Horrible Histories

Season 1 - Series 1 (13 Episodes)

10 Seasons 2009 TV-PG 28m 8.7

All 13 episodes of the BBC series! History with the nasty bits left in! Based on the bestselling series of books for kids (and for adults, but they just won't admit it), Horrible Histories is an anarchic, surprising and unconventional take on history's most gruesome and funny moments. Foul facts, rotten rulers, beastly battles and evil inventions feature in horribly hilarious sketches, songs, cartoons and quizzes - all linked by the show's host, a talking rat! Liberally splatte...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1

Aired: Apr 16, 2009

ROTTEN ROMANS - Servants fight at master's funeral/Gladiator School. FRIGHTFU...

Episode 2

Aired: Apr 23, 2009

After a down and dirty visit with Leif Ericson and his equally famous and, ir...

Episode 3

Aired: Apr 30, 2009

A Roman emperor finds a nasty alternative to candles, an Egyptian tries to sa...

Episode 4

Aired: May 7, 2009

The Tudors sing their family history, Bob explains the complete history of Ro...

Episode 5

Aired: May 14, 2009

A priest makes a piano from live pigs, Emperor Caligula declares war on the s...

Episode 6

Aired: May 21, 2009

An evil Greek god appears on a daytime chat show, a rich Georgian swaps his w...

Episode 7

Aired: May 28, 2009

There is a terrible smell in the Houses of Parliament, and Helen of Troy reve...

Episode 8

Aired: Jun 4, 2009

The Saxons exchange disgusting Christmas presents, a caveman goes on a TV coo...

Episode 9

Aired: Jun 11, 2009

A Victorian inspector checks that school is suitably cruel, HHTV News reports...

Episode 10

Aired: Jun 18, 2009

HHTV News reports live from the Battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find d...

Episode 11

Aired: Jun 25, 2009

Queen Victoria learns that her British comforts are not very British, a Vikin...

Episode 12

Aired: Jul 2, 2009

A Victorian teacher is confused by her pupils' bizarre names, the Romans run ...

Episode 13

Aired: Jul 9, 2009

A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich, the Romans host their own revolting c...

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Info about Horrible Histories

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: CBBC

Genres: Comedy, Family, History