The new one-off special now has a confirmed UK release date and will air on BBC Two and iPlayer on Monday December 30 at 9pm.

The mockumentary, which comes from Charlie Brooker, has already had several successful iterations, so fans will no doubt be excited to see it back on our screens with some of life’s most existential questions explored by Cunk herself.

Billed as Cunk’s “most ambitious quest yet,” the new episode will see Cunk “venture out into the universe and all, to examine life itself.”

The official synopsis continues: “What is all this for? » It’s a question that humans have been asking themselves since the dawn of time. But as we cling to our dying planet, working around the clock as we are slowly replaced by machines, now more than ever people are desperate to make sense of it. their lives – before someone invented a computer that gave it meaning.

“This special will see Philomena tackle some of the most complex concepts ever discovered, including quantum physics, existentialism, nihilism, hedonism – and at least four other isms – as well as explore topics ranging from the big bang to biology. morality to meditation and art to artificial intelligence.

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He continues: “In her search for answers, she will also examine some of history’s greatest innovative thinkers and creators, from Dostoyevsky to Van Gogh, from Nietzsche to the man who invented those signs in kitchens that say: ‘Live Laugh Love”.’.

“Along the way, she will meet leading experts and scholars and won’t let them go until she understands questions like: what is life, why do we bother find out and when is lunch.”

The new one-off special also has a confirmed US release date, with Cunk on Life set to debut on Netflix on Thursday January 2 for fans outside of the UK and Ireland.

As for the rest of BBC Two’s schedules, Cunk on Life on December 30 will also join Richard Osman’s Festive House of Games, The Hairy Bikers: You’ll Never Ride Alone, Christmas University Challenge and much more.

Cunk on Life will be broadcast on BBC Two and iPlayer on Monday December 30 at 9pm.

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