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Cunk on Life

She's back and ready to take on life.

7.4

2024•1h 10m

Pioneering documentary maker Philomena Cunk returns with her most ambitious quest to date: venturing right up the universe and everything to examine life and existence in an attempt to find out the point of it all. Along the way, she interrogates experts on subjects from the big bang to biology and art to artificial intelligence. Really get to the nub of it.

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Photo of Diane Morgan

Diane Morgan

Philomena Cunk

Photo of Douglas Hedley

Douglas Hedley

Self

Photo of Rupert Sheldrake

Rupert Sheldrake

Self

Photo of Paul Nurse

Paul Nurse

Self

Photo of Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili

Self

Photo of Ruth Adams

Ruth Adams

Self

Photo of Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Self

Photo of Michelle Greenidge

Michelle Greenidge

Jacqui Flink

Photo of Charles Aitken

Charles Aitken

Waylon Jackalope IV

Photo of Genevieve Gaunt

Genevieve Gaunt

Puppet (voice)

Photo of Kat Kumar

Kat Kumar

Puppet (voice)

Photo of Atlanta Johnson

Atlanta Johnson

Eve

Photo of Greg Lockett

Greg Lockett

Doll Advert Voice Over (voice)

Photo of Charlie Brooker

Charlie Brooker

BBC Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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