Series

Horrible Histories

2009★ 8S1 E1

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.

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Season 1 · Series 1

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1 Episode 1 Episode 1 A pirate captain worries about an early bedtime and the four King Georges form a boyband. Not watched yet 30m 2 Episode 2 Episode 2 A Stone Age doctor tries to help a modern patient and a Pharaoh invents the pyramid. Not watched yet 30m 3 Episode 3 Episode 3 A Roman emperor finds a nasty alternative to candles, and an Egyptian tries to save money. Not watched yet 30m 4 Episode 4 Episode 4 The Tudors sing their family history, Bob explains the complete history of Rome in two minutes, and a mad Victorian gentleman eats King Louis XIV's mummified heart. Not watched yet 30m 5 Episode 5 Episode 5 A priest makes a piano from live pigs, Emperor Caligula declares war on the sea, and there are some disgusting beauty tips from Ancient Egypt. Not watched yet 30m 6 Episode 6 Episode 6 An evil Greek god appears on a daytime chat show, a rich Georgian swaps his wife with a peasant, and we meet some weird medieval monsters. Not watched yet 30m 7 Episode 7 Episode 7 There is a terrible smell in the Houses of Parliament, Cinderella struggles with the Blitz, and Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life. Not watched yet 30m 8 Episode 8 Episode 8 The Saxons exchange disgusting Christmas presents, a caveman goes on a TV cookery show, and we discover the bizarre causes of the First World War. Not watched yet 30m 9 Episode 9 Episode 9 A Victorian inspector checks that school is suitably cruel, HHTV News reports live from the Great Plague, and Thumbelina drowns unpleasantly. Not watched yet 30m 10 Episode 10 Episode 10 HHTV News reports live from the Battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find decorative uses for severed heads, and we learn the revolting truth about Roman toilets. Not watched yet 30m 11 Episode 11 Episode 11 Queen Victoria learns that her British comforts are not very British, a Viking warrior won't stop talking in rhyme, and on 'Axe Factor', the contestants try to become executioners. Not watched yet 30m 12 Episode 12 Episode 12 A Victorian teacher is confused by her pupils' bizarre names, the Romans run out of animals to execute, and Queen Victoria advertises her exercise DVD. Not watched yet 30m 13 Episode 13 Episode 13 A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich, the Romans host their own revolting cookery show and William Shakespeare is haunted by the ghost of King Richard III. Not watched yet 30m

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