SUMMARY:
We follow Napoleon as he rises from humble beginnings to be the Emperor of France, bashing most of Europe along the way, and ultimately meeting his Waterloo at, well, Waterloo! Meanwhile across the world we meet the Indian traveller who brought Shampoo to the world
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
Monday 15th June 2015
STARRING:
Jim Howick
Jalaal Hartley
Tom Stourton
Jessica Ransom
Adam Riches
Naz Osmanoglu
Simon Farnaby
Giles Terera
Louise Ford
Jason Lewis
Natalie Walter
GUEST-STARRING:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
WRITTEN BY:
Dave Cohen
Justin Edwards
Gerard Foster
Benjamin Partridge
George Sawyer
Ben Ward
Daniel Maier
EDITORS: Adam Windmill, Will Peverett
PRODUCERS: Tom Miller, Joshua Grant, Kelly Li, Henri Ward
DIRECTORS: Simon Gibney, Ian Curtis
PUPPETEER: John Eccleston ANIMATION: Tim Searle, Studio 43
COMPOSER: Richie Webb HISTORICAL CONSULTANT: Greg Jenner
ADDITIONAL VOICES: Jon Culshaw
FULL DESCIPTION:
We follow Napoleon as he rises from humble beginnings to be the Emperor of France, bashing most of Europe along the way, and ultimately meeting his Waterloo at, well, Waterloo! Meanwhile across the world we meet the Indian traveller who brought Shampoo to the world
SKETCHES:
Napoleon joins the French army
Napoleon waits patiently to get into the French Army, whilst the French revolution happens, executing the monarchs as well as French soldiers for being disloyal
Napoleon and Josephine
Napoleon returns to meet his beloved Josephine, who soon gets annoyed at Napoleon’s behaviour
Mahomet’s Art of Shampooing
Sake Dean Mahomet presents his brand new hair cleaning device, ‘shampoo’
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Edward Jenners smallpox vaccine
Edward Jenner advertises his new solution to smallpox, which proves effective compared to the old method
Battle of the Day: Napoleon VS Europe
Watch Napoleons slow conquest of Europe, as even his losses are wins as far as the France knows!
The Duke of Wellington learns Napoleon is in Elba
The Duke of Wellington learns that Napoleon was not destroyed as he had thought and thus it’s time for battle!
SONG: Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon sings about his fighting life; from his personal problems to his success’ and losses as a military general
Waterloo Fest 1815: The Battle of Waterloo
The French decide to wait for the ground to dry up, meanwhile The British decide to have a party before fighting! As for The Prussians, their leader, General Blucher, thinks he is pregnant with an elephant!
Historical Countryfile: Napoleon's garden
Exiled to another edition, Napoleon’s last exile on St. Helena is where he decides to take a spot of gardening. Peaceful? Not a chance!
Chatty Death: Emperor Napoleon
Napoleon talks about his rise and fall, whilst Death winds him up about his temper and height
SONG: Napoleon Bonaparte
Parody of parody of Skrillex
Napoleon sings about his fighting life; from his personal problems to his success’ and losses as a military general.
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