Our Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore. But are they true? We take a slightly tongue in cheek, mischievous – and deliberately ambiguous – look at what might have happened...
Urban Myths (Season 2)
Marilyn Monroe and Billy Wilder: 'It's Me, Sugar' (Episode 1)
Writer: David Cummings
Air date: 2018-04-12
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Comedy about Marilyn Monroe's bust-up with Billy Wilder.
13.7.85: Backstage at Live Aid (Episode 2)
Writer: Neil Forsyth
Air date: 2018-04-19
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Behind the scenes at Love Aid, as Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, Elton John, Sade, Freddie Mercury, Status Quo and many more cross paths
Johnny Cash and the Ostrich (Episode 3)
Writer: Frank Skinner
Air date: 2018-04-26
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The tale of Johnny Cash's dramatic run-in with a killer ostrich in a Nottingham hotel
The Dali and The Cooper (Episode 4) 6.0
Writer: Ed Dyson
Air date: 2018-05-03
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Alice Cooper and Salvador Dali spend a weird weekend in 1970s New York City
When Bowie Met Bolan (Episode 5)
Writer: Freddy Syborn
Air date: 2018-05-10
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: In the 1960s, the young rock superstars spend an afternoon decorating their manager's Soho office.
The Mysterious Case of Agatha Christie (Episode 6)
Writer: Abigail Neale-Wilson
Air date: 2018-05-17
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L Sayers join the manhunt when fellow crime writer Agatha Christie mysteriously disappears without trace
Public Enemy (Feat. Kev Wells) (Episode 7)
Writer: Neil Webster
Air date: 2018-05-24
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: When the rap icons find themselves late for a gig and without transport, a kindly local fan offers them a lift
Sex Pistols Vs Bill Grundy (Episode 8)
Writer: Simon Nye
Air date: 2018-05-31
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The punk band unleash hell on live TV in 1976
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Episodes 8
Episodes 8
Episodes 4
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