TV series
The history they don't teach you in school.
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
Meet an annoying French prankster from the Middle Ages, witness bizarre Aztec food on Historical Masterchef, see what happens when Queen Elizabeth I needs the toilet, and learn how not to impress a woman in Victorian times -a painful lesson in manners. The truth about Dick Turpin in song; certainly no New Romantic.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Rhashan Stone, Alice Lowe
Episode 2
Some medieval knights discover the most disgusting way to attack a castle, the Saxons demonstrate the stupidest way to lose a battle, a Georgian goes shopping in a modern pet shop, and the kings and queens of England demonstrate how to remember them all, through the power of song.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Lawry Lewin, Alice Lowe
Episode 3
A confused World War I soldier spends his first day in the trenches, William Wallace launches his music career as a rock rebel, Lady Jane Grey wins a frankly terrible competition, and the Welsh women of Fishguard defeat a French invasion without even trying.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Lawry Lewin, David Baddiel, Alice Lowe, Dominique Moore
Episode 4
An unusual Stuart highwayman doesn't always steal cash, a modern detective struggles to solve a series of murders in Emperor Caligula's house, HHTV goes undercover to prove allegations of cheating in Middle Ages jousting tournaments, and King George IV meets his dead relatives.
Guest stars Lawry Lewin
Episode 5
A Welsh prince from the Middle Ages has a very stupid death, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette go on Historical Wife Swap with some starving French peasants, a Tudor peasant gets a super-hot makeover from Historical Fashion Fix, and Queen Cleopatra sings about her femme fatale reputation.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Lawry Lewin, Rhashan Stone, Alice Lowe, Dominique Moore
Episode 6
Henry VIII promotes his all meat, no vegetables diet plan, Bob Hale struggles desperately to explain the Middle Ages War of the Roses, a Stone Age man invents farming, and Admiral Nelson confuses everyone with his last words.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Lawry Lewin, Dave Lamb, Alice Lowe
Episode 7
Robert Walpole struggles to talk to England's German king, a Scottish sportsman attacks dead cows in the Highland Games, American inventor Paul Revere demonstrates his gunpowder toothpaste, and the Roman Emperors channel the King of Pop in their musical argument over who's baddest of all.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Katy Wix, Rhashan Stone, Giles Terera, Dominique Moore
Episode 8
HHTV reporter Mike Peabody gets caught up in the French Revolution, Henry VIII enjoys a highly dangerous sport for children, Saxon King Ethelred the Unready suffers online bullying from the Vikings, and the Suffragettes set the record straight in song.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Lawry Lewin, Alice Lowe
Episode 9
The Vikings launch their advert for 'We Sell Any Monk', Queen Elizabeth I surprises her court with some very odd laws, the sacrifice obsessed Aztec priests sing their gruesome disco song, and we discover the Roman equivalent of text messaging.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Dave Lamb, Rhashan Stone, Alice Lowe
Episode 10
Some WWI soldiers try some very unusual ways to cure frostbite in the winter. Plus, the not at all romantic movie starring William the Conqueror, the story of Aztec Emperor Motecuhzoma, and a strange Stuart doctor takes a snooze during the middle of a battle.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Lawry Lewin, David Baddiel, Alice Lowe
Episode 11
We rejoice in the odd marriage of Mary I and Philip II of Spain, whilst a pirate chef disgusts the judges on Historical Masterchef and a Stone Age man appears on Dragons' Den with his innovative inventions. Plus, the Victorian paramedics offer their bizarre medical advice to a modern patient.
Written by Laurence Rickard, Ben WillbondGuest stars Tanni Grey-Thompson, Rhashan Stone, Alice Lowe, Giles Terera
Episode 12
The people of Strasbourg literally can't stand still with 'Dance Fever', HHTV presenter Fearne Polyester reports from a bizarre Greek festival, two Celtic warriors hold a rap battle to see who is best at boasting, and King Charles II meets the man who tried to steal the Crown Jewels.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Rhashan Stone, Alice Lowe, Giles Terera, Dominique Moore
Episode 13
Savage Songs compilation. Featuring the hip hop battle of the boasting Celts, pop superstar Cleopatra, rock rebel William Wallace, the soulful Suffragettes, the funky Aztec priests, the crooning caveman, bad boy heartthrob Dick Turpin, pouting Richard III, the children of the Victorian workhouses, and the many, many, merry monarchs!
Guest stars Lawry Lewin, Rhashan Stone, Alice Lowe
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Ben Willbond
Mathew Baynton
Laurence Rickard
Jessica Ransom
Jess RobinsonAdditional Voices
Jim Howick
Gemma Whelan
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