The BEST episodes of Urban Myths
Every episode of Urban Myths ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Urban Myths!
Our Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore. But are they true? We take a slightly tongue in cheek, mischievous – and deliberately ambiguous – look at what might have happened...
#1 - Public Enemy (feat. Kev Wells)
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/24/2018
When Rap legends Public Enemy are stranded, unable to get to get to a gig in Sheffield, help comes in the form of Kev, an unassuming local and huge Public Enemy fan who offers Flavor Flav and Chuck D a lift in his Ford Focus.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Backstage at Live Aid
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2018
Live Aid was not only "the day rock'n 'roll changed the world", it was also the source of countless music industry rumours. Backstage at Live Aid is a reimagined story that takes place behind the scenes on that unforgettable day in 1985.
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#3 - Joan Rivers & Barbra Streisand
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2020
This episode is based on Joan Rivers' recollections of play she starred in with Barbra Streisand, which Streisand has remained tight-lipped about. A sixteen-year-old Barbra Streisand, is in rehearsals for Driftwood, an off-Broadway play, when a woman, dressed head to toe in fur, bursts through the door. She's Joan Molinsky, although the world will soon come to know her as Joan Rivers.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - The Greatest. Of All Time.
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/2017
In the early 1980s, after his recent and high profile defeat to Larry Holmes, boxing legend Muhammad Ali takes it upon himself to talk a suicidal stranger down from a ledge. Using his unique brand of wit and wisdom, he succeeds in persuading the man that life is worth living, and learns a huge amount about himself in the process.
#5 - Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2020
Inspired by his heroes, the writers Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, a young Les Dawson leaving his home in Manchester to live in Paris in order to pursue his dream of becoming a serious novelist. Unfortunately, things didn't quite work out as he planned, and he ended up becoming a pianist in a brothel.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Johnny Cash and the Ostrich
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/2018
Nottingham, 1983. Jean, the hotel manageress, is told there's trouble in the room occupied by music legend Johnny Cash. As they sit amongst the carnage, Cash explains he's been visited by Waldo, the killer ostrich.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Cary Grant and Timothy Leary
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2017
When Dr. Timothy Leary turns up in Cary Grant's dressing room on the set of North By Northwest, the two men visit the past and the future with a little help from Grant's personal supply of LSD.
#9 - Samuel Beckett and Andre the Giant
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2017
Enigmatic playwright engages exasperating builder, one of whose inventive excuses is dissolved when Sam drives Andre the Giant to school. Sam sees what others do not and thereby helps Andre become his own self. Touching, funny, brilliant.
#10 - Bob Dylan: Knockin' on Dave's Door
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2017
Music legend Bob Dylan decides to fly to the U.K. one day to visit his mate Dave Stewart. Soon he finds himself waiting for Dave in his flat dutifully being served tea by his girlfriend. But is he really in the right place? You decide.
#13 - David Bowie and Marc Bolan
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/10/2018
Teenagers David and Marc are yet to hit the big time but an afternoon painting their manager's office is the starts of a lifelong friendship between the two, who will eventually be known as music legends David Bowie and Marc Bolan.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - The Dali and the Cooper
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/3/2018
The incredible story of a fascinating and weird few days in 1970s New York between the artist and his new found muse; one which led to the creation an extraordinary work of art involving a chocolate éclair and a brain.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Hitler the Artist
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/2017
Adolf Hitler has arrived in Vienna full of hope and ambition. A passionate artist, he is determined to win a place at the acclaimed Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
#21 - Hendrix & Handel
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2020
Housemates separated by time, Jimi Hendrix and George Frideric Handel grapple with the stresses of the music business in this funny and intimate portrait of two eccentric musical geniuses and the events leading up to a transformative moment when Jimi saw Handel's ghost.
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