The Rest Is History
- Radio chat show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2014 - 2016
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Frank Skinner hosts a radio comedy discussion show to find out more about history. Stars Frank Skinner and Kate Williams.
- Series 2, Episode 3 repeated Monday at 2pm on Radio 4 Extra
Key details
- Genre
- Chat Show
- Broadcast
- 2014 - 2016
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Stars
- Frank Skinner and Kate Williams
- Producers
- Dan Schreiber, Justin Pollard, Mark Augustyn, Jon Thoday and Richard Allen-Turner
- Company
Frank Skinner loves history, but just doesn't know much of it, so he's created The Rest Is History, a comedy discussion show, in order to find out more about it.
Along with his historian in residence Dr. Kate Williams, each episode sees Frank joined by a selection of celebrity guests, who help him navigate his way through the annals of time, picking out and chewing over the funniest, oddest, and most interesting moments in history.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune is "Greensleeves" as played on ice cream chimes.
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 14th December 2014 at 7:15pm on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 2, Episode 3: Monday at 2pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 3: Monday at 8pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 3: Tuesday 4th February at 4am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Tuesday 28th January 2025 at 4:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 2
- Monday 27th January 2025 at 8:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 2
- Monday 27th January 2025 at 2:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 2