About this season
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 (8)
1. King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black Death
4.0Aired 12 January 2015 • 21 min
Rob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard talks Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, and James Acaster on The Black Death.
2. The Great Fire of London/Burke & Hare/Queen Victoria's Unwanted Cheese
1.0Aired 19 January 2015 • 22 min
Tom Rosenthal talks The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on graverobbers Burke & Hare, and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese.
3. Tutankhamen/Dick Turpin/Byron's Pet Bear
Aired 26 January 2015 • 22 min
Romesh Ranganathan talks Tutankhamen, Joe Lycett on highway man Dick Turpin, and Tom Rosenthal explains how Byron had a pet bear!
4. The Krays/Guy Fawkes
Aired 2 February 2015 • 21 min
Russell Kane regales us with the story of Guy Fawkes & the gunpowder plot and Joe Lycett tells us all about the Krays.
5. King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady Godiva
Aired 9 February 2015 • 22 min
Russell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft, and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva.
6. Blackbeard/Colonel Blood/Henry VIII
Aired 16 February 2015 • 22 min
Kerry Howard on the pirate Blackbeard, Joel Dommett yaks Colonel Blood stealing the crown jewels, and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII starting a war.
7. Henry II and Thomas Beckett/Discovery of DNA/William the Conqueror
5.0Aired 23 February 2015 • 22 min
Tiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA, James Acaster talks Henry II and Thomas Beckett, and Romesh Ranganathan chats William the Conqueror.
8. Baden Powell/Florence Nightingale/Worst Zoo Ever
Aired 2 March 2015 • 22 min
Joel Dommett yaks Baden Powell and the boy scouts, Diane Morgan talks Florence Nightingale, and Andrew Maxwell on the worst zoo ever.