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Robert Newman's History of Oil

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Robert Newman's History of Oil

5.7

0h 46m

2006

Synopsis

Stand-up comedian Robert Newman gets to grips with the wars and politics of the last hundred years, from WWI through to the 2003 invasion of Iraq; but rather than adhering to the history we were fed at school, this show places oil centre stage as the cause of all commotion. This innovative history programme is based around Robert Newman's stand-up act and supported by resourceful archive sequences and stills with satirical impersonations of historical figures from Mayan priests to Archduke Ferdinand.

Director

Sean Grundy

ActionComedyThrillerDocumentary

petrolcapitalismbritish empirehegemony

Cast & Crew

Rob Newman

Rob Newman

as Himself

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