Drunk History (UK TV series)
| Drunk History | |
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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 | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| 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 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Comedy Central |
| Original run | January 12, 2015 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Drunk History |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| Production website | |
Drunk History is a British television comedy which broadcast 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.
Episode guide
- Episode 1: Rob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and James Acaster on The Black Death. (Broadcast: 12 January 2015).
- Episode 2: 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. (Broadcast on 19 January 2015).
- Episode 3: Romesh Ranganathan on Tutankhamen, Joe Lycett on highwayman Dick Turpin and Tom Rosenthal explains why Lord Byron had a pet bear. (Broadcast on 26 January 2015).
- Episode 4: Joe Lycett on the Kray twins and Ben Ashenden and Russell Kane on Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot. (Broadcast on 2 February 2015)
- Episode 5: Russell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva. (Broadcast 9 February 2015)
- Episode 6: Kerry Howard on Blackbeard, Joel Dommett on Colonel Blood and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII. (Broadcast on 16 February 2015)
- Episode 7: James Acaster on Henry II and Thomas Beckett, Tiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA and Romesh Raganathan on William the Conqueror.
- Episode 8: Joel Dommett on Baden Powell and the Boy Scouts, Diane Morgan on Florence Nightingale and Andrew Maxwell on the worst zoo ever. (Broadcast 2 March 2015)