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Cunk on Cinema · S1 · E2

Episode 2

  • TV-MA
  • Airs Nov 19, 2026
  • 30 min

Philomena Cunk uncovers an age of screen icons, from Marilyn Monroe to Wayne John, and incredible movies, from Taxi Driver to Jaws to Citizen Ken.

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Philomena Cunk uncovers an age of screen icons, from Marilyn Monroe to Wayne John, and incredible movies, from Taxi Driver to Jaws to Citizen Ken.

Season 1

3 episodes · 2 still to air

  1. 1Episode 1

    30 minNov 12, 2026

    Philomena Cunk begins her history of cinema, meets the biggest names in Hollywood, and learns the true meaning of The Wizard of Oz.

  2. 2Episode 2

    Airs Nov 19, 2026Now viewing

    Philomena Cunk uncovers an age of screen icons, from Marilyn Monroe to Wayne John, and incredible movies, from Taxi Driver to Jaws to Citizen Ken.

  3. 3Episode 3

    Airs Nov 26, 2026

    Cunk heads to Los Angeles to investigate modern-day Hollywood and watch some films you've actually heard of. With the rise of AI, she asks: is cinema finished, or just about to be finished?

Guest stars

Sarah ChurchwellSelf - Author, Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream
Benedict CumberbatchSelf - Actor
Steven E. de SouzaSelf - Screenwriter, Die Hard
Mark KermodeSelf - Film Critic
Helen O'HaraSelf - Editor-at-Large, Empire Magazine
Daniel PembertonSelf - Composer, Project Hail Mary, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Suzie KennedyMarilyn Monroe
Martin JordanGordon Ramsay
Stuart LaingFake David Clamworth
Sam WardReal David Clamworth
Kaleem AftabSelf - Film Critic & Festival Director
Jim Al-KhaliliSelf - Physicist, Author & Broadcaster
Geoff AndrewSelf - Film Critic, Lecturer & Programmer
Mo MoshatySelf - Editor in Chief, Nighttide Magazine
Seamus McGarveySelf - Cinematographer, Atonement, Anna Karenina
Monica B. PearlSelf - Senior Lecturer, 20ᵗʰ Century American Literature & Film, The University of Manchester