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
King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black Death
Rob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard talks Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, and James Acaster on The Black Death.
The Great Fire of London/Burke & Hare/Queen Victoria's Unwanted Cheese
Tom Rosenthal talks The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on graverobbers Burke & Hare, and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese.
Tutankhamen/Dick Turpin/Byron's Pet Bear
Romesh Ranganathan talks Tutankhamen, Joe Lycett on highway man Dick Turpin, and Tom Rosenthal explains how Byron had a pet bear!
The Krays/Guy Fawkes
Russell Kane regales us with the story of Guy Fawkes & the gunpowder plot and Joe Lycett tells us all about the Krays.
King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady Godiva
Russell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft, and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva.
Blackbeard/Colonel Blood/Henry VIII
Kerry Howard on the pirate Blackbeard, Joel Dommett yaks Colonel Blood stealing the crown jewels, and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII starting a war.
Henry II and Thomas Beckett/Discovery of DNA/William the Conqueror
Tiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA, James Acaster talks Henry II and Thomas Beckett, and Romesh Ranganathan chats William the Conqueror.
Baden Powell/Florence Nightingale/Worst Zoo Ever
Joel Dommett yaks Baden Powell and the boy scouts, Diane Morgan talks Florence Nightingale, and Andrew Maxwell on the worst zoo ever.
Top Cast
Jimmy Carr
Narrator
