Cunk on Earth Rise of the Machines (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

Cunk on Earth

Rise of the Machines (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

Humankind builds the modern world - then tries to destroy it. The 20th century waits for no one with its scientific development and raging world wars.

Director

Christian Watt (series director)

Writers

Charlie Brooker (written by) | Ben Caudell (written by) | Jason Hazeley (written by) | Joel Morris (written by) & 2 more

Producers

Tom Baker (producer) | Helen Carrie (producer) | Rebecca Catherine Robinson (producer) (as Rebecca Robinson)

Cinematographers

Claudio Cadman (director of photography) | Andrea Gambadoro (director of photography)

Editor

Damon Tai (senior editor)

Production Designer

Ros Cumberland

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 19, 2022

Release date

Sep 19, 2022 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Diane Morgan Philomena Cunk Philomena Cunk See fewer	Me Before You (2016)
Brian Klaas Self - Associate Professor in Global Politics, University College London (as Dr. Brian Klaas) Self - Associate Professor in Global Politics, University College London (as Dr. Brian Klaas) See fewer	Cunk on Earth (2022)
Jonathan Ferguson Self - Keeper of Firearms and Artillery, Royal Armouries Self - Keeper of Firearms and Artillery, Royal Armouries See fewer	Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History (2017)
Patricia Fara Self - Historian of Science, University of Cambridge (as Dr. Patricia Fara) Self - Historian of Science, University of Cambridge (as Dr. Patricia Fara) See fewer	The Story of Science (2010)
Aleksander Kolkowski Self - Research Associate, Science Museum, London (as Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski) Self - Research Associate, Science Museum, London (as Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski) See fewer	The Time Travellers of 1908 (2005)
Shirley J. Thompson Self - Composer / Self - Professor of Music University of Westminster (as Dr. Shirley J. Thompson OBE) Self - Composer / Self - Professor of Music University of Westminster (as Dr. Shirley J. Thompson OBE) See fewer	Dreaming Rivers (1989)
Jim Al-Khalili Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science, University of Surrey (as Prof. Jim Al-Khalili CBE) Self - Professor of Public Engagement in Science, University of Surrey (as Prof. Jim Al-Khalili CBE) See fewer	TV Burp (2001)
Ashley Jackson Self - Professor of Imperial and Military History, King's College London (as Prof. Ashley Jackson) Self - Professor of Imperial and Military History, King's College London (as Prof. Ashley Jackson) See fewer	Cunk on Earth (2022)
Ruth Adams Self - Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries, King's College London (as Dr. Ruth Adams) Self - Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries, King's College London (as Dr. Ruth Adams) See fewer	Cunk on Earth (2022)
Marie Curie Self - Physicist (archive footage) Self - Physicist (archive footage) See fewer	Kentler Ve Gölgeler (2010)
Thomas A. Edison Self - Inventor (archive footage) Self - Inventor (archive footage) See fewer	The Trick Cyclist (1901)
Benjamin Franklin Self - Founding Father, USA (archive footage) Self - Founding Father, USA (archive footage) See fewer	In the Words of the Framers: The Creation of the Constitution
Abraham Lincoln Self - 16th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 16th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (1912)
Orville Wright Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage) Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage) See fewer	The Wright Brothers Aeroplane (1909)
Wilbur Wright Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage) Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage) See fewer	The Wright Brothers Aeroplane (1909)