Horrible Histories
- TV sketch show
- CBBC / BBC One
- 2009 - 2025
- 154 episodes (11 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.
- This series will continue at a later date
- Series 10, Highlights Special repeated Thursday at 2:35pm on CBBC
Episode menu
Big Prom Party - The Horrible Histories Big Prom Party
Further details
As part of the BBC Proms season, the multi-award winning Horrible Histories team joins forces with the Aurora Orchestra and their conductor Nick Collon for a romp through the story of classical music.
Everyone from Stone Age Man to Queen Victoria descends upon the Royal Albert Hall for this very special concert featuring Horrible Histories songs alongside some orchestral pieces. Comedy and classical music combine in an hour of songs, silliness and surprises.
This free family Prom took place on Saturday 30th July.
Notes
A BBC production in association with Citrus Television and Lion Television.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 9th September 2011
- Time
- 5:45pm
- Channel
- CBBC
- Length
- 65 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jim Howick | Various |
| Simon Farnaby | Various |
| Ben Willbond | Various |
| Mathew Baynton | Various |
| Martha Howe-Douglas | Various |
| Laurence Rickard | Various |
| John Eccleston | Rattus Rattus |
| Ben Ward | Writer |
| Dave Cohen | Writer |
| Laurence Rickard | Writer |
| Giles Pilbrow | Writer |
| Dominic Brigstocke | Director |
| Caroline Norris | Series Producer |
| Richard Bradley | Executive Producer |
| Adrian Mills | Executive Producer |
| Mike Holliday | Editor |
| Oliver Macfarlane | Editor |
| Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
| Richie Webb | Composer |
| Chris Webster | Production Designer |
| Nicholas Collon (as Nick Collon) | Conductor |
Press
This year's free family Prom featured the team behind Horrible Histories, the CBBC programme which has capitalised brilliantly on the underexploited fact that real history is far funnier and more gripping than any kids' cartoon. The Guardian's original review of this concert characterised it as "pitched somewhere between pantomime, a Footlights revue and an old-school variety show", only just about qualifying for Proms status by shoehorning classical snippets between sketches. There is something indubitably heartwarming about an Albert Hall full of children enjoying the life of Charles II being rapped in the style of Eminem.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 9th September 2011