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S01 Episode 1
In the Beginnings
In this opening episode 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.
29 mins · Tue, 20 Sep 2022
S01 Episode 1
In the Beginnings
Humankind emerges from the caves and starts inventing, from farming to building the Great Wall of China.
28 mins · Mon, 19 Sep 2022
S01 Episode 2
Faith/Off
Cunk tells the story of the birth of two of the world’s great religions and learns what came next: the fall of the Roman Empire, the Dark Ages, the Crusades, and Genghis Khan. So a bit of a rough patch for Mankind, if we’re honest.
28 mins · Tue, 27 Sep 2022
S01 Episode 2
Faith/Off
It's the Middle Ages, when religious messages of peace, unity and tolerance inspire humans to fight until the death for hundreds of years.
28 mins · Tue, 20 Sep 2022
S01 Episode 3
The Renaissance Will Not Be Televised
Philomena Cunk explores the Renaissance and revolutions, including but not limited to the American one.
29 mins · Tue, 4 Oct 2022
S01 Episode 3
The Renaissance Will Not Be Televised
The Renaissance kicks in; from colonialism to Napoleon, humans can't get enough of wars, but here they come with a classical music soundtrack.
29 mins · Tue, 20 Sep 2022
S01 Episode 4
Rise of the Machines
Cunk sees how science and industry ushered in an age of convenience but also threatened all life on earth. So swings and roundabouts really.
29 mins · Tue, 11 Oct 2022
S01 Episode 4
Rise of the Machines
Humankind builds the modern world, then tries to destroy it; the 20th century waits for no one with its scientific development and raging world wars.
29 mins · Tue, 20 Sep 2022
S01 Episode 5
War(s) of the World(s)?
Cunk concludes her profound and accurate history of humanity, bringing us up to the present day - which at the time of writing is Tuesday.
29 mins · Tue, 18 Oct 2022
S01 Episode 5
War(s) of the World(s)?
It's the Cold War, and humans finally get to the moon, the worst travel destination ever; the future may be uncertain, but it will happen on Earth.
28 mins · Tue, 20 Sep 2022