Drunk History
Top UK comedians relate their favourite historical stories while getting absolutely bladdered on a mixture of beers, wines and spirits. Their slurred versions of history are then acted out, word for word, by a host of well-known actors, celebrities and comedians including Johnny Vegas, Russell Kane, Joe Lycett, Rob Beckett, Alex Horne and James Acaster. Luckily, Jimmy Carr is on voice-over duties to restore some order if the drinking sessions get out of hand.
Seasons
1. King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black Death
Air Date: 2015-01-12
Rob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard talks Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, and James Acaster on The Black Death.
2. The Great Fire of London/Burke & Hare/Queen Victoria's Unwanted Cheese
Air Date: 2015-01-19
Tom Rosenthal talks The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on graverobbers Burke & Hare, and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese.
3. Tutankhamen/Dick Turpin/Byron's Pet Bear
Air Date: 2015-01-26
Romesh Ranganathan talks Tutankhamen, Joe Lycett on highway man Dick Turpin, and Tom Rosenthal explains how Byron had a pet bear!
4. The Krays/Guy Fawkes
Air Date: 2015-02-02
Russell Kane regales us with the story of Guy Fawkes & the gunpowder plot and Joe Lycett tells us all about the Krays.
5. King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady Godiva
Air Date: 2015-02-09
Russell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft, and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva.
6. Blackbeard/Colonel Blood/Henry VIII
Air Date: 2015-02-16
Kerry Howard on the pirate Blackbeard, Joel Dommett yaks Colonel Blood stealing the crown jewels, and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII starting a war.
7. Henry II and Thomas Beckett/Discovery of DNA/William the Conqueror
Air Date: 2015-02-23
Tiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA, James Acaster talks Henry II and Thomas Beckett, and Romesh Ranganathan chats William the Conqueror.
8. Baden Powell/Florence Nightingale/Worst Zoo Ever
Air Date: 2015-03-02
Joel Dommett yaks Baden Powell and the boy scouts, Diane Morgan talks Florence Nightingale, and Andrew Maxwell on the worst zoo ever.
1. Sir Walter Raleigh/Robin Hood & Maid Marian
Air Date: 2016-02-03
Tom Craine tells the story of Sir Walter Raleigh (Jack Whitehall) and Queen Elizabeth I (Michelle Keegan) and Tom Davis tells the tale of Robin Hood (Mathew Baynton) and Maid Marian (Emma Bunton).
2. Scott of the Antarctic/Sinking of the Titanic
Air Date: 2016-02-12
Iain Stirling slurs his way through Scott of the Antarctic (featuring Mathew Horne and Catherine Tate), whilst Chris Ramsey talks the sinking of the Titanic (featuring Phill Jupitus).
3. Prince Edward & Mrs Simpson/The Great Escape
Air Date: 2016-02-18
Isy Suttie relays the story of Prince Edward and Mrs Wallis Simpson (featuring Greg James and Sophie McShera); Ed Gamble stumbles through a version of The Great Escape (featuring Jamie Laing).
4. Richard III/Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Air Date: 2016-03-02
Tom Rosenthal talks about Richard III (featuring Hugh Dennis), while a sloshed Jessica Knappett tells the story of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (featuring Vicky Pattison and Mathew Baynton).
5. The Cottingley Fairies/Invention of the Telephone
Air Date: 2016-03-09
Charlotte Ritchie reveals the truth behind The Cottingley Fairies (stars Catherine Tate and Mathew Horne), and Nish Kumar talks about the Invention of the Telephone (featuring Anthony Head).
6. Battle of Trafalgar/The Virgin Queen
Air Date: 2016-03-16
Joe Lycett and Ellie Taylor get drunk before telling the stories of the Battle of Trafalgar (starring Anthony Head and Alex Macqueen) and the Virgin Queen (starring Sarah Alexander). (S2, E06)
7. World War II/Dr Crippen
Air Date: 2016-03-23
Matt Richardson takes us back to World War II (stars Simon Bird and Dustin Demri Burns), whilst an inebriated Josie Long narrates the tale of Dr Crippen (stars Olivia Colman).
8. Battle of Waterloo/Arthur Conan Doyle
Air Date: 2016-03-30
Elis James and John Robins discuss the Battle of Waterloo, and Tom Parry tells us about Arthur Conan Doyle becoming a real-life Sherlock.
9. Battle of Hastings/Catherine Parr
Air Date: 2016-04-06
Nick Helm talks about the Battle of Hastings, and Sara Pascoe discusses Catherine Parr.
1. Q & Sal and Joel Dommett
Air Date: 2017-03-08
Brian 'Q' Quinn & Sal Vulcano's tipsy take on a presidential disaster, and Chris O'Dommett's drunken Dambusters. Joe Wilkinson, Joe Thomas & Brett Goldstein also feature.
2. Murr and Jessica Knappett & Lydia Rose Bewley
Air Date: 2017-03-15
James 'Murr' Murray blasts through Billy the Kid with Matt Horne and Mat Baynton.
3. Russell Kane and Iain Stirling
Air Date: 2017-03-22
Russell Kane's legend of King Arthur features Stephanie Pratt as a unique Lady of the Lake, and Iain Stirling's sloshed take on Chariots of Fire sprinter Eric Liddell stars Tom Rosenthal.
4. Kerry Howard and Joe Lycett
Air Date: 2017-03-29
Emma Brunton and Blake Harrison forge a unique bond in Kerry Howard's sozzled story of Beatrix Potter. Joe Lycett slurs through the Great Train Robbery starring Simon Bird and Joel Fry.
5. Luisa Omielan and Tom Rosenthal
Air Date: 2017-04-05
Jessica Hynes stars as Emmeline Pankhurst in Luisa Omielan's hammered history of the suffragettes, while Stephen Mangan is Henry V in Tom Rosenthal's trollied tale of Agincourt.
6. Phil Wang and Adam Buxton
Air Date: 2017-04-12
Charlotte Crosby and Matthew Lewis star in Phil Wang's take on Isaac Newton's rise to fame. Adam Buxton's story of King Alfred and the Vikings features Blake Harrison & Alexander Armstrong.
7. Tom Parry and Rick Edwards
Air Date: 2017-04-19
Jamie Laing and Paul Kaye star in Tom Parry's trollied take on John Logie Baird's big invention, while Stephan Mangan is in the trenches for Rick Edwards' story of the Christmas Truce.
8. Judi Love and Miles Jupp
Air Date: 2017-04-26
Ashley Walters and Mark Benton star in Judi Love's mortal tale of Charles I's downfall. Miles Jupp takes on Operation Mincemeat with Jack Howard and Dean Dobbs as the WW2 heroes.
9. Daniel Sloss and Tom Davis
Air Date: 2017-05-03
Keith Allen is William Wallace as a sloshed Daniel Sloss remembers the Battle of Sterling Bridge, while Tommy Davis tells how Shakespeare went gangster starring Mark Heap as the bard.
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Rating
7.7/10
Release Date
2015-01-12
Episodes
26 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Gary Sanchez Productions