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Horrible Histories

2019
4.4
32 reviews
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Season 4 episodes (13)

1 Episode 1
4/9/12
Dick Whittington pitches a movie about his life, Stone Age technology geeks queue for hours at the unveiling of the Bronze Age, and some German bomber pilots find an unfortunate use for a tourist guidebook to Britain.
2 Episode 2
4/10/12
Henry VIII appears on a TV show hoping to raise money from his antique abbeys. Also, Charles Darwin sings about his theory of Natural Selection, and a pirate captain aims to be Lord Sugar's next Historical Apprentice.
3 Episode 3
4/11/12
Queen Elizabeth I goes online dating, Greek philosopher Socrates foils his own rescue from prison, and Emicho of the Rhineland goes crusading with some very unusual Sat Navs to lead the way.
4 Episode 4
4/12/12
HHTV's War Reporter Mike Peabody regrets his decision to cover the Norman Siege of Palermo, the Pilgrim Fathers rap about Jamestown in America, and a German submarine captain has the worst toilet accident in history.
5 Episode 5
4/13/12
Some Bronze Agers argue about building the world's first city, Bob Hale explains the entire history of the Renaissance, Mary Seacole sings about her Crimean hotel, and William Shakespeare gets into a rap battle.
6 Episode 6
4/20/12
A confused Christopher Columbus declares he has found India, a Georgian woman reveals her very Stupid Death, Victoria and Albert attend the Great Exhibition, and Tsar Peter III brings a very weird case to the Court of Historical Law.
7 Episode 7
4/27/12
Emperor Napoleon plays in a very unusual chess match, a Victorian inventor builds an anti-seasickness ship with one small design flaw, a snowball fight breaks out at a public execution, and the British army hires a dead tramp to defeat the Germans in WW2.
8 Episode 8
5/4/12
The Saxons exchange disgusting Christmas presents, a caveman goes on a TV cookery show, and we discover the bizarre causes of the First World War.
9 Episode 9
5/11/12
A Victorian inspector checks that a school is suitably cruel, HHTV news reports live from the Great Plague, and Thumbelina drowns in poo.
10 Episode 10
5/18/12
HHTV News reports from the battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find decorative uses for severed heads and we learn the revolting truth about Roman toilets.
11 Episode 11
5/25/12
Queen Victoria learns her British comforts aren't very British, a Viking warrior won't stop talking in rhyme, and the contestants try to become executioners on the Axe Factor.
12 Episode 12
6/1/12
A Victorian teacher is confused by her pupils bizarre names, the Romans run out of animals to execute and Queen Victoria advertises her exercise DVD.
13 Episode 13
6/4/12
A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich, the Romans host their own revolting cookery show, and William Shakespeare is haunted by the ghost of King Richard III.

About this show

Historical sketch show based on the successful series of books.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
32 reviews
Alpha
October 3, 2015
I think its great that we have a tv show that teaches you history in a fun and gory way, it helped me learn so much more than I would've if I'd read a boring book without any fun in it. I also recommend the book series of horrible histories, it's just as good!
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Henry Murtha
July 1, 2019
it is Soooo Funny and the Music specials are Fantastic to kids do learn from HoribleHistories an dont realise till you ask them a Question an thats cool
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Slarty Bartfast
October 13, 2019
I grew up watching this show and it's responsible for making me into a history buff!
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