Synopsis
Top UK comedians relate their favourite historical stories while getting absolutely bladdered on a mixture of beers, wines and spirits. Their slurred versions of history are then acted out, word for word, by a host of well-known actors, celebrities and comedians including Johnny Vegas, Russell Kane, Joe Lycett, Rob Beckett, Alex Horne and James Acaster. Luckily, Jimmy Carr is on voice-over duties to restore some order if the drinking sessions get out of hand.
Episodes
1
King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black DeathRob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard talks Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, and James Acaster on The Black Death.21m2
The Great Fire of London/Burke & Hare/Queen Victoria's Unwanted CheeseTom Rosenthal talks The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on graverobbers Burke & Hare, and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese.22m3
Tutankhamen/Dick Turpin/Byron's Pet BearRomesh Ranganathan talks Tutankhamen, Joe Lycett on highway man Dick Turpin, and Tom Rosenthal explains how Byron had a pet bear!22m4
The Krays/Guy FawkesJoe Lycett tells us all about the Krays while Ben Ashenden and Russell Kane share with us the story of Guy Fawkes & the gunpowder plot21m5
King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady GodivaRussell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft, and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva.22m6
Blackbeard/Colonel Blood/Henry VIIIKerry Howard on the pirate Blackbeard, Joel Dommett yaks Colonel Blood stealing the crown jewels, and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII starting a war.22m7
Henry II and Thomas Beckett/Discovery of DNA/William the ConquerorTiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA, James Acaster talks Henry II and Thomas Beckett, and Romesh Ranganathan chats William the Conqueror.22m8
Baden Powell/Florence Nightingale/Worst Zoo EverJoel Dommett yaks Baden Powell and the boy scouts, Diane Morgan talks Florence Nightingale, and Andrew Maxwell on the worst zoo ever.22m
King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black DeathRob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard talks Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, and James Acaster on The Black Death.21m2The Great Fire of London/Burke & Hare/Queen Victoria's Unwanted CheeseTom Rosenthal talks The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on graverobbers Burke & Hare, and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese.22m3Tutankhamen/Dick Turpin/Byron's Pet BearRomesh Ranganathan talks Tutankhamen, Joe Lycett on highway man Dick Turpin, and Tom Rosenthal explains how Byron had a pet bear!22m4The Krays/Guy FawkesJoe Lycett tells us all about the Krays while Ben Ashenden and Russell Kane share with us the story of Guy Fawkes & the gunpowder plot21m5King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady GodivaRussell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft, and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva.22m6Blackbeard/Colonel Blood/Henry VIIIKerry Howard on the pirate Blackbeard, Joel Dommett yaks Colonel Blood stealing the crown jewels, and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII starting a war.22m7Henry II and Thomas Beckett/Discovery of DNA/William the ConquerorTiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA, James Acaster talks Henry II and Thomas Beckett, and Romesh Ranganathan chats William the Conqueror.22m8Baden Powell/Florence Nightingale/Worst Zoo EverJoel Dommett yaks Baden Powell and the boy scouts, Diane Morgan talks Florence Nightingale, and Andrew Maxwell on the worst zoo ever.22mCast
