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
- Streaming rank this week: 991
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Crooked King John And The Magna Carta
Further details
King John was one of the most rotten rulers of the lot, whose life was dominated by fights with English noblemen. This episode will explore what was happening in the world during King John's life, such as the rise of Genghis Khan, and the Crusades as well as looking at the King himself, as he went from problem child to angry adult and how, just a year before his rotten death, he signed the Magna Carta in 1215 - the greatest thing to come out of his reign and a document that still affects our lives today.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 7th February 2015
- Time
- 5:15pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Friday 13th February 2015 | 5:00pm | CBBC |
Saturday 14th February 2015 | 7:55am | CBBC |
Sunday 15th February 2015 | 1:30pm | CBBC |
Sunday 31st May 2015 | 11:55am | CBBC |
Monday 15th June 2015 | 7:45am | CBBC |
Saturday 25th July 2015 | 2:50pm | CBBC |
Monday 11th July 2016 | 10:30am | CBBC |
Tuesday 12th July 2016 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Sunday 31st July 2016 | 1:15pm | CBBC |
Saturday 3rd September 2016 | 3:15pm | CBBC |
Sunday 11th December 2016 | 2:15pm | CBBC |
Wednesday 15th February 2017 | 8:25am | CBBC |
Friday 21st April 2017 | 8:30am | CBBC |
Friday 21st April 2017 | 2:30pm | CBBC |
Tuesday 19th September 2017 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Sunday 1st October 2017 | 10:00am | CBBC |
Thursday 26th October 2017 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Thursday 4th January 2018 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Sunday 25th March 2018 | 8:30am | CBBC |
Thursday 23rd May 2019 | 12:25pm | CBBC |
Saturday 8th June 2019 | 8:30pm | CBBC |
Friday 19th July 2019 | 12:55pm | CBBC |
Saturday 24th August 2019 | 8:30pm | CBBC |
Sunday 29th September 2019 | 11:35am | CBBC |
Wednesday 4th December 2019 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Friday 10th January 2020 | 10:30am | CBBC |
Monday 16th March 2020 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Monday 20th April 2020 | 9:25am | CBBC |
Monday 1st June 2020 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Thursday 6th August 2020 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Monday 17th August 2020 | 2:45pm | CBBC |
Thursday 24th September 2020 | 7:00pm | CBBC |
Sunday 11th October 2020 | 11:20am | CBBC |
Monday 9th November 2020 | 10:00am | CBBC |
Wednesday 25th November 2020 | 6:55pm | CBBC |
Thursday 4th March 2021 | 10:10am | CBBC |
Saturday 6th March 2021 | 12:45pm | CBBC |
Saturday 6th March 2021 | 5:25pm | CBBC |
Saturday 3rd April 2021 | 1:00pm | CBBC |
Saturday 10th April 2021 | 4:55pm | CBBC |
Thursday 5th August 2021 | 6:35pm | CBBC |
Thursday 21st October 2021 | 10:30am | CBBC |
Monday 3rd January 2022 | 8:00pm | CBBC |
Sunday 30th January 2022 | 1:40pm | CBBC |
Friday 25th February 2022 | 10:45am | CBBC |
Sunday 12th June 2022 | 6:25pm | CBBC |
Sunday 3rd July 2022 | 1:20pm | CBBC |
Friday 8th July 2022 | 3:00pm | CBBC |
Friday 16th September 2022 | 11:35am | CBBC |
Sunday 20th November 2022 | 1:05pm | CBBC |
Sunday 19th February 2023 | 12:25pm | CBBC |
Thursday 20th April 2023 | 10:25am | CBBC |
Sunday 7th May 2023 | 9:35am | CBBC |
Friday 23rd June 2023 | 10:30am | CBBC |
Thursday 21st September 2023 | 8:30am | CBBC |
Cast & crew
Jim Howick | Various |
Simon Farnaby | Various |
Tom Stourton | Various |
Adam Riches | Various |
Naz Osmanoglu | Various |
Jalaal Hartley | Various |
Jessica Ransom | Various |
Jon Culshaw | Various (Voice) |
Louise Ford | Ensemble Actor |
Lawry Lewin | Ensemble Actor |
John Eccleston | Rattus Rattus |
Ben Miller | King John |
Jason Lewis | Ensemble Actor |
Dan Li | Ensemble Actor |
George Sawyer | Writer |
Benjamin Partridge | Writer |
Daniel Peak | Writer |
Steve Punt | Writer |
Lucy Clarke | Writer |
Dave Cohen | Writer |
Ben Ward | Writer |
Gerard Foster | Writer |
Dan Maier (as Daniel Maier) | Writer (Additional Material) |
Ben Ward | Script Editor |
George Sawyer | Script Editor |
Simon Gibney | Director |
Ian Curtis | Director |
Tom Miller | Series Producer |
Melissa Hardinge | Executive Producer |
Bill Hobbins | Executive Producer |
Richard Bradley | Executive Producer |
Adam Windmill | Editor |
Will Peverett | Editor |
Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
Richie Webb | Composer |
Tim Searle | Animation |
Video
Magna Carta song
King John explains The Magna Carta... via a song.
Featuring: Lawry Lewin, Ben Miller (King John), Tom Stourton, Adam Riches, Jalaal Hartley & Jessica Ransom.