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Series 9: 7. Foul Feasting
Horrible Histories serves up the history of foul feasting, from Stone Age lentils to Queen Victoria’s anti-fart bread.
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Series 5 - Song Special
Historical sketch show. Some of history's greatest characters serenade us with tales of their lives. Featuring the all-conquering Alexander the Great.
03-04-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 10: 11. Terrifying Tower Of London
Famous inmates, botched escapes and thefts, and Henry VIII’s favourite executions – they’re all here in a terrifying history of the Tower of London, one of Eng ...
01-04-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 8: 11. Outrageous Olympics
Alex Scott joins Rattus for a sport-themed special. Mary Queen of Scots goes grief-golfing, the H2 Freestylers take on a whole village, and sports-mad Henry VIII sings Get Sweaty.
31-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 7: 11. Formidable Florence Nightingale
Horrible Histories pays tribute to Formidable Florence Nightingale, The Lady with the Lamp (just don't let Florence hear you calling her that!) The programme charts how Florence ...
30-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 11: 7. Monstrous Mothers
From terrifying Spartan mums to hidden Victorian mums, via Queen Victoria and Cleopatra, Horrible Histories looks at some of history’s most monstrous mothers.
28-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 5: Episode 12
Featuring a female dinosaur expert who sells seashells down on the seashore, Brian the handsome scientist reveals the weird wonders of the Greek Universe, TV's fastest-talking p ...
28-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 11: 11. Bewitching Books
Comedian and children’s author Rosie Jones is here to help Rattus choose his World Book Day outfit, and discover the gory details behind some favourite children's books!
28-03-2025
CBBC
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Series 11: 6. Enormous Empires
With everything from mid-battle diarrhoea to a warlord taking over a geography class, take a journey charting the rise and fall of some of history’s biggest empires.
15-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 5 - Song Special
Historical sketch show. Some of history's greatest characters serenade us with tales of their lives. Featuring the all-conquering Alexander the Great.
03-04-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 11: 5. Twisted Technology
The watch! The mobile phone! The microwave! The vibrating poo platform! Thomas Edison stage diving! It’s all here as Horrible Histories takes a journey through the history ...
08-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 5 - Episode 10
Historical sketch show. There is a right royal squabble over who should rule medieval England.
21-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 10: 1. Daft Dads
In honour of Father’s Day, Horrible Histories takes a look at some of history’s daftest dads, featuring Henry VIII, Charles Dickens, William the Conqueror and Joseph ...
17-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 11: 7. Monstrous Mothers
From terrifying Spartan mums to hidden Victorian mums, via Queen Victoria and Cleopatra, Horrible Histories looks at some of history’s most monstrous mothers.
28-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 8: 11. Outrageous Olympics
Alex Scott joins Rattus for a sport-themed special. Mary Queen of Scots goes grief-golfing, the H2 Freestylers take on a whole village, and sports-mad Henry VIII sings Get Sweaty.
31-03-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Series 9: 5. Dastardly Dance
Strictly’s Shirley Ballas joins Rattus for a waltz through the history of dance, with Bruno Tonioli as Nero, who had his dance teacher killed, and Queen Vic’s Highla ...
24-02-2025
CBBC
Horrible Histories
Specials: 'orrible Opera
Henry VIII, Queen Victoria and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are our hosts for a special live concert as part of the BBC Proms season at London’s Royal Albert Hall, introducing ...
01-02-2025
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