Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Gemma Whelan, Ryan Sampson, Tom Stourton
Horrible Histories

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.

Episode menu

Series 3, Episode 5

The Frightful French feature in this episode as King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette go on Historical Wife Swap with some starving French peasants.

Further details

Horrible Histories. Martha Howe-Douglas. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television

In addition, Queen Cleopatra sings about her femme fatale reputation, Woeful World War I features an ad for ladies' tights and Queen Elizabeth I is given an unusual new way of telling the time.

Elsewhere, an unfortunate patient is admitted to Roman Historical Hospital and, finally, the Bob Report condenses the reign of Tutankhamen into 90 seconds.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 3rd June 2011
Time
5:15pm
Channel
CBBC
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 4th June 2011 4:05pm CBBC
Saturday 25th June 2011 9:25am CBBC
Thursday 30th June 2011 4:30pm BBC2
Saturday 16th July 2011 4:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 26th July 2011 1:05pm CBBC
Wednesday 17th August 2011 8:05am CBBC
Wednesday 17th August 2011 6:20pm CBBC
Saturday 27th August 2011 9:30am CBBC
Saturday 27th August 2011 3:40pm CBBC
Tuesday 4th October 2011 7:45am CBBC
Thursday 22nd December 2011 5:30pm CBBC
Saturday 28th January 2012 2:25pm CBBC
Tuesday 7th February 2012 6:15pm CBBC
Wednesday 15th February 2012 1:20pm CBBC
Wednesday 18th April 2012 7:45am CBBC
Friday 3rd August 2012 7:30am BBC2
Wednesday 19th December 2012 3:00pm CBBC
Wednesday 21st August 2013 10:30am CBBC
Monday 14th October 2013 7:45am CBBC
Monday 23rd May 2016 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 13th September 2016 7:00pm CBBC
Saturday 1st October 2016 8:00pm CBBC
Monday 20th February 2017 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 25th April 2017 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 30th May 2017 7:00pm CBBC
Friday 7th July 2017 10:00am CBBC
Friday 7th July 2017 2:40pm CBBC
Sunday 16th July 2017 5:30pm CBBC
Thursday 7th December 2017 7:00pm CBBC
Saturday 3rd February 2018 11:20am CBBC
Friday 29th June 2018 9:30am CBBC
Friday 29th June 2018 7:00pm CBBC
Thursday 20th December 2018 7:00pm CBBC
Wednesday 6th February 2019 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 4th June 2019 7:00pm CBBC
Friday 4th October 2019 7:00pm CBBC
Saturday 20th June 2020 8:30pm CBBC
Friday 11th September 2020 7:00pm CBBC
Friday 8th January 2021 9:45am CBBC
Sunday 4th July 2021 7:00pm CBBC
Saturday 21st August 2021 12:50pm CBBC
Saturday 25th September 2021 5:25pm CBBC
Sunday 3rd October 2021 1:45pm CBBC
Saturday 9th October 2021 5:05pm CBBC
Saturday 18th December 2021 5:05pm CBBC
Friday 25th February 2022 3:00pm CBBC
Sunday 10th April 2022 2:15pm CBBC
Friday 10th June 2022 10:45am CBBC
Friday 29th July 2022 10:00am CBBC
Monday 7th November 2022 10:00am CBBC
Friday 13th January 2023 8:30am CBBC
Tuesday 21st March 2023 8:30am CBBC
Friday 7th July 2023 8:35am CBBC
Friday 24th November 2023 10:30am CBBC

Cast & crew

Cast
Jim Howick Various
Simon Farnaby Various
Ben Willbond Various
Mathew Baynton Various
Martha Howe-Douglas Various
Laurence Rickard Various
Jon Culshaw Various (Voice)
Jess Robinson Various (Voice)
Alice Lowe Ensemble Actor
Rhashan Stone Ensemble Actor
Lawry Lewin Ensemble Actor
Dominique Moore Ensemble Actor
John Eccleston Rattus Rattus
Writing team
Colin Swash Writer
Dave Cohen Writer
Ben Ward Writer
Laurence Rickard Writer
Gerard Foster Writer
Giles Pilbrow Writer
Production team
Steve Connelly Director
Dominic Brigstocke Director
Caroline Norris Series Producer
Giles Pilbrow Producer
Imogen Cooper Producer
Richard Bradley Executive Producer
Alison Gregory Executive Producer
Nigel Williams Editor
Mike Holliday Editor
Miranda Jones Production Designer
Richie Webb Composer

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