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Horrible Histories(TV show/series, 2009-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 32min per episode | Genres: Kids & Family, Comedy

Scripted Reality in 10 seasons with 127 episodes

Horrible HistoriesRating: 4.0/5 (with 26 votes)
Horrible Histories is a British children's live-action historical and musical sketch comedy television series, based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Terry Deary. The show was produced for CBBC by Lion Television with Citrus Television and ran from 2009 to 2014 for five series of thirteen half-hour episodes, with additional one-off seasonal and Olympic specials. The TV show carries over the graphic style and much of the content of the Horrible Histories book series. It maintains the franchise's overall irreverent but accurate focus on the dark, gruesome or scatological aspects of British and other Western world history, spanning predominantly from the Stone Age to the post-World War II era. Individual historical eras or civilisations are defined and named as in the books, with sketches from several different time periods combined within a single episode. Live-action sketches—which often parody other UK media or celebrities—and music videos are intercut with animations and quizzes. The starring troupe are Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Sarah Hadland and Ben Willbond, alongside a large supporting cast headed by Katy Wix, Lawry Lewin, Alice Lowe and Dominique Moore. The black rat puppet "host", Rattus Rattus... ()
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About Horrible Histories

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, agroup of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.

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CBBC: Horrible Histories - World War 1 sketch(Trailer, 1:51)

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Horrible Histories Seasons and Episodes

06/16/2023Season 10 - 4 episodes
#1 | 06/16/2023Daft Dads
In honour of Father’s Day, Horrible Histories takes a look at some of history’s daftest dads, featuring Henry VIII, Charles Dickens, William the Conqueror and Joseph Stalin!
#2 | 07/05/2023NHS 75th Birthday Special
How did the NHS come into being? When was the first kidney transplant? Is half a chicken actually a cure for anything? Find out as comedian and former psychiatric nurse Jo Brand joins Rattus to host a special episode in honour of the NHS’s 75th birthday. They discover how the NHS came to be, some of its weirder moments, and what life was like before we had the NHS to look after us. Did you know that before the NHS, getting medical help could be both difficult and expensive? We take a look at the role of the almoner, who decided who would have to pay for their treatment, and how much, before Nye Bevan comes along with his notion of free health care for all.
#3 | 07/19/2023Foul Football
Legendary Lioness Jill Scott joins Rattus to look at the history of the beautiful game, including Shakespearean mentions, women’s football being banned and coffins on the pitch!
#4 | 11/03/2023Gruesome Gunpowder Plot
Horrible Histories presents the sometimes-ludicrous story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
04/30/2021Season 9 - 14 episodes
06/03/2019Season 8 - 15 episodes
06/15/2017Series 7 - 15 episodes
02/13/2015Series 6 - 15 episodes
05/27/2013Series 5 - 13 episodes
04/09/2012Series 4 - 13 episodes
05/30/2011Series 3 - 13 episodes
05/31/2010Series 2 - 12 episodes
04/16/2009Series 1 - 13 episodes
07/27/2010Specials - 92 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Based on: "Horrible Histories" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 6 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Serbian (SR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 04/16/2009
Latest episode released on: 11/03/2023
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"糟糕的历史"

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Other TV shows/series with this title: Horrible Histories (AU/GB/US, 2001)

WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:4949, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024