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Horrible Histories

The history they don't teach you in school.

  • 2009 – 2025
  • Returning Series
  • Family · Comedy
  • ~1h 32m / ep
  • 11 seasons
  • 7.9/10

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.

Latest: Season 11 · 2025

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  1. E1. Brilliant Brains

    Feb 7, 2025 · 28m

    From taking man to the moon to figuring out how to get rid of a poo in a submarine, Mark Labbett joins Rattus for a look at some of history’s most brilliant brainboxes.

  2. E2. Ridiculous Rules

    Feb 14, 2025 · 28m

    From William the Conqueror making rules about chopping off body parts to Elizabeth I in court over some swan-related mischief, Horrible Histories takes a look at some history’s most ridiculous rules.

  3. E3. Ludicrous Landmarks

    Feb 21, 2025 · 28m

    How long does it take to build a pyramid? Why didn’t people like the Statue of Liberty? Why are there pineapples on St Paul’s? Horrible Histories takes a tour of the world’s greatest landmarks.

  4. E4. Terrible Transport

    Feb 28, 2025 · 28m

    From camels to space rockets, via Dandy Horses, actual horses, royal train rides, cars, balloons and planes, it's the Horrible History of travel.

  5. E5. Twisted Technology

    Mar 7, 2025 · 28m

    The watch! The mobile phone! The microwave! The vibrating poo platform! Thomas Edison stage diving! It’s all here as Horrible Histories takes a journey through the history of tech.

  6. E6. Enormous Empires

    Mar 14, 2025 · 28m

    With everything from mid-battle diarrhoea to a warlord taking over a geography class, take a journey charting the rise and fall of some of history’s biggest empires.

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