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How to Start Your Own Country

20051 Season30m episodes6.5

Documentary, Comedy

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Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: NR
Origin: GB

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Follows intrepid Wallace—famous for starting the Random Acts of Kindness collective—on his unlikely odyssey to start his own country.

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Director: Lee Phillips
Writing: Lee Phillips, Danny Wallace
Status: Ended
First aired: Aug 3, 2005
Network: BBC Two

Time to finish

3 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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SERIES

How to Start Your Own Country

20051 Season30m episodes6.5

Documentary, Comedy

TMDB6.5

Votes4

Your rating

Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: NR
Origin: GB

About

Follows intrepid Wallace—famous for starting the Random Acts of Kindness collective—on his unlikely odyssey to start his own country.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Aug 3, 2005 · 30m
Birth Of A Nation
Wallace investigates territory for his proposed country, beginning by visiting Sealand. He meets the man who owns the Moon, he "invades" Eel Pie Island but leaves his post of "leader" when the Police are called. He makes friends with the Major General of the British Army. He eventually decides upon the area of his flat as the Territory and makes a declaration of Independence which he gives to Tony Blair.
E2 · Airs Aug 10, 2005 · 30m
Citizens Required
With the help of an advertising agency, Wallace chooses a design for the flag of his country. He records a national anthem, which is played during his interview on Iain Lee's LBC show.
E3 · Airs Aug 17, 2005 · 30m
For King And Country
Danny Wallace meets the SAS (Second amandment sisters) and meets the King of Fusa. He also goes to The Principality of Seborga.
E4 · Airs Aug 24, 2005 · 30m
State Of A Nation
Wallace visits two very different 'utopian' communities, the planned town of Celebration which maintains its pleasantness through strict rules and regulations, and the anarchic self governing neighbourhood of Christiania. He also speaks to a Catholic Cardinal about the role of religion in society and to Sheriff Joe Arpaio about law and order. A sombre visit to death row and an interview with a death row prisoner leads him to decide against the death penalty in his country.
E5 · Airs Aug 31, 2005 · 30m
The Bank Of Danny
When he struggles to pay his electricity bill, Wallace begins to kick-start his country's economy. He investigates the National Debt, with advice from former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke. He designs his own currency, the IOU (Interdependent Occupational Unit), which he shows to Andrew Bailey, the Chief Cashier at the Bank of England. He also discovers the Principality of New Utopia and interviews the UK Pro Consul, Tony Nicodemous. He applies for international aid, and fails, due to the wealth of his citizens.
E6 · Airs Sep 7, 2005 · 30m
The United Nation
Wallace attempts to enter the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with a song called "Stop the Muggin', Start the Huggin'". In an attempt to officially become a country, he travels to New York to try to win the support of the United Nations. The lack of a territory lets him down. This final episode ends with a gathering of citizens in Leicester Square, where Wallace reveals that the country is to be called Lovely.

Details

Director: Lee Phillips
Writing: Lee Phillips, Danny Wallace
Status: Ended
First aired: Aug 3, 2005
Network: BBC Two

Time to finish

3 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

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