Philomena begins at the absolute beginning: “In the beginning, there was nothing. Then, there was something. And that something was quite a long time ago.” She investigates cavemen ("Did they have sponsored content on their cave walls?"), Stonehenge ("a bunch of rocks that got famous for standing still"), and the Romans. Her interview with a classicist about the Roman invasion devolves into a debate about whether Hadrian’s Wall had a "door."
Examines the early 20th century, including two World Wars and the rise of television. Cunk on... Britain Complete Pack