Horrible Histories (2009)
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Episodes 11
Exceptional Explorers
Meet explorers throughout the ages, from Vikings in America to the first man on the moon.
Read MoreQueen Vic's Home Vids
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!
Read MoreBizarre Beasts
A look at some of the various ways in which, throughout history, humans have lived with, worked with, and interacted with animals.
Read MoreMoon Mayhem
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.
Read MorePrecious Planet
Charles Darwin presents a special show, as Horrible Histories takes a timely look at our planet and how we’ve behaved towards it throughout history. We look at how we’ve not always treated the planet's resources with the utmost care, from the 19th-century gold rush, to Henry VIII enjoying a little too much deforestation to build his warships.
Read MoreDastardly Dance
Strictly’s Shirley Ballas joins Rattus for a waltz through the history of dance, with Bruno Tonioli as Nero, who had his dance teacher killed, and Queen Vic’s Highland reel!
Read MoreCracking Christmas
Horrible Histories brings you a cracking Christmas special, delving into the origins of the festive season.
Read MoreFoul Feasting
Horrible Histories serves up the history of foul feasting, from Stone Age lentils to Queen Victoria’s anti-fart bread.
Read MoreInfectious Influencers
From Cleopatra’s hairdo to Elizabeth I’s flushing loo, meet history’s biggest Influencers.
Read MoreDiabolical Daily Life
Daily life can be a bit of a grind, but not as much as it was in the past! Rattus takes us round the clock, revealing daily routines throughout history, from waking in Ancient Egypt to Medieval Loo Man.
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