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Horrible Histories

Created by Terry Deary

2009–present

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.

First aired
16 Apr 2009
Episode length
30 min
Also known as
糟糕的历史, Horrible Histories: The Six Idiots
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Writers
Arnold Widdowson, Ben Ward, Ben Willbond and 15 others
Editor
Jack Cheshire
Executive producers
Kim Shillinglaw, Melissa Hardinge, Richard Bradley, Simon Welton
Producers
Caroline Norris, Giles Pilbrow, Imogen Cooper and 2 others
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 154 episodes

  • Series 1

    Season 1 · 2009

    All 13 episodes of the BBC series! History with the nasty bits left in! Based on the bestselling series of books for kids (and for adults, but they just won't admit it), Horrible Histories is an anarchic, surprising and unconventional take on history's most gruesome and funny moments. Foul facts, rotten rulers, beastly battles and evil inventions feature in horribly hilarious sketches, songs, cartoons and quizzes - all linked by the show's host, a talking rat! Liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, Horrible Histories romps through the ages with fascinating facts from the Savage Stone Age, Awful Egyptians, Rotten Romans and Vicious Vikings, taking in the Measly Middle Ages, Terrible Tudors, Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians, right up to the Woeful Second World War.

  • Series 2

    Season 2 · 2010

  • Series 3

    Season 3 · 2011

  • Series 4

    Season 4 · 2012

  • Series 5

    Season 5 · 2013

  • Series 6

    Season 6 · 2015

  • Series 7

    Season 7 · 2017

  • Season 8

    2019

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