本劇一共8集，透過動畫、檔案和現場調查的形式帶觀眾了解那些有趣、陰暗和怪誕的歷史。
1. How To Be President
2. How To Get Away With It
3. How To Keep A Secret
4. How To Start A War
5. How To Make A Fortune
6. How To Fall In Love
7. How to Make a Revolution
8. How to be a Brilliant Inventor
