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 Earth, Episode 1 - In The Beginnings
Philomena Cunk's epic journey through human civilisation begins as she discovers our earliest achievements (the wheel and so on).
Further details
Philomena Cunk travels the world, heading down caves and up mountains in her search for Mankind's first moments, and with the help of a variety of experts she explains how the earliest societies were formed: from the easier ones to spell like Rome and Greece, to the ones that are harder to spell, like Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 20th September 2022
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
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Cast & crew
| Diane Morgan | Philomena Cunk |
| Paul Bahn | Self |
| Jim Al-Khalili (as Prof. Jim Al-Khalili CBE) | Self |
| Irving Finkel (as Dr. Irving Finkel) | Self |
| Eleanor Robson (as Prof. Eleanor Robson) | Self |
| Joyce Tyldesley (as Prof. Joyce Tyldesley) | Self |
| Lyndsay Coo (as Dr. Lyndsay Coo) | Self |
| Myrto Hatzimichali (as Dr. Myrto Hatzimichali) | Self |
| Douglas Hedley (as Prof. Douglas Hedley) | Self |
| John Man | Self |
| Nigel Spivey (as Dr. Nigel Spivey) | Self |
| Charlie Brooker | Writer |
| Jason Hazeley | Writer |
| Joel Morris | Writer |
| Ben Caudell | Writer |
| Eli Goldstone | Writer |
| Michael Odewale | Writer |
| Tom Baker | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Diane Morgan | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Sam Ward | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christian Watt | Series Director |
| Sam Ward | Series Producer |
| Tom Baker | Producer |
| Helen Carrie | Producer |
| Rebecca Robinson | Producer |
| Annabel Jones | Executive Producer |
| Charlie Brooker | Executive Producer |
| Tanya Qureshi | Executive Producer |
| Alison Marlow (as Ali Marlow) | Executive Producer |
| Jason Hazeley | Associate Producer |
| Joel Morris | Associate Producer |
| Samantha Ames | Line Producer |
| Milena Cave | Executive Post Producer |
| Damon Tai | Editor |
| Ros Cumberland | Production Designer |
| Pete Rowe | Director of Photography |
| Liz Owens | Make-up Designer |
| Dave Whyte | Graphics |