"History's Craziest Fools": Emperor Caligula - Cruel Caligula threatens to kill his guests when they don't clap loudly at a play, or when he's joking - which is difficult to tell when!Boudica's loss of her husband has unexpected consequences when Boudica turns against her loved Roman lifestyle.A Roman family moves next door to a Celtic family, and they don't quite appreciate each other's traditions!
(parody of Grand Designs).Historical Desktops: Using his tablet, Emperor Nero doesn't seem bothered at first by Boudica, but when you dislike his Boo-Tube videos, you're history!Historical Clinic: Cough medicine is out of the question for a Celtic druid - eating mice and bathing in an ox's blood is much more realistic.
[7] Her sketch was shown in the last episode of the series.An episode all about the history of art, from the very first drawings on walls in caves to pop art.Song:"Hello, It's-a Me" (parody of Adele's "Hello"), performed by Gemma Whelan and Tom Stourton with Richard David-CaineSketches:The Teenage Mutant Ninja Renaissance Artists' skills aren't much help when it comes to stopping a mugging (parody of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).A caveman tries to impress his date with some good cave paintings at an old art gallery, but the first paintings seem a bit too realistic for his date.
[13]Song: "Qin Shi Huang" (parody of "Cheerleader" by Omi) In June 2019 an eighth series began airing on CBBC, and for the first time ever, the next episode was exclusively available on BBC iPlayer.
It's also full of idiots working together to create an unholy mess, and people forming partnerships for decidedly sinister reasons - welcome to Horrible Histories' Chaotic Collabs!Song:"The Romantic Poets" Rattus is panicking, as the Rat Queen is visiting the sewer and he has no idea how to behave nicely around royalty!
Fred will guide Rattus through the Horrible History of Manners and Etiquette, in a bid to help him on his quest.Song:"Court Me Maybe" (parody of "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen) Families - sometimes you love them, sometimes you bicker with them, and sometimes you marry them off to consolidate your power in Europe.
Welcome to a look at some of history's most fearsome families.Song:"Bronte Sisterhood" Sketches: A look at some of the various ways in which, throughout history, humans have lived with, worked with, and interacted with animals.Song:"We're Grateful" (parody of "You're Welcome" from Moana) Sketches: Comedian and space nerd Dara Ó Briain joins Rattus as guest host for a special show that marks the anniversary of the 1969 Moon landings.Songs:"Round and Round" (parody of "Right Round" by Flo Rida)"Flying to the Moon" (parody of "Fly Me to the Moon" by Bart Howard) Sketches: Dani Dyer becomes Rattus's political advisor as we look at everything from the birth of democracy to Margaret Thatcher having to change her voice so she would be taken more seriously.Songs:"Mambo No.
5" by Pérez Prado)"The History of Democracy" (parody of "Common People" by Pulp) Sketches: A look at how World War II played out on the home front, featuring Churchill's secret loo, the heroic "ATA Girls" and German spies being caught out by their delicious sausages.Songs:"GIs Have It" (parody of "Legend Has It" by Run the Jewels)"VE Day" (parody of "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire) Sketches: Ancient wonder women, a Spartan queen on Historical Love Island and the Tudor Queens sing!Song:"Tudor Queens: Power" (parody of "Power" by Little Mix ft. Stormzy) Sketches: Alex Scott guests as Mary Queen of Scots plays grief-golf & Henry VIII sings Get Sweaty'Song:"Henry VIII: Get Sweaty" (parody of "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk), performed by Tom Stourton with James McNicholas Sketches: In 776 BC, the ancient Greeks try and liven up their Zeus festival, thus creating the dawn of the Olympics.
Mary Queen Of Scots plays golf just three days after her husbands' death "Tekktube" video explaining the differences between modern and medieval football (parody of the F2 Freestylers).
Washington, Jefferson, Queen Elizabeth I, social media sensation Zack Septic-Tank and a host of plucky Puritans star in a show marking 400 years since the Mayflower's famous voyage.Song:"F-F-F-Founding Fathers" (parody of generic pop/boyband) Sketches: "America: Who Really Discovered the Continent?"
A special show featuring some of history's greatest firsts.Songs:"King Tut's Haul" (from S08E02)"The Earth Spins Round the Sun", "Flying to the Moon" (from S08E07) Doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken join Rattus for a selection of old and new sketches relating to bodies.Song:"Henry VIII: Get Sweaty" (from S08E11) Sketches: The ninth series began with 3 episodes presented predominantly through animation, with subsequent episodes in a more regular format following in late 2021.
Song:"Sons of Africa""Ira Aldridge""Black People Played Their Part"Sketches: In a recruitment film, an African soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall is still getting used to British weather (advert) The new Archbishop of Canterbury learns he wasn't the first choice for the role (animated) Jaques Francis is employed to dive and recover parts of the Mary Rose (animated) John Hawkins practices his pitch on the Slave Trade to one of Elizabeth I's courtiers (animated) A couple of MPs realize they aren't the only ones skipping the 1796 abolition vote, to visit the opera The first black boxing star, Bill Richmond, is the star of Georgian Hello Magazine Writergram: Phillis Wheatley has a hard time reassuring fans that she wrote her book Mary Seacole (music video, from S04E05) Mary Seacole is left out of the planning for her aid festival, and she has some skepticism (animated) The tenth series began with a Father's Day special in 2023.