Scuffles, Swagger & Shakespeare - The Hidden Story of English
Shakey didn't coin "half the words in the English language", only a few hundred. Samuel Johnson's dictionary had a big impact too.
Rick and Morty Ep 2 “Lawnmower Dog” Season 1.
The Flash Ep 5 “Kiss Kiss Breach Breach” Season 6
Larry King Now - Larry himself spoke to Jerry Springer, which was great value as you'd expect.
I’am Alan Partridge Ep 2 “ Alan Attraction” Season 1.
The Toys That Made Us
A Netflix series going into the history behind iconic toy lines. There have been episodes on GI Joe, Masters of the Universe and Transformers, and a new batch of episodes came out a few days ago, including episodes on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers.
The PR one was of interest to me and I'm glad they brought up the Stan Lee/Marvel connection and threw up some other things I didn't know about. The Disney era was almost entirely glossed over, though.
Nukes, Subs & Secrets
What Scotland did in the Cold War. Including a bit on the ever-ludicrous "Protect & Survive".
Arrow Ep 4 “Past Tense” Season 8 Final Season
Great Canal Journeys
Seemingly the show that just won't die. Here, Amanda Redman (eh?) narrated a stitching-together of Tim & Pru's 3 trips to Scotland (and there's another one next week!)
Supernatural Ep 5 “Proverbs 17:3” Season 15 Final Season.