British Comedy Guide

The History Of The World Backwards

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Four
  • 2007
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Mockumentary sketch series by Robert Newman set in a world where time flows forwards, but history flows backwards. Stars Rob Newman, Jim Howick, Anton Lesser, Lucy Liemann, Richard McCabe and more.

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Video clips

A Johnny Rotten in Every Village

The Anti-Social Movement, which in the Middle Ages see people leave the cities for rural areas as even seen a break-away punk rock republic in which each village has its own Johnny Rotten.

The Last Premium Rate Call

As the telephone becomes a useless piece of technology, Alexander Graham Bell calls an adult sex line.

The Last TV Advert

As TV comes to an end, there is just one celebrity doing one live commerical break, featuring as many products as possible.

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