Terry Deary
Director
Horrible Histories (2009)
Specials
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.
Released April 16, 2009
Episode 29 min
9+
Genres: Comedy, Family, History
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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads + 2 more, BBC Select Apple Tv channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Lion Television, Citrus Television
Network: CBBC
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Savage Songs
A compilation of the songs from the series, featuring Spartan High School Musical, the Viking Rock Band, punky Queen Boudica, Incan emperor Pachacuti, the posh rapping of Charles II, Blackbeard the Pirate, George IV going solo, the Victorian Inventions song, and the World War 2 Girls.
July 27, 2010, midnight
S0E2 - Horrible Christmas
Christmas is a time for charity, hope and goodwill to all men - but for Horrible Histories it's a time of farting jesters, finding bacon in your Christmas card, and having your dinner confiscated by Oliver Cromwell. This episode showcases bizarre Yuletide absurdities from over the centuries with a unique blend of sketches, pastiche and song - a foul and festive treat. Revel in the smelliest, silliest and goriest stories about everyone's favourite time of year.
Dec. 17, 2010, midnight
S0E3 - Horrible Histories Big Prom Party
As part of the 2011 BBC Proms, the cast of Horrible Histories join up with the Aurora Orchestra, the Choir from the Music Centre, the Kids Company Choir and a group of dancers for a special event. The show features a selection of songs from the first three series, some excerpts from classical pieces and original sketches.
July 30, 2011, midnight
S0E4 - Sport Relief Bob Report
March 22, 2012, midnight
S0E5 - Sport Special
Special sport episode of the historical sketch show, based on the successful series of books. All the top sporting action from the past, including Emperor Nero and Jesse Owens singing the history of the Olympics. We're at the finish line to see Pheidippides run the first ever marathon, then we count down the top Marathon Cheats of all time and take a look back at some of our favourite Horrible Histories sporting events.
July 20, 2012, midnight
S0E6 - Scary Special
Death from 'Stupid Deaths' presents a show full of spooky highlights in this Halloween special.
Oct. 31, 2012, midnight
S0E7 - Ridiculous Romance
We find out what happens when Henry VIII takes part in TV show Dating In Darkness and meets latest love Anne of Cleves, discover the problems encountered by Queen Elizabeth I’s portrait artist, and are treated to romantic musical interludes from The Love Rats Club, plus Queen Victoria as she duets with Prince Albert. We also say hello to Rattus Rattus’s brand-new girlfriend Ratalie, who Rattus Rattus is hoping will be impressed by a romantic dinner of ‘cockroach in jus de rubbish bag’...
S0E8 - Frightful First World War
Bob Hale and Rattus Rattus guide us through the horrible history of 1914-18. Featuring the soldiers, pilots, civilians, girl guides, suffragettes and even kings who were all caught up in the fighting.
S0E9 - Sensational Shakespeare
April 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Britain's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare (or is it William Shagspeare or Willm Shakspere - even the great Bard himself didn't know!). In this episode, we look at the life and times of the playwright - from his largely unknown and humble beginnings in Stratford, through his times as a jobbing actor in London, to his success as the country's most respected and financially savvy writer.
April 19, 2016, midnight
S0E10 - Staggering Storytellers
Who wrote the first detective novel? When were books invented? Why do we like stories so much? In its own distinctive and irreverently accurate style, the episode takes a look at some of literature's greatest works and history's wackiest writers. Along the way we see the development of storytelling technology. We learn how a party at Lord Byron's house led to the writing of the Gothic masterpiece Frankenstein, and how Charles Dickens was the Harry Styles of his day. Spanning 3,000 years of recorded history we take a look at the funny and ridiculous ways some of our finest writers cured their writing block - did you know Tennyson used to pretend to go the loo as a party trick? Also, of course, our trusty host Rattus guides the way.
July 11, 2016, midnight
S0E11 - The Grisly Great Fire of London
For the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, Horrible Histories returns for a one-off special looking at the disaster and the events that surrounded it. On the night of 2 September, a spark from a baker’s oven in Pudding Lane ignited a fire which roared through the tightly packed streets of London, tearing up the timber-framed houses and destroying up to a third of the city. In true Horrible Histories fashion, this special episode explores London and Britain before the fire, full of plague and party in the raucous Restoration atmosphere personified by King Charles II. We see how London’s Mayor preferred to stay in bed during the fire because been partying the night before, and how Samuel Pepys rushed to bury his parmesan cheese for safety.
Sept. 5, 2016, midnight
S0E12 - Savage Songs Special (2013)
Some of history's greatest characters serenade us with tales of their lives. Featuring the all-conquering Alexander the Great, the cash-loving Crassus, the feisty Joan of Arc, the brilliant but miserable Charles Dickens and the very determined Rosa Parks.
July 23, 2013, midnight
S0E13 - Savage Songs Special (2012)
In a special musical episode of the award-winning Horrible Histories, host Rattus Rattus chooses his favourite songs from the fourth series to entertain his young nephew.
July 4, 2012, midnight
S0E14 - Top 5: 1. Football with Alex Scott
England footie star Alex Scott delves into the Horrible history of Soccer. From the Middle Ages, when whole villages would play against each other, with dire injuries as a consequence - to the famous Christmas truce in World War 1, when British and German troops put down their guns and spoke the universal language of football.
June 19, 2019, midnight
S0E15 - Top 5: 2. Back to School with Emily Atack
Back to School??! Ugh! It could be worse, though – in honour of everyone going back to school, Emily Atack takes you through the Horrible History of what school days were like in the past…
Aug. 15, 2019, midnight
S0E16 - Black History Month with Oti Mabuse
In celebration of Black History Month, Oti Mabuse brings you a selection of Horrible Histories sketches and songs featuring Rosa Parks, Civil War spy Mary Bowser, pioneering boxer Bill Richmond, plus Mary Seacole and Martin Luther King Jr.
Oct. 1, 2019, midnight
S0E17 - Brexit
Nish Kumar brings us a selection of sketches about European Historical figures, featuring the dance stylings of the Normans, Italian fashion, Leonardo da Vinci, Louis XIV’s bottom problems & the vocal stylings of the Four Georges…
Jan. 31, 2020, midnight
S0E18 - Savage Songs Special (2011)
Chronological compilation of the standout music videos from the third series, as chosen by the producers. An encore is omitted this year to make room for the slightly longer "Monarchs' Song".
July 26, 2011, midnight
S0E101 - Song - The 4 Georges. Born 2 Rule
S0E102 - Song - The Wives of Henry VIII. Divorced Beheaded & Died
S0E103 - Song - Making a Mummy
S0E104 - Song - Terrible Tudors
S0E105 - Song - A Gorgeous Georgian Lady
S0E106 - Song - I'm a Knight
S0E107 - Song - Caveman Love
S0E108 - Song - It's Not True!
S0E109 - Song - The Plague Song
S0E110 - Song - British Things
S0E111 - Song - We are Greek
S0E112 - Song - Burke & Hare
S0E201 - Song - Literally (The Viking Song)
S0E202 - Song - Charles II. King of Bling
S0E203 - Song - Spartan High School Musical
S0E204 - Song - We're the WWII Girls
S0E205 - Song - George IV. Couldn't Stand My Wife
S0E206 - Song - Blackbeard's Song
S0E207 - Song - Victorian Inventions
S0E208 - Song - Learn Your Hieroglyphics
S0E209 - Song - Real Live Cowboys
S0E210 - Song - Boudicca
S0E211 - Song - Funky Monks
S0E212 - Song - Do the Pachacuti
S0E301 - Song - Dick Turpin, Highwayman
S0E302 - Song - All The Monarchs!
S0E303 - Song - William Wallace, Scottish Rebel
S0E304 - Song - Work, Terrible Work!
S0E305 - Song - Ra Ra Cleopatra
S0E306 - Song - The Truth About Richard III
S0E307 - Song - The Evil Emperors' Song
S0E308 - Song - The Suffragettes' Song
S0E309 - Song - Discaztec (Ain't Staying Alive)
S0E310 - Song - The English Civil War Song
S0E311 - Song - The Ages of Stone
S0E312 - Song - Celtic Boast Battle
S0E401 - Song - The Few (RAF Pilots)
S0E402 - Song - Charles Darwin. Natural Selection
S0E403 - Song - The Thinkers
S0E404 - Song - It's a New World (Pilgrim Fathers)
S0E405 - Song - Mary Seacole
S0E406 - Song - Victoria & Albert. A Love Ballad
S0E407 - Song - We've got The Blue-Blooded Blues
S0E408 - Song - The Luddites!
S0E409 - Song - The Borgia Family
S0E410 - Song - Mary the First
S0E411 - Song - William Shakespeare & the Quills
S0E412 - Song - (We're the) Georgian Navy
S0E501 - Song - Rosa Parks. I Sat on a Bus
S0E502 - Song - Vikings and Garfunkel
S0E503 - Song - Charles Dickens
S0E504 - Song - Crassus. Minted
S0E505 - Song - Joan of Arc
S0E506 - Song - Alexander the Great
S0E507 - Song - Owain Glyndŵr. First Prince of Wales
S0E508 - Song - Transportation
S0E509 - Song - Henry VII. The Original Tu-Tu-Tudor
S0E510 - Song - Matilda(s) and Stephen ... and Henry
S0E511 - Song - Australia
S0E512 - Song - We're History (The Finale)
S0E513 - Science with Dara Ó Briain
In honour of Science Week, Dara Ó Briain brings you some of his favourite science-themed sketches, including the music of Charles Darwin, the serious goings-on at The Royal Society, Historical Paramedics, Victorian Inventions and Vaccinations…
March 6, 2020, midnight
S0E514 - The Bits We Left Out (S02)
Second season extended episodes and sketches.
S0E515 - The Bits That Went Wrong (S02)
Outtakes and gag reel from the second season
S0E516 - Season 2 Quizzes
All quizzes from the second season
S0E517 - Stuff We Couldn't Fit In (S03)
More cut or extended scenes and sketches from the third season
S0E518 - More Bits That Went Wrong (S03)
More hilarious outtakes and gag reel from the third season.
S0E519 - Season 3 Quizzes
Quizzes from the third season.
S0E520 - More Stuff We Couldn't Fit In (S04)
Extended scenes and cut sketches from the fourth season.
S0E521 - Stuff That Didn't Make It
Finished work that had content that didn't match the themes.
S0E522 - Season 4 Quizzes
Quizzes from the fourth season.
S0E523 - Season 5 Quizzes
Quizzes from the fifth season.
S0E524 - Even More Stuff We Couldn't Fit In (S5)
S0E525 - Even More Bits That Went Wrong (S5)
S0E526 - Animated Specials: 1. Gruesome Guide to Growing Up
Life wasn’t always fun for children in the past. Horrible Histories delves into the not-so-easy lives of children throughout history, from the strict parenting of ancient civilisations, to the terrible fights the young King Louis XIV had with his little brother - even weeing on each other's beds! And find out just why Henry VIII was so keen for his son Edward VI to stay inside.
S0E528 - 'Orrible Opera
Henry VIII, Queen Victoria and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are our hosts for a special live concert as part of the BBC Proms season at London’s Royal Albert Hall, introducing us to the world of opera. Mozart is sure that the Horrible Histories audience will love opera, with all its grisly and gruesome stories. But Queen Victoria is not so sure, thinking opera is totally unsuitable for children. In fact, she thinks the audience need to leave at once! Can Mozart change her mind?
Sept. 8, 2023, midnight
Network: CBBC
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 4342 min.
Released: April 16, 2009
Last Air Date: Nov. 27, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 9+
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