Newman, a british sort of stand up comedian, is funny and educative. I learned some stuff about the British role in events dating back as far as WW1.
Robert Newmans History of Oil – Google Video
As shown on Ch4 and repeated several times on More4, available at IndyBay on the web and many other places, now on google video (not great … all » video quality) Robert’s stand-up act examines the history of the last 100 years or so but putting oil center-stage. Brilliant!