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Horrible Histories

The history they don't teach you in school.

7.9

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.

Release Date: April 16, 2009
Status: Returning Series

Languages: English
Production: Lion Television, Citrus Television
Production Country: United Kingdom

FamilyComedy

Specials
July 27, 2010
Episodes: 93
Series 1
6.8
April 16, 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.
Episodes: 13
Series 2
7.4
May 31, 2010
Episodes: 12
Series 3
7.5
May 30, 2011
Episodes: 13
Series 4
7.7
April 9, 2012
Episodes: 13
Series 5
8.0
May 27, 2013
Episodes: 13
Series 6
February 13, 2015
Episodes: 15
Series 7
June 15, 2017
Episodes: 15
Season 8
June 3, 2019
Episodes: 15
Season 9
April 30, 2021
Historical sketch show, based on the successful books by Terry Deary.
Episodes: 15
Season 10
June 16, 2023
Episodes: 15
Season 11
February 7, 2025
Episodes: 15