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Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Cunk on... Season 1 Episode 1 - Beginnings
    8.0/10(1722 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Lorry Powles
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris

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  2. Cunk on... Season 1 Episode 4 - Twentieth Century Shocks
    8.0/10(1110 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Lorry Powles
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris

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  3. Cunk on... Season 1 Episode 5 - The Arse End of History
    8.0/10(1014 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Lorry Powles
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris

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  4. Cunk on... Season 1 Episode 2 - The Empire Strikes Back
    7.9/10(1391 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Lorry Powles
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris

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  5. Cunk on... Season 2 Episode 3 - The Renaissance Will Not Be Televised
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Christian Watt
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris, Eli Goldstone, Michael Odewale

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  6. Cunk on... Season 1 Episode 3 - The Third Episode
    7.8/10(1194 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Lorry Powles
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris

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  7. Cunk on... Season 2 Episode 1 - In the Beginnings
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Christian Watt
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris, Eli Goldstone, Michael Odewale

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  8. Cunk on... Season 2 Episode 4 - Rise of the Machines
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Christian Watt
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris, Eli Goldstone, Michael Odewale

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  9. Cunk on... Season 2 Episode 5 - War(s) of the World(s)?
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Christian Watt
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris, Eli Goldstone, Michael Odewale

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  10. Cunk on... Season 2 Episode 2 - Faith/Off
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Christian Watt
    Writers:Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris, Eli Goldstone, Michael Odewale

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Best Episodes Summary

"Beginnings" is the best rated episode of "Cunk on...". It scored 8/10 based on 1722 votes. Directed by Lorry Powles and written by Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Ben Caudell, Joel Morris, it aired on 4/3/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Twentieth Century Shocks".