Horrible Histories
The history they don't teach you in school.
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group 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.
tv Seasons & Episodes
Episode 1
A pirate captain worries about an early bedtime and the four King Georges form a boyband.
Apr 16, 2009
Episode 2
A Stone Age doctor tries to help a modern patient and a Pharaoh invents the pyramid.
Apr 23, 2009
Episode 3
A Roman emperor finds a nasty alternative to candles, and an Egyptian tries to save money.
Apr 30, 2009
Episode 4
The Tudors sing their family history, Bob explains the complete history of Rome in two minutes, and a mad Victorian gentleman eats King Louis XIV's mummified heart.
May 7, 2009
Episode 5
A priest makes a piano from live pigs, Emperor Caligula declares war on the sea, and there are some disgusting beauty tips from Ancient Egypt.
May 14, 2009
Episode 6
An evil Greek god appears on a daytime chat show, a rich Georgian swaps his wife with a peasant, and we meet some weird medieval monsters.
May 21, 2009
Episode 7
There is a terrible smell in the Houses of Parliament, Cinderella struggles with the Blitz, and Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life.
May 28, 2009
Episode 8
The Saxons exchange disgusting Christmas presents, a caveman goes on a TV cookery show, and we discover the bizarre causes of the First World War.
Jun 4, 2009
Episode 9
A Victorian inspector checks that school is suitably cruel, HHTV News reports live from the Great Plague, and Thumbelina drowns unpleasantly.
Jun 11, 2009
Episode 10
HHTV News reports live from the Battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find decorative uses for severed heads, and we learn the revolting truth about Roman toilets.
Jun 18, 2009
Episode 11
Queen Victoria learns that her British comforts are not very British, a Viking warrior won't stop talking in rhyme, and on 'Axe Factor', the contestants try to become executioners.
Jun 25, 2009
Episode 12
A Victorian teacher is confused by her pupils' bizarre names, the Romans run out of animals to execute, and Queen Victoria advertises her exercise DVD.
Jul 2, 2009
Episode 13
A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich, the Romans host their own revolting cookery show and William Shakespeare is haunted by the ghost of King Richard III.
Jul 9, 2009
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Lion Television