The Sounding 2017

Looking for the secret to being the smartest guy in the room? Want to impress your family and friends with your knowledge? HISTORY’s new special reveals the amazing stories and inside information on everything from the beginning of the phone sex industry to America’s favorite cheese and much more. If you want an edge on the competition get ready for an action packed fact filled treasure trove of trivia on The Ultimate Guide to Sounding Smart.

Profile of entertainers Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, who have become famed for their irreverent, raised-eyebrow humour and cheeky innuendo. Both hailing from south London, Mel and Sue met at Cambridge and like so many others, honed their self-effacing double act on the stages of Edinburgh before breaking into TV fronting the Channel 4's daytime chat show Light Lunch. While at one point Mel came close to bankruptcy, the duo's luck was in when, in 2010, they were asked to host an unlikely sounding new show called The Great British Bake Off. Its enormous - though unexpected - success established them as top-of-the-game presenting talent.