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 on Friday on CBBC at 5:30pm with Series 10, Episode 12
- Catch-up on Series 10, Episode 11
- Streaming rank this week: 734
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5
Further details
Strange Egyptian beauty secrets, a Saxon musical instrument made from pigs and details about William the Conqueror's shambolic funeral form a selection of the fascinating and funny facts featured in this week's edition of the historical comedy sketch series.
Adverts for Pharaoh Fashion magazine and Mouse Fresh Max show how Egyptians stayed up to date by wearing wax cones in their hair and sheep wool wigs and how they kept their breath fresh by putting half a hot dead mouse in their mouths.
Bob Hale romps through the origins of man in two minutes in the Stone Age Report and the series imagines a dinner party between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.
Meera Syal reads the Saxon version of Goldilocks And The Three Bears and Saxon King Ethelred the Unready reveals some of the ordeals he created to detect if a person is guilty, including ordeal by cake.
A Georgian doctor reports for duty in Historical Hospital, prescribing an unpalatable cure consisting of urine, ground woodlice, sugar and nutmeg.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 14th May 2009
- Time
- 4:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Thursday 4th February 2010 | 4:05pm | BBC1 |
Friday 15th October 2010 | 4:30pm | BBC1 |
Saturday 21st May 2011 | 2:10pm | CBBC |
Saturday 28th May 2011 | 4:00pm | CBBC |
Friday 3rd June 2011 | 12:00pm | CBBC |
Saturday 17th September 2011 | 11:00am | CBBC |
Monday 19th March 2012 | 6:15pm | CBBC |
Monday 9th April 2012 | 12:30pm | CBBC |
Sunday 11th November 2012 | 9:00am | CBBC |
Thursday 18th July 2013 | 10:30am | CBBC |
Friday 6th September 2013 | 7:45am | CBBC |
Sunday 2nd February 2014 | 6:30pm | CBBC |
Friday 15th April 2016 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Thursday 4th August 2016 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Monday 9th January 2017 | 7:30pm | CBBC |
Sunday 16th April 2017 | 9:30am | CBBC |
Sunday 17th December 2017 | 8:30pm | CBBC |
Thursday 29th March 2018 | 12:00pm | CBBC |
Thursday 29th March 2018 | 2:45pm | CBBC |
Thursday 29th March 2018 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Friday 27th July 2018 | 1:45pm | CBBC |
Friday 27th July 2018 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Friday 7th September 2018 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Monday 3rd December 2018 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Sunday 31st March 2019 | 11:25am | CBBC |
Thursday 27th June 2019 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Friday 7th February 2020 | 5:30pm | CBBC |
Tuesday 14th December 2021 | 6:20pm | CBBC |
Thursday 5th May 2022 | 10:30am | CBBC |
Monday 30th January 2023 | 8:35am | CBBC |
Friday 6th 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 |
Katy Wix | Ensemble Actor |
Lisa Devlin | Ensemble Actor |
Javone Prince | Ensemble Actor |
John Eccleston | Rattus Rattus |
Steve Punt | Writer |
Jon Holmes | Writer |
Arnold Widdowson | 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 |