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

Genres:ComedyDocumentary
Network:BBC Two

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Cunk on..." is "The Third Episode", rated 7.8/10 from 905 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Third Episode" aired on 4/17/2018 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Empire Strikes Back".

  • The Third Episode
    7.8/10 905 votes

    #1 - The Third Episode

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2018

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Empire Strikes Back
    7.9/10 1,068 votes

    #2 - The Empire Strikes Back

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2018

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beginnings
    8.0/10 1,334 votes

    #3 - Beginnings

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2018

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Twentieth Century Shocks
    8.0/10 835 votes

    #4 - Twentieth Century Shocks

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2018

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Arse End of History
    8.0/10 762 votes

    #5 - The Arse End of History

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2018

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Renaissance Will Not Be Televised
    8.0/10 13 votes

    #6 - The Renaissance Will Not Be Televised

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2022

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In the Beginnings
    8.1/10 14 votes

    #7 - In the Beginnings

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2022

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Faith/Off
    8.2/10 14 votes

    #8 - Faith/Off

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2022

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • War(s) of the World(s)?
    8.6/10 9 votes

    #9 - War(s) of the World(s)?

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2022

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rise of the Machines
    8.8/10 8 votes

    #10 - Rise of the Machines

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2022

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A