Rob Beckett

Comedians get drunk and teach us about history. Tonight Rob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard talks Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, and James Acaster on The Black Death.

Sandi Toksvig searches for victory with Rob Beckett, Daliso Chaponda, Lara Ricote and Alan Davies.

Comedians get drunk and teach us about history. Tonight Tom Rosenthal talks The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on Burke & Hare, and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese.

Greg Davies returns as the Taskmaster to judge five fresh rivals who are confronted with tasks involving vegetable propulsion, out-of-season snowmen and taking the fewest steps to reach some soup. The show climaxes in some swede-on-Swede action.

In the penultimate episode of the series, the five comedians try to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies in a variety of ways, including giving an item of clothing to a passing cyclist and interviewing an 83-year-old man called Hugh under hushed conditions.

Greg Davies abuses his position of power to make five comics take on more tenuous tasks and this week they have to try and surprise Alex Horne when he emerges from his shed after an hour cooped up inside.