Urban Myths - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Bob Dylan: Knockin' on Dave's Door
Things take a surreal turn when folk hero Bob Dylan pays Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics a house call.
Samuel Beckett and André the Giant
Inspired by true events, this charming comedy charts the unlikely friendship between Nobel Prize-winning writer Samuel Beckett and a young André the Giant.
Hitler the Artist
With the help of his friend Gustl, a young Adolf Hitler attempts to get in to the prestigious Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.
When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD
This fictionalised comedy joins dashing Hollywood film star Cary Grant and renowned psychologist Timothy Leary on the set of Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller North By Northwest.
Muhammad Ali
In the early 1980s, after his recent and high profile defeat to Larry Holmes, boxing legend Muhammad Ali takes it upon himself to talk a suicidal stranger down from a ledge. Using his unique brand of wit and wisdom, he succeeds in persuading the man that life is worth living, and learns a huge amount about himself in the process.
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Ancient Aliens
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Taskmaster
Tom Gleeson stars as the Taskmaster, with Tom Cashman his devoted assistant. Each week the two Toms set five comedians a range of ridiculous tasks designed to bamboozle brains and put funny bones to the test.
Who'll master the tasks? The cleverest clogs will score the most points from the Taskmaster, while bemusement and bafflement will be rewarded with the fewest points. At series' end, the comedian with the most points will be crowned Taskmaster champion.