Horrible Histories

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Horrible HistoriesSongtastic Musical Special. Rattus has enlisted the help of Horrible Histories songwriter Richie to help him present a special song-filled show in which everything is a song! [S,AD]Sun, May 12, 1:05 pmCBBC30 mins

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Horrible HistoriesThe Grisly Great Fire of London. On the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, Horrible Histories looks at the disaster and the events that surrounded it. [S,AD]Fri, Sept 2, 5:30 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 4. Historical sketch show. Featuring the rather eccentric Georgian philosopher Jeremy Bentham and super-rich Roman politician Crassus, who raps about his blinging lifestyle. [S,AD]Fri, Sept 2, 10:05 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 3. Historical sketch show. Charles Dickens sings about his life and books, and Vlad the Impaler reveals his horrible new plan for keeping out the neighbours. [S,AD]Thu, Sept 1, 10:05 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 2. Historical sketch show. There's a surprisingly charming Stuart highwayman, while the captain of the Titanic holds the world's worst safety briefing. [S,AD]Wed, Aug 31, 10:05 amCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 1. Historical sketch show. The Saxon gods form an unlikely team of superheroes and Rosa Parks sings about her struggle for equality. [S,AD]Tue, Aug 30, 10:05 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesTerrible Tudor Special. Sketch comedy series. Featuring everything you need to know about history's most famous family. Including a never-before-seen sketch. [S,AD]Sun, Aug 28, 1:20 pmCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 7. Joan of Arc gets a visit from a confused angel, a pirate captain tries to make his crew dress like ladies, and Mrs Celt enjoys being a Roman on Historical Wife Swap. [S,AD]Fri, Aug 26, 5:30 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 13. Historical sketch show. In a special musical episode of the award-winning Horrible Histories, host Rattus Rattus chooses his favourite songs to entertain his young nephew. [S,AD]Wed, Aug 24, 10:00 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 12. Historical sketch show. A Victorian woman books a ticket on a very odd railway, and a modern patient is (mis)treated by a Roman dentist. [S]Tue, Aug 23, 10:00 amCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 11. Historical sketch show. Dr Culpeper invites us all to his highly unhealthy health spa and a Crusader knight competes on Historical MasterChef. [S]Mon, Aug 22, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesAwesome Ancient Civilisations Special. Sketch comedy series. A guide to ancient civilizations, featuring new sketches about Alexander the Great's first kiss. [S]Sun, Aug 21, 2:15 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesSavage Song Special. Sketch comedy series. Horrible Histories presents a collection of some of history's finest songs, as Rattus attempts to put together his own festival. [S]Sun, Aug 21, 1:50 pmCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesHorrid Health. Sketch comedy series. A look at the hideous history of health, from the invention of toilet paper to the healthy origins of the cornflake. [S]Sun, Aug 21, 1:20 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 6. Historical sketch show. The Ug and Ugio families go head to head on Stone Age Family Fortunes and mad King George III's doctors are even madder than he is. [S]Fri, Aug 19, 5:30 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 10. Historical sketch show. A Saxon joins a modern dating agency, and there is a surprise in store for the people on Victorian Wife Swap. [S]Fri, Aug 19, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 9. Historical sketch show. King Edward III gets married on a building site, while Julius Caesar reveals his not-very-secret tips on hiding baldness. [S]Thu, Aug 18, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 8. Historical sketch show. Emperor Nero visits the victims of the Great Fire of Rome and some Crusaders attend a training course on how to fight weird monsters. [S]Wed, Aug 17, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 6. Historical sketch show. A confused Christopher Columbus declares he has found India, and a Georgian woman reveals her very stupid death. [S]Tue, Aug 16, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 3. Historical sketch show. Queen Elizabeth I goes online dating, Greek philosopher Socrates foils his own rescue from prison, and Emicho of the Rhineland goes crusading. [S]Mon, Aug 15, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesIngenious Inventors. A look at some of history's most ingenious inventors, as we take in everything from the invention of the wheel to the crisp. [S]Sun, Aug 14, 2:20 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesHeroic Heroes and Villainous Villains. Horrible Histories takes a look at the world's greatest heroes and villains. Featuring Martin Luther King Jr and Al Capone. [S]Sun, Aug 14, 1:50 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesAtrocious Artists. A look at some of history's greatest artists, from the first images painted onto the walls of caves through to Chris Ofili's work with elephant dung. [S]Sun, Aug 14, 1:25 pmCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 4. Historical sketch show. Britain's greatest sailor, Admiral Nelson, turns out to be horribly seasick, and the World War Two Girls sing about girl power on the Home Front. [S]Fri, Aug 12, 5:30 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 2. Historical sketch show. 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. [S]Fri, Aug 12, 10:05 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 1. Historical sketch show. Dick Whittington pitches a movie about his life, and some German bomber pilots find an unfortunate use for a tourist guidebook to Britain. [S]Thu, Aug 11, 10:05 amCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesSavage Song Special. Savage Songs compilation. Featuring the hip hop battle of the boasting Celts, pop superstar Cleopatra, rock rebel William Wallace, and more. [S]Wed, Aug 10, 10:00 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 12. Historical sketch show. The people of Strasbourg are afflicted with dance fever, and HHTV presenter Fearne Polyester reports from a bizarre Greek festival. [S]Tue, Aug 9, 10:05 amCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 10. Historical sketch show. A pirate chef disgusts the judges of Historical MasterChef, and a Stone Age inventor appears on Dragons' Den. [S,AD]Mon, Aug 8, 10:00 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesRidiculous Romantics. Horrible Histories charts the path towards true love. Henry VIII enlists the help of maitre d' Fred Sirieix as he tries to find the right wife. [S,AD]Sun, Aug 7, 2:10 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesExceptional Explorers. A special episode looking at explorers, from the Vikings' first small steps on American soil to humankind's first giant leaps on the moon. [S,AD]Sun, Aug 7, 1:45 pmCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesMonstrous Musicians. From the earliest screeches of the neanderthal, right through to Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar, Rattus Rattus guides us through the story of music making. [S,AD]Sun, Aug 7, 1:15 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 10. Historical sketch show. First World War soldiers try some unusual ways to cure frostbite in the winter. Plus the not-at-all-romantic movie starring William the Conqueror. [S,AD]Fri, Aug 5, 10:00 amCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 9. Historical sketch show. The Vikings launch an advert, Queen Elizabeth I surprises her court with some very odd laws and the Aztec priests sing their gruesome disco song. [S,AD]Thu, Aug 4, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 8. Historical sketch show. Saxon king Ethelred the Unready suffers online bullying from the Vikings and the suffragettes set the record straight in song. [S,AD]Wed, Aug 3, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 7. Historical sketch show. Robert Walpole struggles to talk to England's German king and a Scottish sportsman attacks dead cows in the Highland Games. [S,AD]Tue, Aug 2, 10:00 amCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 6. Historical sketch show. Henry VIII promotes his all-meat, no-vegetables diet plan, and Admiral Nelson confuses everyone with his last words. [S,AD]Mon, Aug 1, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 5. Historical sketch show. A Welsh prince from the Middle Ages has a very stupid death, and Queen Cleopatra sings about her reputation as a femme fatale. [S,AD]Fri, Jul 29, 10:00 amCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 4. Historical sketch show. A modern detective tries to solve a series of murders in Emperor Caligula's house, King George IV meets his dead relatives and other historical hijinks. [S,AD]Thu, Jul 28, 10:00 amCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 3. Historical sketch show. A confused World War I soldier spends his first day in the trenches, and the Welsh women of Fishguard defeat a French invasion without even trying. [S,AD]Wed, Jul 27, 10:00 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 2. Historical sketch show. Some medieval knights discover the most disgusting way to attack a castle and a Georgian goes shopping in a modern pet shop. [S,AD]Tue, Jul 26, 9:55 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesAztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners. Historical sketch show. Including an annoying French prankster from the Middle Ages, and what happens when Queen Elizabeth I needs the toilet. [S,AD]Mon, Jul 25, 10:00 amCBBC25 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 3. Historical sketch show. In Ancient Greece it's Spartan High School Musical, a jester breaks bad news to Henry VIII, and Roman emperor Nero stars in a (not very) romantic movie. [S,AD]Fri, Jul 22, 5:30 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesHeroic Heroes and Villainous Villains. Horrible Histories takes a look at the world's greatest heroes and villains. Featuring Martin Luther King Jr and Al Capone. [S,AD]Fri, Jul 22, 9:30 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesAtrocious Artists. A look at some of history's greatest artists, from the first images painted onto the walls of caves through to Chris Ofili's work with elephant dung. [S,AD]Thu, Jul 21, 9:30 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesRidiculous Romantics. Horrible Histories charts the path towards true love. Henry VIII enlists the help of maitre d' Fred Sirieix as he tries to find the right wife. [S,AD]Wed, Jul 20, 9:30 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesExceptional Explorers. A special episode looking at explorers, from the Vikings' first small steps on American soil to humankind's first giant leaps on the moon. [S,AD]Tue, Jul 19, 9:30 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesMonstrous Musicians. From the earliest screeches of the neanderthal, right through to Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar, Rattus Rattus guides us through the story of music making. [S,AD]Mon, Jul 18, 9:30 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 2. Historical sketch show. A pirate regrets stealing a herd of cows, King Charles II raps about his party lifestyle, and the Georgian army goes to war against a bunch of schoolboys. [S,AD]Fri, Jul 15, 5:30 pmCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 13. Historical sketch show. In a special musical episode of the award-winning Horrible Histories, host Rattus Rattus chooses his favourite songs to entertain his young nephew. [S,AD]Thu, Jul 7, 10:45 amCBBC30 mins
Horrible HistoriesEpisode 12. Historical sketch show. A Victorian woman books a ticket on a very odd railway, and a modern patient is (mis)treated by a Roman dentist. [S,AD]Wed, Jul 6, 10:45 amCBBC30 mins