Horrible Histories
- TV sketch show
- CBBC / BBC One
- 2009 - 2024
- 140 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.
- Continues today on CBBC at 5:30pm with Series 10, Episode 11
- Series 10, Episode 5 repeated Monday at 6pm on CBBC
- Streaming rank this week: 694
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
Further details
A rather unsavoury liquid that was used to clean clothes in the Middle Ages is revealed in this week's edition of the comedy sketch show which takes a humorous look at all things historical.
Historical hospital sees a stone-age doctor try to cure a terrified modern patient's headache and My Stuart Family are amused when they feast their eyes on their first banana.
King Pepi II, a pharaoh, discovers a novel way to combat flies and Meera Syal reads the Ancient Egyptian version of The Princess And The Pea.
King Henry VIII is reminded of all the people he beheaded in This Is Your Reign and the Tudor monarch rounds off the show with Divorced, Beheaded And Died, a witty ditty detailing the lives of his six wives.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 23rd April 2009
- Time
- 4:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Thursday 14th January 2010 | 4:05pm | BBC1 |
Saturday 28th May 2011 | 2:35pm | CBBC |
Sunday 29th May 2011 | 9:30am | CBBC |
Friday 3rd June 2011 | 10:30am | CBBC |
Tuesday 6th March 2012 | 6:15pm | CBBC |
Monday 2nd April 2012 | 3:05pm | BBC1 |
Monday 9th April 2012 | 11:00am | CBBC |
Sunday 14th October 2012 | 9:00am | CBBC |
Monday 15th July 2013 | 10:30am | CBBC |
Tuesday 3rd September 2013 | 7:45am | CBBC |
Sunday 12th January 2014 | 6:20pm | CBBC |
Tuesday 12th April 2016 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Monday 1st August 2016 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Wednesday 7th September 2016 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Tuesday 6th December 2016 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Sunday 2nd April 2017 | 10:00am | CBBC |
Sunday 26th November 2017 | 8:30pm | CBBC |
Monday 26th March 2018 | 12:00pm | CBBC |
Monday 26th March 2018 | 2:45pm | CBBC |
Monday 26th March 2018 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Tuesday 24th July 2018 | 1:45pm | CBBC |
Tuesday 24th July 2018 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Tuesday 4th September 2018 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Wednesday 28th November 2018 | 6:55pm | CBBC |
Thursday 7th March 2019 | 12:40pm | CBBC |
Friday 21st June 2019 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Tuesday 27th August 2019 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Friday 17th January 2020 | 5:30pm | CBBC |
Wednesday 8th December 2021 | 6:25pm | CBBC |
Sunday 8th January 2023 | 6:30pm | CBBC |
Tuesday 3rd October 2023 | 10:25am | CBBC |
Cast & crew
Jim Howick | Various |
Simon Farnaby | Various |
Ben Willbond | Various |
Mathew Baynton | Various |
Martha Howe-Douglas | Various |
Laurence Rickard | Various |
Sarah Hadland | Various |
Jon Culshaw | Various (Voice) |
Jess Robinson | Various (Voice) |
Meera Syal | Self |
Giles Terera | Ensemble Actor |
Lisa Devlin | Ensemble Actor |
Javone Prince | Ensemble Actor |
John Eccleston | Rattus Rattus |
Ben Ward | Writer |
Lucy Clarke | Writer |
Steve Punt | Writer |
George Sawyer | Writer |
Marc Blakewill | Writer |
James Harris | Writer |
George Poles | Writer |
Steve Connelly | Director |
Chloe Thomas | Director |
Caroline Norris | Series Producer |
Giles Pilbrow | Producer |
Dominic Brigstocke | Producer |
Richard Bradley | Executive Producer |
Kim Shillinglaw | Executive Producer |
Charlie Fawcett | Editor |
Michelle Turkington | Editor |
Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
Richie Webb | Composer |
Matt Katz | Composer |