Mark Steel Lectures -- Hilarious Documentaries on Historical Figures....
As promised, some Mark Steel TV lectures for you to download (Right click and select "download file" or similar command in your browser to save to your local machine).
Warning: these are large files that are best downloaded over a broadband internet connection and even then you should be prepared to wait for a while depending on the speed of your connection.
All files are approximately 80 MBytes and 320x240 pixels resolution.
Aristotle
Byron
Chaucer
Cromwell
Darwin
Descartes
Freud
Newton