Cunk On...
- TV comedy
- BBC Two
- 2016 - 2022
- 18 episodes (2 series)
Spin-off from Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe featuring Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk.
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Cunk On Britain, Episode 4 - Twentieth Century Shocks
Philomena and Mark Lawson examine the first half of the 20th Century, with two world wars but no world cup.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 24th April 2018
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Diane Morgan | Philomena Cunk |
Robert Peston | Self |
Ashley Jackson (as Professor Ashley Jackson) | Self |
Mark Lawson | Self |
Howard Goodall (as Howard Goodall CBE) | Self |
Ruth Adams (as Dr. Ruth Adams) | Self |
Charlie Brooker | Writer |
Jason Hazeley | Writer |
Joel Morris | Writer |
Ben Caudell | Writer |
Lorry Powles | Director |
Alison Marlow (as Ali Marlow) | Series Producer |
Matt Hulme | Producer |
Annabel Jones | Executive Producer |
Alex Moody | Executive Producer |
Charlie Brooker | Executive Producer |
Damon Tai | Editor |
Jon Kassell | Director of Photography |
Video
Who still listens to the radio?
Philomena Cunk and Mark Lawson talk about the invention of the BBC.
Featuring: Diane Morgan (Philomena Cunk) & Mark Lawson.
Press
We reach the 20th century, and as stupid as the good Philomena is, she occasionally hits on a truism: first world war soldiers "came home to a Britain they could hardly recognise, because it was wearing a skirt". Elsewhere, she wonders if the BBC was one of those "stupid mistakes the government makes, like Brexit".
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 24th April 2018Is British comedy chasing its own tail?
As Cunk On Britain reaches the series' halfway line, we start to yawn...
James Sharp, GQ, 24th April 2018