A sober-looking presenter visits iconic landscapes and buildings while discussing the historical events that took place there. She also interviews specialists about topics such as the black plague or Charles Darwin's discoveries. All of which sounds pretty normal, until you realize that you're watching a clever spoof that pokes fun at history series, at historical figures and at various national characteristics. Comedian Diane Morgan keeps an admirably straight face while spouting puns, one-liners and non sequiturs that seem especially designed to give experts a heart attack. The result is a wealth of quotable quotes.
So how does one liberate the imprisoned souls captured in the nefarious Doomsday Book ? Why did the Tudor police fail to capture Henry VIII ? Why do so little modern pubs organize singalongs on an anti-Hitler theme ? Watch "Cunk on Britain" and find out !
At this point I'd like to mention that as a young woman I was bitten viciously in the belly by Margaret Thatcher, the pet cat of an Antwerp colleague of mine. Named after the Iron Lady, the Antwerp Thatcher lived a long and aggressive life before dying, rather spectacularly, by drowning/suffocating in a tub of strawberries in syrup prepared for a christening dinner.
So how does one liberate the imprisoned souls captured in the nefarious Doomsday Book ? Why did the Tudor police fail to capture Henry VIII ? Why do so little modern pubs organize singalongs on an anti-Hitler theme ? Watch "Cunk on Britain" and find out !
At this point I'd like to mention that as a young woman I was bitten viciously in the belly by Margaret Thatcher, the pet cat of an Antwerp colleague of mine. Named after the Iron Lady, the Antwerp Thatcher lived a long and aggressive life before dying, rather spectacularly, by drowning/suffocating in a tub of strawberries in syrup prepared for a christening dinner.