Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories is a TV show on CBBC. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 85 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2024.
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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!
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Jo Brand joins Rattus for a special NHS 75th birthday show, looking at how it was created, some of its weirder moments, and what life was like before it was created.
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!
Series 9
Rattus has an idea that might make him millions – he is going to launch a streaming service. However, to make Ratify a success, he is going to need some great songs from history.
Rattus considers a career change, and luckily he has the whole of history to look through for ideas. Could he be an inventor like Babbage, or is the pirate life for him?
Terrible Tudors King Henry VIII and his daughter Queen Elizabeth I bicker about who was the best ruler. Henry had a mechanical dragon kite, but Liz had a flushing toilet.
Count Rattula guides us through some of history’s greatest myths and monsters, including Henry VIII’s Robin Hood obsession and ancient ghostbusters.
Horrible Histories brings you a cracking Christmas special, delving into the origins of the festive season.
Daily life can be a bit of a grind, but not as much as it was in the past! With Pharaoh Hatshepsut making the sun rise, and Medieval Loo Man.
From Henry VIII’s wine fountain, to Empress Dowager’s marble boat, Horrible Histories talks money, jewellery and untold treasures.
A seasonal special of the historical sketch show. The episode showcases bizarre yuletide absurdities from over the centuries with a unique blend of sketches, pastiche and song.
Series 3
Historical sketch show. Including an annoying French prankster from the Middle Ages, and what happens when Queen Elizabeth I needs the toilet.
Series 4
Historical sketch show. A confused Christopher Columbus declares he has found India, and a Georgian woman reveals her very stupid death.
Series 9
Horrible Histories serves up the history of foul feasting, from Stone Age lentils to Queen Victoria’s anti-fart bread.
Series 4
Historical sketch show. People from the Bronze Age argue about building the world's first city and Bob Hale explains the entire history of the Renaissance.
Series 9
Strictly’s Shirley Ballas joins Rattus for a waltz through the history of dance, with Bruno Tonioli as Nero, who had his dance teacher killed, and Queen Vic’s Highland reel!
Series 4
Historical sketch show. HHTV's war reporter Mike Peabody regrets his decision to cover the Norman Siege of Palermo, and the Pilgrim Fathers rap about Jamestown in America.
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.
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.
Series 9
From Cleopatra’s hairdo to Elizabeth I’s flushing loo, meet history’s biggest Influencers.