Self - Professor of Imperial and Military History, King's College London

Nigel Spivey

Self - Senior Lecturer in Classics (Classical Art and Archaeology), University of Cambridge

Ruth Adams

Self - Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries, King's College London

John Man

Self - Historian, Author, The Great Wall: The Extraordinary Story of China's Wonder of the World, Author, The Mongol Empire: The Conquests of Genghis Khan and the Making of Modern China

Kate Cooper

Self - Professor of History Royal Holloway, University of London

Paul Bahn

Author, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art, Self - Archaeologist

Martin Andrews

Self - Printing Historian

Jonathan Ferguson

Self - Keeper of Firearms and Artillery, Royal Armouries

Martin Kemp

Self - Professor Emeritus of the History of Art, University of Oxford

Gus Casely-Hayford

Self - Director, V&A East

Irving Finkel

Self - Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian Script, British Museum

Patricia Fara

Self - Historian of Science, University of Cambridge

Anu Ojha

Self - Director, UK National Space Academy

Laura Ashe

Self - Professor of Medieval Literature, History and Culture, University of Oxford

Eleanor Robson

Self - Professor of Ancient Middle Eastern History, University College London

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