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
Dick Whittington pitches a movie about his life, Stone Age technology geeks queue for hours at the unveiling of the Bronze Age, and some German bomber pilots find an unfortunate use for a tourist guidebook to Britain.
Guest stars Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Susie Donkin, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Sarah Hadland
Episode 2
Henry VIII appears on a TV show hoping to raise money from his antique abbeys. Also, Charles Darwin sings about his theory of Natural Selection, and a pirate captain aims to be Lord Sugar's next Historical Apprentice.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jessica Ransom, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Chris Addison, Sarah Hadland
Episode 3
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 Sat Navs to lead the way.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jalaal Hartley, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Katy Wix, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Episode 4
HHTV's War Reporter Mike Peabody regrets his decision to cover the Norman Siege of Palermo, the Pilgrim Fathers rap about Jamestown in America, and a German submarine captain has the worst toilet accident in history.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jalaal Hartley, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw
Episode 5
Some Bronze Agers argue about building the world's first city, Bob Hale explains the entire history of the Renaissance, Mary Seacole sings about her Crimean hotel, and William Shakespeare gets into a rap battle.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jalaal Hartley, Jessica Ransom, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Dominique Moore
Episode 6
A confused Christopher Columbus declares he has found India and a Georgian woman reveals her very Stupid Death. Also, Victoria and Albert attend the Great Exhibition and Tsar Peter III brings a very weird case to the Court of Historical Law.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Episode 7
Emperor Napoleon plays in a very 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 World War II.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jalaal Hartley, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Dominique Moore, Katherine Jakeways
Episode 8
Emperor Nero visits the victims of the Great Fire of Rome, some Crusaders attend a training course on how to fight weird monsters, and we meet the man with the best (and worst) job in Tudor England.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jalaal Hartley, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Chris Addison, Susie Donkin, Dominique Moore, Sarah Hadland
Episode 9
King Edward III gets married in a building site, Julius Caesar reveals his secret tips on hiding baldness, we learn the tricks of the criminal trade on the Real Victorian Hustle and we meet Renaissance Italy's most corrupt family: the Borgias.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jalaal Hartley, Jessica Ransom, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Sarah Hadland
Episode 10
William the Conqueror has some trouble conquering the town of Ely, Greek philosopher Diogenes reveals his disgusting tactic for getting rid of people he doesn't like, a Saxon joins a modern dating agency and there is a surprise in store for the people on Victorian Wife Swap.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jalaal Hartley, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Dominique Moore, Sarah Hadland, Katherine Jakeways
Episode 11
Dr Culpeper invites us all to his highly unhealthy health spa, a Crusader knight competes on Historical Masterchef, King John worries about all the internet haters and crooner William Shakespeare serenades us with his big band.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jalaal Hartley, Jessica Ransom, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Susie Donkin, Dominique Moore, Sarah Hadland
Episode 12
A Victorian woman books a ticket on a very 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.
Written by Laurence RickardGuest stars Jalaal Hartley, Jessica Ransom, Jess Robinson, Lawry Lewin, Jon Culshaw, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Episode 13
The Thinkers, Mary I, William Shakespeare, The New World, Luddites, Victoria and Albert, Mary Seacole, Natural Selection and RAF Pilots
Guest stars Dominique Moore, Sarah Hadland
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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