Season 2

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Episode 121 min2016-02-03

Sir Walter Raleigh/Robin Hood & Maid Marian

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).

Episode 222 min2016-02-12

Scott of the Antarctic/Sinking of the Titanic

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).

Episode 321 min2016-02-18

Prince Edward & Mrs Simpson/The Great Escape

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).

Episode 422 min2016-03-02

Richard III/Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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).

Episode 521 min2016-03-09

The Cottingley Fairies/Invention of the Telephone

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).

Episode 621 min2016-03-16

Battle of Trafalgar/The Virgin Queen

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)

Episode 722 min2016-03-23

World War II/Dr Crippen

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).

Episode 822 min2016-03-30

Battle of Waterloo/Arthur Conan Doyle

Elis James and John Robins discuss the Battle of Waterloo, and Tom Parry tells us about Arthur Conan Doyle becoming a real-life Sherlock.

Episode 921 min2016-04-06

Battle of Hastings/Catherine Parr

Nick Helm talks about the Battle of Hastings, and Sara Pascoe discusses Catherine Parr.

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