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Philomena takes us right back to the beginning with the Big Bang and interviews Robert Peston about British politics.
- 02
Philomena's odyssey takes her from King Henry VIII to Lord Horatio Nelson.
- 03
Philomena examines the Victorians and is joined by Chris Packham who tries to shed some light on Darwin's discoveries.
- 04
Philomena and Mark Lawson examine the first half of the 20th century, with two world wars but no world cup.
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In the final episode, Cunk has made it to the 21st century and Brexit.
- 06
In 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 formed: from the easier ones to spell like Rome and Greece, to the ones that are harder to spell, like Egypt and Mesopotamia.
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Cunk 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 we’re honest.
- 08
The Renaissance Will Not Be Televised
Philomena Cunk explores the Renaissance and revolutions, including but not limited to the American one.
- 09
Cunk sees how science and industry ushered in an age of convenience but also threatened all life on earth. So swings and roundabouts really.
- 10
Cunk concludes her profound and accurate history of humanity, bringing us up to the present day - which at the time of writing is Tuesday.
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