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
Featuring Victorian fake news, paparazzi, and cameramen strapped to the front of moving trains, Queen Victoria shows you how her subjects invented and became obsessed with films!
Guest stars Fred Sirieix, Danielle Vitalis, Mike Wozniak, James McNicholas
Episode 2
The Horrible History of (sometimes literally) dressing to kill. Henry VIII has beef over whose armour is best and Louis XV dresses as a hedge.
Guest stars Ellie White, Mike Wozniak
Episode 3
History is filled with tales of great minds coming together, and collaborating, to achieve incredible things. 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!
Directed by Adam JenkinsGuest stars Gemma Whelan, Javone Prince, Mabel Read, Samson Read, Ellie White, Phil Wang
Episode 4
Rattus is panicking, as the Rat Queen is visiting the sewer and he has no idea how to behave nicely around royalty! Not only that, if he can somehow appear attractive to the Queen, maybe he could be the next Rat King?! Luckily, help is at hand in the (very well-mannered) shape of First Dates’ Fred Sirieix, a man who knows all about how to behave politely in high society. Fred will guide Rattus through the Horrible History of Manners and Etiquette, in a bid to help him on his quest.
Guest stars Iain Stirling, Fred Sirieix, Ellie White, Mike Wozniak
Episode 5
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.
Guest stars Fred Sirieix, Ellie White, Mike Wozniak
Episode 6
A look at some of the various ways in which, throughout history, humans have lived with, worked with, and interacted with animals.
Guest stars Gemma Whelan, Danielle Vitalis, James McNicholas
Episode 7
Comedian and space nerd Dara O Briain joins Rattus as guest host for a special show that marks the anniversary of the 1969 moon landings.
Directed by Adam JenkinsGuest stars Gemma Whelan, Dara Ó Briain, Javone Prince, Danielle Vitalis, Mike Wozniak, Phil Wang, Tia Gatwood, James McNicholas
Episode 8
Dani Dyer becomes Rattus’ 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.
Guest stars Dani Dyer, Mabel Read, Samson Read, Ellie White, Danielle Vitalis, Mike Wozniak, Phil Wang
Episode 9
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.
Guest stars Rachel Cash, Ellie White, Danielle Vitalis, Mike Wozniak
Episode 10
A celebration of some of history’s greatest females, including Spartan Queen Gorgo terrorising Historical Love Island, supergroup The Tudor Queens and the original Wonder Women.
Guest stars Fred Sirieix, Iain Stirling, Ellie White, Danielle Vitalis, Mike Wozniak
Episode 11
Alex Scott joins Rattus for a sport-themed special. Mary Queen of Scots goes grief-golfing, the H2 Freestylers take on a whole village, and the sports-mad Henry VIII sings Get Sweaty.
Guest stars Gemma Whelan, Javone Prince, Mabel Read, Samson Read, Alex Scott, Mike Wozniak
Episode 12
The Puritans set sail, Queen Elizabeth I loses a colony, and the Founding Fathers sing!
Directed by Adam JenkinsGuest stars Gemma Whelan, Rachel Cash, Mike Wozniak
Episode 13
Rattus has launched his own radio station (‘BBC Radio Number Two’) and who better to advise him on the songs he should be playing than social media star Holly H? Together, they bring us a collection of some of the best songs of this series, plus new material from some of the famous historical faces we meet along the way.
Guest stars Holly H, Ellie White, Danielle Vitalis, Tia Gatwood
Episode 14
A special show featuring some of history’s greatest firsts, including the first ever library, Olympic Games, people on the moon and rat roller-skating on TV!
Directed by Adam JenkinsGuest stars Gemma Whelan, Mike Wozniak
Episode 15
Doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken join Rattus for a selection of old and new sketches relating to bodies.
Guest stars Xand van Tulleken, Chris van Tulleken, Ellie White, Mike Wozniak, Phil Wang, Tia Gatwood
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Ben Willbond
Mathew Baynton
Laurence Rickard
Jessica Ransom
Jess RobinsonAdditional Voices
Jim Howick
Gemma Whelan
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