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Cunk On Earth begins 19th September

Thursday 8th September 2022, 9:41am

Cunk On.... Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan)

Philomena Cunk returns to BBC Two on Monday 19th September for new series Cunk On Earth.

The BBC explains: "In this deeply profound and important mockumentary series from Charlie Brooker, Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) tells the entire story of Human Civilisation from prehistoric times to the present day, covering all the main bits of History, Science, Culture and Religion.

"So this really is the last documentary you ever need to watch.

"Along the way, Philomena asks experts hard-hitting questions about humanity's progress, and stands on or near impressive old ruins and inside museums, before the shot cuts away to some archive of the bits that don't exist anymore or were too expensive to film at."

The opening episode - due to be broadcast at 10pm on Monday 19th, is titled In The Beginnings. It sees the presenter 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.

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