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.

  • Due to return for Series 11
  • Series 10, Episode 9 repeated tomorrow at 2:15pm on CBBC
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 969

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Series 6, Episode 6 - Crafty Cleopatra

Horrible Histories. Cleopatra (Kathryn Drysdale). Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television
Egyptian queen Cleopatra clashes with her brother, seizes power and hooks up with great Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Meanwhile, across the world, we catch up with the thoughts of famous Chinese philosopher Confucius and encounter the less glamorous side of life in Rome.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 29th June 2015
Time
5pm
Channel
CBBC
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 11th July 2015 5:35pm CBBC
Sunday 12th July 2015 11:55am CBBC
Sunday 26th July 2015 3:20pm CBBC
Monday 11th July 2016 1:20pm CBBC
Tuesday 19th July 2016 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 21st February 2017 8:25am CBBC
Tuesday 21st February 2017 2:30pm CBBC
Thursday 28th September 2017 7:00pm CBBC
Sunday 19th November 2017 10:05am CBBC
Thursday 22nd February 2018 7:00pm CBBC
Friday 23rd March 2018 12:05pm CBBC
Friday 23rd March 2018 2:50pm CBBC
Thursday 5th April 2018 6:05pm CBBC
Sunday 15th April 2018 8:30am CBBC
Thursday 19th July 2018 12:05pm CBBC
Thursday 19th July 2018 7:00pm CBBC
Monday 27th August 2018 7:00pm CBBC
Thursday 18th October 2018 7:00pm CBBC
Wednesday 2nd January 2019 6:30pm CBBC
Friday 1st February 2019 1:25pm CBBC
Friday 24th May 2019 9:45am CBBC
Saturday 22nd June 2019 8:30pm CBBC
Monday 22nd July 2019 12:15pm CBBC
Saturday 5th October 2019 8:25pm CBBC
Thursday 12th December 2019 7:05pm CBBC
Friday 10th January 2020 1:20pm CBBC
Thursday 26th March 2020 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 28th April 2020 9:25am CBBC
Tuesday 9th June 2020 7:00pm CBBC
Friday 14th August 2020 7:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 25th August 2020 2:15pm CBBC
Monday 5th October 2020 6:50pm CBBC
Tuesday 17th November 2020 10:15am CBBC
Sunday 29th November 2020 11:15am CBBC
Thursday 3rd December 2020 6:50pm CBBC
Monday 8th March 2021 10:10am CBBC
Saturday 17th April 2021 12:25pm CBBC
Saturday 17th April 2021 5:00pm CBBC
Sunday 25th April 2021 6:50pm CBBC
Saturday 22nd May 2021 12:55pm CBBC
Saturday 29th May 2021 5:00pm CBBC
Tuesday 17th August 2021 6:35pm CBBC
Sunday 13th February 2022 1:15pm CBBC
Monday 7th March 2022 10:25am CBBC
Sunday 17th July 2022 1:15pm CBBC
Monday 18th July 2022 3:00pm CBBC
Sunday 14th August 2022 6:30pm CBBC
Sunday 11th December 2022 1:35pm CBBC
Friday 28th April 2023 10:25am CBBC
Friday 29th September 2023 8:40am CBBC

Cast & crew

Cast
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)
Jess Robinson Various (Voice)
Dominique Moore Ensemble Actor
John Eccleston Rattus Rattus
Guest cast
Kathryn Drysdale Cleopatra
Jason Lewis Ensemble Actor
Dan Li Ensemble Actor
Sophie Wu Ensemble Actor
Sanjeev Bhaskar Ensemble Actor
Writing team
George Sawyer Writer
Howard Read Writer
Benjamin Partridge Writer
Daniel Peak Writer
Lucy Clarke Writer
Dave Cohen Writer
Ben Ward Writer
Dan Maier (as Daniel Maier) Writer (Additional Material)
Ben Ward Script Editor
George Sawyer Script Editor
Toby Davies Writer
Production team
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

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