Series 1, Episode 7
The Houses of Parliament smell of poo, Cinderella struggles with the Blitz, and Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life.
Further details
A bevy of bygone beauty and teenage love tips feature in this week's edition of the comedy sketch series. An advert for Oh Yea! magazine reveals the Tudors' tantalising beauty routines, in which Elizabeth I enjoyed four baths a year, and St Catherine Of Sienna divulges her rather unpalatable diet of pus and water. Helen of Troy's amorous exploits are imagined as a photo love story and the programme follows the Second World War alternative to stockings using gravy and eye-liner.
A Tudor doctor takes the helm in Historical Hospital; three knights romp through the rules of chivalry in song; and this week's Fairy Tale is Cinderella - the Second World War version. That Was Entertainment takes a look at entertainment from days gone by and features Jousting On Ice - the medieval pastime played by peasants when the Thames was frozen. Finally, Victorian parliamentarians put their noses together to sniff out a solution to the Big Stink of 1858.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 28th May 2009
- Time
- 4:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
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Time |
Channel |
Thursday 18th February 2010 |
4:05pm |
BBC1 |
Friday 29th October 2010 |
4:30pm |
BBC1 |
Saturday 21st May 2011 |
3:05pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 29th May 2011 |
2:35pm |
CBBC |
Friday 3rd June 2011 |
12:55pm |
CBBC |
Saturday 24th September 2011 |
11:00am |
CBBC |
Wednesday 15th February 2012 |
11:00am |
CBBC |
Monday 9th April 2012 |
1:25pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 25th November 2012 |
9:00am |
CBBC |
Monday 22nd July 2013 |
10:30am |
CBBC |
Tuesday 10th September 2013 |
7:45am |
CBBC |
Saturday 1st February 2014 |
3:30pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 23rd February 2014 |
6:30pm |
CBBC |
Tuesday 19th April 2016 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Monday 8th August 2016 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 23rd April 2017 |
9:30am |
CBBC |
Friday 9th February 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Monday 2nd April 2018 |
1:50pm |
CBBC |
Tuesday 31st July 2018 |
9:05am |
CBBC |
Tuesday 31st July 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Tuesday 11th September 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Wednesday 5th December 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 28th April 2019 |
10:45am |
CBBC |
Tuesday 2nd July 2019 |
7:00pm |
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Monday 2nd September 2019 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Friday 14th February 2020 |
5:30pm |
CBBC |
Wednesday 15th December 2021 |
6:20pm |
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Friday 6th May 2022 |
10:30am |
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Tuesday 31st January 2023 |
8:35am |
CBBC |
Monday 9th October 2023 |
10:25am |
CBBC |
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