Horrible Histories
"The history they don't teach you in school."
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
Season 10 Episodes
E1
In honour of Father’s Day, Horrible Histories takes a look at some of history’s daftest dads, featuring Henry VIII, Char…
E2
How did the NHS come into being? When was the first kidney transplant? Is half a chicken actually a cure for anything? F…
E3
Legendary Lioness Jill Scott joins Rattus to look at the history of the beautiful game, including Shakespearean mentions…
E4
Horrible Histories presents the sometimes-ludicrous story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
E5
From how Henry VIII had the most comfortable poo possible, to finding out which bit of his house Charles Dickens called …
E6
From warring brothers to farting mothers, Horrible Histories presents some of the biggest, best and worst rivalries thro…
E7
Legendary artists Da Vinci and Michelangelo are the guides for a journey through one of history’s most creative, and som…
E8
From the Trojan Horse, to Jason and his Argonauts going to find the Golden Fleece, and Zeus going on historical first da…
E9
Grisly tales of the Civil War, one of the weirdest, wildest periods in English history, featuring the only time that a k…
E10
Comedian and children’s author Rosie Jones is here to help Rattus choose his World Book Day outfit, and discover the gor…
E11
Famous inmates, botched escapes and thefts, and Henry VIII’s favourite executions – they’re all here in a terrifying his…
E12
Everything from roads to baths to pies, hosts Emperor Nero and warrior queen Boudicca are here to show what the Romans d…
E13
From bottom complaints to snot, bird poo and farts, Loo Man provides a guided tour through some of history’s grossest th…
E14
Rattus has enlisted the help of Richie – the Horrible Histories songwriter – to help him present a special song-filled s…
E15
Featuring a new sketch with Elizabeth I searching for a successor in her show England’s Got Monarchs, and Rattus is the …
