Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.
The best episode of "Cunk on..." season 2 is "In the Beginnings", rated 8.1/10 from 14 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "In the Beginnings" aired on 9/20/2022 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Faith/Off".
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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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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Philomena Cunk explores the Renaissance and revolutions, including but not limited to the American one.
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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 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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