Episode 1
Monstrous Musicians
30m
Horrible Histories charts monstrous musicians, from Neanderthal screeches to Jimi Hendrix.
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Lolly Adefope, Tom Palmer
TV series
Horrible Histories
2009TV-PG11 seasons8.0 / 10
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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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 2
Exceptional Explorers
30m
Meet explorers throughout the ages, from Vikings in America to the first man on the moon.
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Lolly Adefope, Tom Palmer, James McNicholas
Episode 3
Ridiculous Romantics
30m
Take a journey of romance through history, including King Henry VIII's 6 First Dates.
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Fred Sirieix, Ellie White
Episode 4
Atrocious Artists
30m
From Dali's surrealism to Chris Ofili's elephant poo, Horrible Histories does art history.
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Lolly Adefope, Tom Palmer
Episode 5
Heroic Heroes And Villainous Villains
30m
Steve Biceps searches for his top Deadly 60 villains, and Rattus meets his inner demons.
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Tom Palmer, Ellie White
Episode 6
Ingenious Inventors
30m
From the wheel to WIFI, Horrible Histories takes a look at the world's greatest inventors.
Episode credits
Written by Gemma WhelanGuest stars Louise Ford, Sophie Wu, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Lolly Adefope, Tom Palmer
Episode 7
Preposterous US Presidents
30m
Horrible Histories looks at the 45 US presidents so far, and they are a strange bunch.
Episode credits
Written by Jessica RansomGuest stars Louise Ford, Lolly Adefope, Tom Palmer
Episode 8
Ruthless Rulers
30m
From Vicious Vikings to 20th Century tyrants, experience history's most ruthless rulers.
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Fred Sirieix, Ellie White, Dan Li
Episode 9
Revolting Russian Revolutions
30m
Horrible Histories explores Russia's Revolting past in this bumper special episode.
Episode credits
Guest stars Tom Palmer, Ellie White, Dan Li
Episode 10
Horrid Health
30m
Will drilling a hole in your head really cure a headache? Horrible Histories investigates.
Episode credits
Guest stars Sophie Wu, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Lolly Adefope, Tom Palmer, Rachel Cash, Ellie White, Dan Li
Episode 11
Formidable Florence Nightingale
30m
There is much more to Florence Nightingale than being 'The Lady with the Lamp'...
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Lolly Adefope, Tom Palmer, Ellie White
Episode 12
Deadly Dynasties
30m
Horrible Histories explores some of the most famous families that have shaped the world.
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Sophie Wu, Lolly Adefope, Ellie White, Dan Li
Episode 13
Savage Songs
30m
An episode featuring songs from the series. Join the Horrible Hearts Club Band to sing through music, or go Downtown Threat with Al Capone.
Episode credits
Guest stars Bradley Will Simpson, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Lolly Adefope, Tom Palmer, Ellie White, Dan Li
Episode 14
Awesome Ancient Civilisations
30m
The team takes a look at many ancient cultures. Sketches: Alex the great finds out about kissing The Romans, Greeks and Chinese face off in a rap battle
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Sophie Wu, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Tom Palmer, Dan Li
Episode 15
Terrible Tudors
30mfinale
Go through the history of the Tudor dynasty, through from Henry seven to Elizabeth the 1st. Along the way, also find out about Mary 1, in her vlog.
Episode credits
Guest stars Louise Ford, Lolly Adefope, Tom Palmer
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Horrible Histories
Cast
Ben Willbond
Mathew Baynton
Laurence RickardJalaal Hartley
Jessica Ransom
Jess RobinsonAdditional Voices
Jim Howick
Gemma WhelanCredits
- Created by
- Terry Deary
- Written by
- Susie Donkin, Ben Ward, Laurence Rickard, Dave Cohen, George Sawyer, Giles Pilbrow, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton, James McNicholas, Steve Punt, Lucy Clarke, Jon Holmes, Mark Blakewill, James Harris, Jessica Ransom, Gemma Whelan, Arnold Widdowson, George Poles
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 154
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBBCUnited Kingdom
Lion TelevisionUnited Kingdom- Citrus Television
Themes
anarchic comedyanthologybased on children's bookbritish historyeducationaledutainmentsketch comedy
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