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The History of the World Backwards
2007 · BBC Four · 30 min · 1 season
Latest episode
S01E06 · Episode 6
Wed, 5 Dec, 9:00 am
Moses leads the Jews into captivity and delivers ten commandments to God.
About
Writer and comedian Robert Newman presents a humorous new take on the world - history in reverse, sending us spinning back through the hedge of time from 2007 to the year zero.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Wed, 31 Oct· 30 minRobert Newman's sketch show imagines history in reverse.
- E02
Episode 2
Wed, 7 Nov· 30 minAlexander Graham Bell gets the telephone working again.
- E03
Episode 3
Wed, 14 Nov· 30 minWith the end of oil, slaves are hailed as the new energy source.
- E04
Episode 4
Wed, 21 Nov· 30 minJohnny Rotten and Mozart pop up as we travel backwards through history.
- E05
Episode 5
Wed, 28 Nov· 30 minJesus decides to stop telling parables and takes up carpentry instead.
- E06
Episode 6
Wed, 5 Dec· 30 minMoses leads the Jews into captivity and delivers ten commandments to God.
Cast
Rob Newman
Various Characters