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 (9)
1. Sir Walter Raleigh/Robin Hood & Maid Marian
Aired 3 February 2016 • 21 min
Tom Craine tells the story of Sir Walter Raleigh (Jack Whitehall) and Queen Elizabeth I (Michelle Keegan) and Tom Davis tells the tale of Robin Hood (Mathew Baynton) and Maid Marian (Emma Bunton).
2. Scott of the Antarctic/Sinking of the Titanic
Aired 12 February 2016 • 22 min
Iain Stirling slurs his way through Scott of the Antarctic (featuring Mathew Horne and Catherine Tate), whilst Chris Ramsey talks the sinking of the Titanic (featuring Phill Jupitus).
3. Prince Edward & Mrs Simpson/The Great Escape
Aired 18 February 2016 • 21 min
Isy Suttie relays the story of Prince Edward and Mrs Wallis Simpson (featuring Greg James and Sophie McShera); Ed Gamble stumbles through a version of The Great Escape (featuring Jamie Laing).
4. Richard III/Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Aired 2 March 2016 • 22 min
Tom Rosenthal talks about Richard III (featuring Hugh Dennis), while a sloshed Jessica Knappett tells the story of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (featuring Vicky Pattison and Mathew Baynton).
5. The Cottingley Fairies/Invention of the Telephone
Aired 9 March 2016 • 21 min
Charlotte Ritchie reveals the truth behind The Cottingley Fairies (stars Catherine Tate and Mathew Horne), and Nish Kumar talks about the Invention of the Telephone (featuring Anthony Head).
6. Battle of Trafalgar/The Virgin Queen
Aired 16 March 2016 • 21 min
Joe Lycett and Ellie Taylor get drunk before telling the stories of the Battle of Trafalgar (starring Anthony Head and Alex Macqueen) and the Virgin Queen (starring Sarah Alexander). (S2, E06)
7. World War II/Dr Crippen
Aired 23 March 2016 • 22 min
Matt Richardson takes us back to World War II (stars Simon Bird and Dustin Demri Burns), whilst an inebriated Josie Long narrates the tale of Dr Crippen (stars Olivia Colman).
8. Battle of Waterloo/Arthur Conan Doyle
Aired 30 March 2016 • 22 min
Elis James and John Robins discuss the Battle of Waterloo, and Tom Parry tells us about Arthur Conan Doyle becoming a real-life Sherlock.
9. Battle of Hastings/Catherine Parr
Aired 6 April 2016 • 21 min
Nick Helm talks about the Battle of Hastings, and Sara Pascoe discusses Catherine Parr.