Drunk History (UK TV series)
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| Genre | Television comedy |
| Based on |
Drunk History by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner |
| Directed by | Tom McKay |
| Narrated by | Jimmy Carr |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (inc. one special) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Lourdes Diaz Jill Offman Joe McVey Andy Brererton |
| Producer(s) | Ben Rogers |
| Editor(s) |
Stuart Lutes Guy Tetzner Andy Kinnear |
| Cinematography | Ben Bee |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Comedy Central MTV (Geordie Shore special) |
| Original release | 12 January 2015 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Drunk History |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| Production website | |
Drunk History is a British television comedy which began airing on Comedy Central on 12 January 2015. It is based on the American TV series of the same name. In each episode, a comedian struggles to recount an event from British history after drinking many alcoholic drinks. The show is narrated by Jimmy Carr.[1]
The second series began broadcasting in February 2016. A special edition featuring Holly Hagan and Gaz Beadle from the MTV show Geordie Shore was broadcast on MTV on 23 February 2016.
Episodes
Series 1
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Episode One" | 12 January 2015 |
| Rob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and James Acaster on The Black Death. | ||
| 2 | "Episode Two" | 19 January 2015 |
| Tom Rosenthal on The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on grave robbers Burke and Hare and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese. | ||
| 3 | "Episode Three" | 26 January 2015 |
| Romesh Ranganathan on Tutankhamen, Joe Lycett on highwayman Dick Turpin and Tom Rosenthal explains why Lord Byron had a pet bear. | ||
| 4 | "Episode Four" | 2 February 2015 |
| Joe Lycett on the Kray twins and Ben Ashenden and Russell Kane on Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot. | ||
| 5 | "Episode Five" | 9 February 2015 |
| Russell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva. | ||
| 6 | "Episode Six" | 16 February 2015 |
| Kerry Howard on Blackbeard, Joel Dommett on Colonel Blood and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII. | ||
| 7 | "Episode Seven" | 23 February 2015 |
| James Acaster on Henry II and Thomas Beckett, Tiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA and Romesh Raganathan on William the Conqueror. | ||
| 8 | "Episode Eight" | 2 March 2015 |
| Joel Dommett on Baden Powell and the Boy Scouts, starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as Baden-Powell; Diane Morgan on Florence Nightingale; and Andrew Maxwell on the worst zoo ever. | ||
Series 2
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Episode One" | 3 February 2016 |
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Retelling: Tom Craine (3.5 pints of lager and 5 dbl vodka& lemonades) on “The Rise & Fall of Sir Walter Raleigh” Tom Davis (9 pints of lager and 2 jaegerbombs) on "Robin Hood and Maid Marian”. Cast: Jack Whitehall as Sir Walter Raleigh Michelle Keegan as Queen Elizabeth I Emma Bunton as Maid Marian | ||
| 2 | "Episode Two" | 10 February 2016 |
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Retelling: Iain Stirling (2 pints of lager and 9 dbl whiskey & cokes) on "Scott of the Antarctic" Chris Ramsey (16 bottles of lager) on "The Sinking of the Titanic". Cast: Mathew Horne as Robert Falcon Scott Catherine Tate as Edward Wilson’s Wife Ben Bailey Smith as Bruce Ismay Phill Jupitus as Captain Edward John Smith | ||
| 3 | "Episode Three" | 17 February 2016 |
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Retelling: Isy Suttie (7 glasses of prosecco and 2 sambucas) on “Prince Edward and Mrs Simpson” Ed Gamble (11 dbl gin & tonics and 7 dbl vodka red bulls) on "The Great Escape”. Cast: Sophie McShera as Wallis Simpson Dustin Demri-Burns as Roger Bushell Jaime Laing as a Prisoner | ||
| 4 | "Episode Four" | 2 March 2016 |
| Tom Rosenthal talks about Richard III (featuring Hugh Dennis), while Jessica Knappett tells the story of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (featuring Mathew Baynton, Morgana Robinson, Jon Richardson and Vicky Pattison). | ||
| 5 | "Episode Five" | 9 March 2016 |
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Retelling: Charlotte Ritchie (4 pints of beer and a bottle of white wine) on"The Cottingley Fairies" Nish Kumar (4 pints of beer and a 1.5 bottles of red wine) on"The Invention of Telephone". Cast: Catherine Tate as Frances Griffiths Mathew Horne as Elsie Griffiths Anthony Head as Alexander Graham Bell Mathew Baynton as Antonio Meucci | ||
| 6 | "Episode Six" | - |
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Retelling: Joe Lycett (4 pints of lager, 3 glasses of prosecco and 2 tequila shots) on "The Battle of Trafalgar" Ellie Taylor (1 glass of prosecco, 6 vodka & diet cokes) on "The Virgin Queen”. Cast: Anthony Head as Admiral Nelson Alexander MacQueen as Sir Thomas Hardy Sarah Alexander as Queen Elizabeth I Brett Goldstein as Robert Dudley | ||
| 7 | "Episode Seven" | - |
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Retelling: Matt Richardson (13 double gin and tonics) on “Churchill Attacks the Nazis" Josie Long (2 aperol spritz’, 2 campari & oranges, 4 rum & cokes and 3 rum & gingers) on "Dr. Crippen”. Cast: Simon Bird as Winston Churchill Dustin Demri-Burns as Adolf Hitler Marek Larwood as Hawley Harvey Crippen Olivia Colman as Ethel Le Neve | ||
Specials
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| Special | "Geordie Shore Special" | 23 February 2016 |
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A special edition featuring two of the cast from the MTV show Geordie Shore. Holly Hagan tells the story of Henry VIII (Tim Key) creating the Church of England to divorce Catherine of Aragon (Daisy Beaumont) and marry Anne Boleyn (Cariad Lloyd); while Gary Beadle tells the story of how Ian Fleming (Ben Willbond) created the James Bond novels. Note: This episode was broadcast on MTV rather than Comedy Central | ||