Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dire Combustion | 20071105 | 20110523 20071106 (R4) | Celebrating Bonfire Night with the Gunpowder Plot and, 60 years later, the Fire of London. John O'Farrell's take on Bonfire night and The Great Fire of London. A humorous look at British history |
| 02 | The Invasion Of The Vikings | 20071106 | 20110524 20071107 (R4) | The Anglo Saxon era, with Alfred the Great, Ethelred the Unready and the Scandinavians. Harald Wartooth, immigration, Alfred and the cakes, murder and pillage. A humorous look at British history |
| 03 | Revolting Times | 20071107 | 20110525 20071108 (R4) | In the early 19th century, only 435,000 men had the vote. One man, one vote? It wasn't always so, as John O'Farrell explains at length. A humorous look at British history |
| 04 | The Norman Conquest | 20071108 | 20110526 20071109 (R4) | William, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Normandy, defeats King Harold at Hastings. How did Britain take to William the Conqueror's fancy French ways? John O'Farrell explains A humorous look at British history |
| 05 LAST | Their Finest Hour | 20071109 | 20110527 20071110 (R4) | How a two-minute silence from Winston Churchill changes the whole course of the war. Never have so many, for so few, on the beaches. John O'Farrell tackles Churchill. A humorous look at British history |