Series 1, Episode 6
Outlandish Georgian beauty tips, a Roman Galley safety announcement and made-up monsters and bizarre cures for the Black Death from the Measly Middle Ages are just some of the comedy treats featured in this week's feast of funny historical sketches.
Further details
More pastiches of familiar television formats help to explain historical events; an advert for Victorian Claims Direct details some of the injuries Victorian children faced in the workplace; and Greek Myth Talk puts Greek God Cronus and his family on the spot in a daytime talk show. Also, in Historical Wife Swap, the Georgian Lord and Lady Posh from the Manor swap with the Peasant family of Poorville.
This week's Fairy Tale is The Old Woman Who Lived In The Shoe - the First World War version - and a witty song reveals that lead paint, false eyebrows made of mouse skin and hair-raising wigs were all essential parts of a gorgeous Georgian lady's beauty routine.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 21st May 2009
- Time
- 4:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date |
Time |
Channel |
Thursday 11th February 2010 |
4:05pm |
BBC1 |
Friday 22nd October 2010 |
4:30pm |
BBC1 |
Saturday 21st May 2011 |
2:35pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 29th May 2011 |
2:05pm |
CBBC |
Friday 3rd June 2011 |
12:25pm |
CBBC |
Wednesday 15th February 2012 |
10:30am |
CBBC |
Monday 9th April 2012 |
1:00pm |
CBBC |
Friday 19th July 2013 |
10:30am |
CBBC |
Monday 9th September 2013 |
7:45am |
CBBC |
Saturday 1st February 2014 |
3:00pm |
CBBC |
Monday 18th April 2016 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Friday 5th August 2016 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Tuesday 10th January 2017 |
7:30pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 16th April 2017 |
10:05am |
CBBC |
Sunday 7th January 2018 |
8:30am |
CBBC |
Sunday 7th January 2018 |
8:30pm |
CBBC |
Friday 30th March 2018 |
12:00pm |
CBBC |
Friday 30th March 2018 |
2:45pm |
CBBC |
Friday 30th March 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Monday 30th July 2018 |
9:05am |
CBBC |
Monday 30th July 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Monday 10th September 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Tuesday 4th December 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 7th April 2019 |
10:45am |
CBBC |
Friday 28th June 2019 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Cast & crew