You're Dead to Me

Greg Jenner from BBC pulls off something genuinely clever here - pairing a comedian with a historian to explore different periods and figures. The result is educational comedy that actually teaches you something, which is harder than it sounds. Some episodes are hilarious, others merely entertaining, but you always walk away knowing more than before. It's aimed at people who think they hate history, and it converts them consistently. The comedian pairings can be hit or miss, but the format just works.