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15 Episodes 2023 - 2024
Episode 1
28 mins
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 Stalin.
Episode 2
Comedian and former psychiatric nurse Jo Brand joins Rattus to host a special episode in honour of the NHS's 75th birthday. They discover how the NHS came to be, some of its weirder moments, and what life was like before the NHS was there to look after people.
Episode 3
In honour of the Women's World Cup, legendary Lioness Jill Scott is joined by Rattus for a journey through the history of the beautiful game. Although football as we know it is a relatively recent invention, it's been around in some form or other for much longer than you think. Ball games have been played for centuries, and that's why the manager of struggling Ratchester Utd is scouring history to find players who can help him avoid relegation in Historical All or Nothing. Elsewhere, a Roman legion is struggling to survive the ancient game of harpastum, a ball game that was meant to encourage team spirit, but seemingly actually encouraged death and dismemberment. Women's football is flourishing around the world right now, but did you know that the FA once banned it for more than 70 years? We meet some of the women's game's early pioneers, and also their pet jaguars. In Match of That Day, we witness some of the most bizarre things ever to happen on a football pitch, and we also witness a game in which everyone's toughest opponent was the weather. We take a look at how the game as we know it came to be, including the FA trying to get everyone to play by one unified set of rules rather than their own ridiculous local ones, the origins of some famous football club nicknames, how red and yellow cards came to be a thing, and even how you were actually allowed to just kick people in the shins as part of the game. Finally, if you have long dreamed of seeing what Jill Scott and a rat look like while singing an incredibly catchy football song together, this is the show for you.
Episode 4
Horrible Histories presents the sometimes-ludicrous story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
Episode 5
From how Henry VIII had the most comfortable poo possible, to finding out which bit of his house Charles Dickens called The Demon - take a tour of horrible homes through history.
Episode 6
From warring brothers to farting mothers, Horrible Histories presents some of the biggest, best and worst rivalries throughout time.
Episode 7
Legendary artists Da Vinci and Michelangelo are the guides for a journey through one of history's most creative, and sometimes weirdest, periods.
Episode 8
From the Trojan Horse, to Jason and his Argonauts going to find the Golden Fleece, and Zeus going on historical first dates as an ant, Horrible Histories presents mythical mayhem, Greek style.
Episode 9
Take a journey through one of the weirdest, wildest periods in English history, featuring the only time that a king has been tried and executed for treason.
Episode 10
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.
Episode 11
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 England's most famous landmarks
Episode 12
Everything from roads to baths to pies, hosts Emperor Nero and warrior queen Boudicca are here to show what the Romans did while they were here in Britain
Episode 13
From bottom complaints to snot, bird poo and farts, Loo Man provides a guided tour through some of history's grossest things.
Episode 14
Rattus has enlisted the help of Richie - the Horrible Histories songwriter - to help him present a special song-filled show by making every one of Rattus's bits a song too. Rattus has even brought a triangle along with him to add some musical flair. Along the way, there is a gross song about boils, a tune about warring brothers and a fabulous footy tune. Queen Victoria takes a break by the ocean, and viewers learn why early police had a 'hard cops' life'. Plus, pay tribute to the NHS, and take a trip to the Tower of London.
Episode 15
Featuring a new sketch with Elizabeth I searching for a successor in her show England's Got Monarchs, and Rattus is the guide through some of HH's most regal sketches.