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Horrible Histories
- TV sketch show
- CBBC / BBC One
- 2009 - 2024
- 139 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 7, Highlights Special repeated tomorrow at 12:55pm on CBBC
Episode menu
Series 8 - Mayflower Malarkey
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The Puritans set sail, Queen Elizabeth I loses a colony, and the Founding Fathers sing!
Notes
This is noted in some places as being the 12th episode of Series 8, however it was the 14th broadcast under the series banner, and aired more than a year after the series proper concluded.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 14th September 2020
- Time
- 5:25pm
- Channel
- CBBC
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Tom Stourton | Various |
Jalaal Hartley | Various |
Jessica Ransom | Various |
Richard David-Caine | Various |
Gemma Whelan | Various |
Michael Abubakar | Various |
Harrie Hayes | Various |
Emily Lloyd-Saini | Various |
James McNicholas | Various |
Jon Culshaw | Various (Voice) |
Mike Wozniak | Ensemble Actor |
John Eccleston | Rattus Rattus |
Rachel Cash | Ensemble Actor |
Ben Ward | Writer |
Dave Cohen | Writer |
Lucy Clarke | Writer |
Daniel Peak | Writer |
Howard Read | Script Editor |
Claire Wetton | Script Editor |
Gabby Hutchinson Crouch | Writer |
Max Olesker | Writer |
Steve Connelly | Director |
Adam Jenkins | Director |
Jack Cheshire | Series Editor |
Lisa Mitchell | Series Producer |
Matt Lamont | Producer |
Melissa Hardinge | Executive Producer |
Richard Bradley | Executive Producer |
Simon Welton | Executive Producer |
Elaine Campbell | Line Producer |
Adam Windmill | Editor |
Will Peverett | Editor |
Will Porter | Editor |
Jo Sutherland | Production Designer |
Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
Jeremy Hewson | Director of Photography |
Jacqueline Mills | Costume Designer |
Siobhán Harper-Ryan | Make-up Designer |
Richie Webb | Composer |
Matthew Hanson | 1st Assistant Director |