Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories is a TV show on CBBC. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 153 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2026.
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Horrible Histories
Sketch comedy series. A look at the hideous history of health, from the invention of toilet paper to the healthy origins of the cornflake.
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From preparing for the afterlife to having your own butt doctor, Tutankhamun, Cleopatra, Ramesses II and more are here to reveal what life was like as a fiendish pharaoh.
Series 7
Sketch comedy series. Tsar Nicholas II gives tips for survival in Russia's extreme climate, and Lenin provides advice on how to look good after death.
Series 11
A massive pillow fight has broken out in the sewer between Rattus and his siblings. With that in mind, Rattus presents a special battle-themed show chock-full of fight-filled history.
Series 7
A look at the most ruthless rulers of all time. Hold your nose in Versailles, because Louis XIV hasn't got any loos.
Series 5
Historical sketch show. Queen Victoria's coronation doesn't go quite as planned, while George IV pulls out all the stops to impress his guests on Historical Come Dine with Me.
Series 11
Captain Ratbeard takes to the high seas and sets sail on his maiden voyage, taking a look at everything from who not to kidnap if you’re a pirate to the dangers of pooing inside a submarine.
Series 7
Horrible Histories takes a look at America and its various presidents, from George Washington to the present day, including President Jackson's parrot.
Series 3
Historical sketch show. Robert Walpole struggles to talk to England's German king and a Scottish sportsman attacks dead cows in the Highland Games.
Series 7
A look at some of history's most ingenious inventors, as we take in everything from the invention of the wheel to the crisp.
Series 2
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.
Series 7
Horrible Histories takes a look at the world's greatest heroes and villains. Featuring Martin Luther King Jr and Al Capone.
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.
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.
Series 5
Historical sketch show. Famous monk St Augustine struggles to introduce Christianity to Saxon England, and Stuart diarist Samuel Pepys annoys the smartest men in Britain.
Series 7
A special episode looking at explorers, from the Vikings' first small steps on American soil to humankind's first giant leaps on the moon.
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.
Series 5
Historical sketch show. There is a right royal squabble over who should rule medieval England.
Historical sketch show. Roman emperor Caesar Augustus reveals the lazy secret of his success, and TV's most excitable reporter Bob Hale explains the very complex history of WWII.
Historical sketch show. Featuring the rather eccentric Georgian philosopher Jeremy Bentham and super-rich Roman politician Crassus, who raps about his blinging lifestyle.