Series 4 - Sport Special
Multi-award-winning comedy sketch show Horrible Histories returns with a special sports-themed episode, packed full of fascinating facts about some of the top sporting moments from the past.
Further details
Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Laurence Rickard, Jim Howick, Mathew Baynton. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television
In this one-off special, the action includes Emperor Nero and Jesse Owens singing the history of the Olympics, in Flame! We're at the finish line to see Pheidippides run the first ever marathon; count down the top Marathon Cheats of all time and take a look back at some of our favourite Horrible Histories sporting events.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 20th July 2012
- Time
- 5:30pm
- Channel
- CBBC
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date |
Time |
Channel |
Saturday 21st July 2012 |
10:00am |
CBBC |
Saturday 21st July 2012 |
3:35pm |
CBBC |
Monday 23rd July 2012 |
8:30am |
CBBC |
Friday 27th July 2012 |
9:00am |
CBBC |
Friday 27th July 2012 |
3:05pm |
BBC1 |
Saturday 4th August 2012 |
11:45am |
BBC2 |
Sunday 9th December 2012 |
4:00pm |
BBC HD |
Tuesday 6th August 2013 |
5:00pm |
CBBC |
Friday 25th October 2013 |
7:45am |
CBBC |
Friday 7th February 2014 |
8:00am |
CBBC |
Saturday 8th February 2014 |
8:25am |
CBBC |
Sunday 9th February 2014 |
6:30pm |
CBBC |
Friday 21st March 2014 |
8:50am |
CBBC |
Saturday 22nd March 2014 |
12:35pm |
CBBC |
Thursday 12th June 2014 |
1:00pm |
CBBC |
Saturday 19th July 2014 |
1:55pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 9th August 2015 |
9:30am |
CBBC |
Wednesday 22nd June 2016 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Saturday 30th July 2016 |
5:35pm |
CBBC |
Wednesday 19th October 2016 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Wednesday 19th April 2017 |
8:30am |
CBBC |
Wednesday 19th April 2017 |
2:30pm |
CBBC |
Monday 22nd May 2017 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Tuesday 27th June 2017 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Thursday 25th January 2018 |
9:25am |
CBBC |
Thursday 25th January 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Thursday 3rd May 2018 |
12:30pm |
CBBC |
Thursday 3rd May 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 24th June 2018 |
11:20am |
CBBC |
Tuesday 7th August 2018 |
9:05am |
CBBC |
Tuesday 7th August 2018 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 25th November 2018 |
11:25am |
CBBC |
Monday 25th March 2019 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Saturday 27th April 2019 |
8:30pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 2nd June 2019 |
4:20pm |
CBBC |
Tuesday 25th June 2019 |
4:30pm |
CBBC |
Saturday 29th June 2019 |
5:15pm |
CBBC |
Tuesday 6th August 2019 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Saturday 14th September 2019 |
3:45pm |
CBBC |
Friday 13th December 2019 |
10:55am |
CBBC |
Thursday 12th March 2020 |
7:00pm |
CBBC |
Wednesday 10th February 2021 |
10:15am |
CBBC |
Tuesday 6th July 2021 |
6:40pm |
CBBC |
Sunday 5th September 2021 |
1:25pm |
CBBC |
Wednesday 22nd September 2021 |
10:25am |
CBBC |
Sunday 29th May 2022 |
1:10pm |
CBBC |
Friday 8th July 2022 |
10:45am |
CBBC |
Thursday 25th August 2022 |
10:05am |
CBBC |
Sunday 25th September 2022 |
6:25pm |
CBBC |
Monday 5th December 2022 |
10:00am |
CBBC |
Friday 27th January 2023 |
10:30am |
CBBC |
Friday 14th July 2023 |
6:25pm |
CBBC |
Cast & crew