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15 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
28 mins
This episode shows a mixture of humour and historical fact.

Episode 2
28 mins
Henry VIII tries to sell off his antique abbeys and Charles Darwin sings about his work.

Episode 3
28 mins
Queen Elizabeth I goes online dating, Greek philosopher Socrates foils his own rescue from prison and Emicho of the Rhineland goes crusading with some very unusual navigators to lead the way.

Episode 4
27 mins
HHTV's War Reporter Mike Peabody regrets his choice of war to cover.

Episode 5
28 mins
Columbus thinks he's found India, and a Georgian woman reveals her very Stupid Death.

Episode 6
28 mins
Columbus thinks he's found India, and a Georgian woman reveals her very Stupid Death.

Episode 7
28 mins
Emperor Napoleon plays in an unusual chess match, a Victorian inventor builds an anti-seasickness ship with one small design flaw, a snowball fight breaks out at a public execution and the British army hires a dead tramp to defeat the Germans in WWII.

Episode 8
28 mins
A caveman shares some cooking tips and the Saxons give gruesome Christmas presents.

Episode 9
28 mins
A live news report from the Great Plague and Thumbelina meets an unfortunate end.

Episode 10
28 mins
HHTV News reports from the battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find decorative uses for severed heads and we learn the revolting truth about Roman toilets.

Episode 11
28 mins
Queen Victoria learns her British comforts aren't very British, a Viking warrior won't stop talking in rhyme and the contestants try to become executioners on the "Axe Factor."

Episode 12
28 mins
A Victorian woman books a ticket on an odd railway, a modern patient is (mis) treated by a Roman dentist, Alfred the Great pitches a movie about his life and a Greek geek competes on "Historical Mastermind."

Episode 13
28 mins
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.
Episode 14
28 mins
All the top sporting action from the past, including Emperor Nero and Jesse Owens singing the history of the Olympics. We're at the finish line to see Pheidippides run the first ever marathon, then we count down the top marathon cheats of all time and take a look back at some of our favorite "Horrible Histories" sporting events.
Episode 15
28 mins
Death gets a good look around as he reveals his creepiest moments - a Tudor family show the extent of their ghostly superstitions and the Vikings demonstrate how to become truly terrifying to enemies.