Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Gemma Whelan, Ryan Sampson, Tom Stourton
Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories

  • TV sketch show
  • CBBC / BBC One
  • 2009 - 2024
  • 136 episodes (10 series)

Hit sketch show based on surprising facts from world history, inspired by the hit children's book series. Stars Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas and more.

  • Due to return for Series 11
  • Series 10, Episode 9 repeated at 2:15pm on CBBC
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 970

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Series 4, Episode 7

Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Mathew Baynton, Ben Willbond. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television
Emperor Napoleon plays in a very unusual chess match, a Victorian inventor builds an anti-seasickness ship with one small design flaw, a snowball fight breaks out at a public execution, and the British army hires a dead tramp to defeat the Germans in WW2.

Notes

The premiere broadcast of this episode was shown with wrong credits at the end, including the crediting of Sarah Hadland, but not Dominique Moore or Katherine Jakeways.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 27th April 2012
Time
5:30pm
Channel
CBBC
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 5th May 2012 9:00am CBBC
Monday 7th May 2012 2:25pm CBBC
Monday 4th June 2012 1:55pm CBBC
Tuesday 26th June 2012 8:20am CBBC
Wednesday 22nd August 2012 8:30am CBBC
Tuesday 25th September 2012 3:05pm BBC1
Saturday 29th September 2012 1:00pm BBC HD
Tuesday 9th October 2012 10:05am CBBC
Tuesday 20th November 2012 7:45am CBBC
Monday 10th December 2012 7:45am CBBC
Tuesday 26th March 2013 1:15pm CBBC
Tuesday 21st May 2013 7:45am CBBC
Wednesday 6th November 2013 7:45am CBBC
Saturday 2nd January 2016 7:45am CBBC
Sunday 20th March 2016 12:35pm CBBC
Tuesday 14th June 2016 7:00pm CBBC
Monday 10th October 2016 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 11th April 2017 8:30am CBBC
Tuesday 11th April 2017 2:30pm CBBC
Monday 15th May 2017 7:00pm CBBC
Monday 19th June 2017 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 16th January 2018 9:25am CBBC
Tuesday 16th January 2018 7:30pm CBBC
Tuesday 24th April 2018 12:35pm CBBC
Tuesday 24th April 2018 7:00pm CBBC
Sunday 23rd September 2018 11:30am CBBC
Saturday 9th March 2019 8:30pm CBBC
Tuesday 12th March 2019 7:00pm CBBC
Friday 26th July 2019 7:00pm CBBC
Friday 25th October 2019 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 3rd March 2020 7:00pm CBBC
Wednesday 1st July 2020 9:50am CBBC
Saturday 3rd October 2020 8:30pm CBBC
Monday 1st February 2021 10:15am CBBC
Wednesday 23rd June 2021 6:35pm CBBC
Friday 18th March 2022 3:00pm CBBC

Cast & crew

Cast
Jim Howick Various
Simon Farnaby Various
Ben Willbond Various
Mathew Baynton Various
Martha Howe-Douglas Various
Laurence Rickard Various
Jon Culshaw Various (Voice)
Jess Robinson Various (Voice)
Katherine Jakeways Ensemble Actor
Jalaal Hartley Ensemble Actor
Lawry Lewin Ensemble Actor
Dominique Moore Ensemble Actor
John Eccleston Rattus Rattus
Writing team
Dave Cohen Writer
Ben Ward Writer
Laurence Rickard Writer
Gerard Foster Writer
Giles Pilbrow Writer
Rosanna Lowe Writer
Charlie Martin Writer
Katherine Jakeways Writer
Production team
Steve Connelly Director
Dominic Brigstocke Director
Caroline Norris Series Producer
Giles Pilbrow Producer
Imogen Cooper Producer
Melissa Hardinge Executive Producer
Richard Bradley Executive Producer
Nigel Williams Editor
Mike Holliday Editor
Miranda Jones Production Designer
Richie Webb Composer

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