Cunk on... Season 2
In the second series, Philomena Cunk tells the entire story of Human Civilisation from prehistoric times to the present day, covering all the main bits of History, Science, Culture and Religion. So this really is the last documentary you ever need to watch.
Episodes
E1In 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…
E2Cunk 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…
E3Philomena Cunk explores the Renaissance and revolutions, including but not limited to the American one.
E4Cunk sees how science and industry ushered in an age of convenience but also threatened all life on earth. So swings and roundabouts really.
E5Cunk concludes her profound and accurate history of humanity, bringing us up to the present day - which at the time of writing is Tuesday.