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''We Are History'' is a British
comedy
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series broadcast on the
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. It ran for two series of six ten-minute episodes.
The series was a
parody
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of historical and archaeological
documentaries
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in term ...
, especially those of the ''
Time Team
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'', ''
Meet the Ancestors
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'' and
Simon Schama
Sir Simon Michael Schama (; born 13 February 1945) is an English historian specialising in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a University Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University.
He fi ...
.
Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Alexander Brigstocke (born 8 May 1973) is a British comedian, actor and satirist. He has worked in stand-up comedy, television, radio and musical theatre. He has appeared on many BBC television and radio shows.
Early life
Brigstocke is ...
played dubious historian David Oxley, who would attempt to 'recreate' a number of historical events in a modern setting. In one episode, he recreated the
Viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
invasion of Britain in "the last bastion of Viking control" – an
IKEA store. In another, he recreated the
Spanish Armada in a swimming pool with children throwing foam balls at one another.
Much of the humour derived from Oxley's singular incompetence and stupidity. He seemed totally unaware of the facts of history and often made things up as he went along. Each episode had a general theme that offered a view of history totally at odds with the known facts – such as
Camelot
Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, since the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described as th ...
being buried underneath
Heathrow Airport or the
Norman invasion
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, Duchy of Brittany, Breton, County of Flanders, Flemish, and Kingdom of France, French troops, ...
being a bunch of
French visitors who overstayed their welcome and got carried away. In every episode, Oxley talked of "new evidence unearthed by local enthusiasts".
Episodes
Season 1, Episode 1: "Boadicea: Myth or Missus?"
Original Air Date: 3 April 2000
Season 1, Episode 2: "King Arthur: Myth or Legend?"
Original Air Date: 4 April 2000
Season 1, Episode 3: "Our Friends in the Norse"
Original Air Date: 10 April 2000
Season 1, Episode 4: "Hunchback!"
Original Air Date: 12 April 2000
Season 1, Episode 5: "Armada!"
Original Air Date: 14 April 2000
Season 1, Episode 6: "Oliver's Army"
Original Air Date: 17 April 2000
Season 2, Episode 1: "Conquered!"
Original Air Date: 25 September 2001
Season 2, Episode 2: "The Real Robin Hood"
Original Air Date: 2 October 2001
Season 2, Episode 3: "Fire"
Original Air Date: 9 October 2001
Season 2, Episode 4: "Bonnie Prince Charlie: Too Scot to Handle?"
Original Air Date: 16 October 2001
Season 2, Episode 5: "The Industrial Revolution: Factory or Friction?"
Original Air Date: 23 October 2001
Season 2, Episode 6: "Any Old Iron Age?"
Original Air Date: 30 October 2001
External links
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BBC Guide to Comedy
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2000 British television series debuts
2001 British television series endings
2000s British comedy television series
BBC television comedy
British parody television series
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