Jack Whitehall's Sporting Nation
The comedian teams up with some of UK's top sports writers for this comedy retrospective in which the ultimate armchair fan tells the story of the United Kingdom through its greatest sporting moments.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Documentary, Comedy, Sports
The comedian teams up with some of UK's top sports writers for this comedy retrospective in which the ultimate armchair fan tells the story of the United Kingdom through its greatest sporting moments.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
It's Coming Home
29 mins
Jack celebrates some of Britain's finest sporting moments on home soil and how hosting major tournaments brings the best out of us as a nation - from 1966 to Super Saturday.
Episode 2
The Hero's Journey
29 mins
This edition looks at Britain's attitude to its sporting heroes and the tendency to build them up and then bring them crashing back down again.
Episode 3
The Cult of the Underdog
29 mins
This time, Jack irreverently dives into Britain's undying love for the plucky, humble outsider, looking at how, when it comes to sport, we can't help but get behind an underdog.
Episode 4
Class
29 mins
Jack takes a light-hearted look at the way that class is woven into the DNA of British sport and how breaking social boundaries can lead to moments of incredible drama.
Episode 5
Best of Enemies
29 mins
Jack celebrates some of the greatest rivalries in British sport, from Scotland's 'Auld Enemy' to the Ashes and England's rugby World Cup win in Australia.
Episode 6
Glorious Failure
29 mins
Jack takes a light-hearted look at Britain's most glorious sporting failures, such as Welsh World Cup rugby, Derek Remond's hamstring and the truly unique Eddie the Eagle.
