Horrible Histories: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream For Kids
Historical sketch show, based on the successful books by Terry Deary.
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Upcoming Releases
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Series 3 · Episode 9
Historical sketch show. The Vikings launch an advert, Queen Elizabeth I surprises her court with some very odd laws, and the Aztec priests sing their gruesome disco song.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Fri 16 Oct · 08:25
UK
Fri 16 Oct · 08:25
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Series 3 · Episode 12
Historical sketch show. The people of Strasbourg are afflicted with dance fever, and HHTV presenter Fearne Polyester reports from a bizarre Greek festival.
⏱ 27 mins
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Your Time
Mon 19 Oct · 08:25
UK
Mon 19 Oct · 08:25
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Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners
Series 3
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1. Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners
Historical sketch show. Including an annoying French prankster from the Middle Ages, and what happens when Queen Elizabeth I needs the toilet.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Tue 20 Oct · 18:05
UK
Tue 20 Oct · 18:05
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Series 3 · Episode 2
Series 3
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Episode 2
Historical sketch show. Some medieval knights discover the most disgusting way to attack a castle and a Georgian goes shopping in a modern pet shop.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Tue 20 Oct · 18:30
UK
Tue 20 Oct · 18:30
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Channel
Upcoming Release
Episode
Series 3 · Episode 9
Series 3
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Episode 9
Historical sketch show. The Vikings launch an advert, Queen Elizabeth I surprises her court with some very odd laws, and the Aztec priests sing their gruesome disco song.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Fri 16 Oct · 08:25
UK
Fri 16 Oct · 08:25
Channel
Upcoming Release
Episode
Series 3 · Episode 12
Series 3
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Episode 12
Historical sketch show. The people of Strasbourg are afflicted with dance fever, and HHTV presenter Fearne Polyester reports from a bizarre Greek festival.
⏱ 27 mins
Time
Your Time
Mon 19 Oct · 08:25
UK
Mon 19 Oct · 08:25
Channel
Upcoming Release
Episode
Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners
Series 3
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1. Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners
Historical sketch show. Including an annoying French prankster from the Middle Ages, and what happens when Queen Elizabeth I needs the toilet.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Tue 20 Oct · 18:05
UK
Tue 20 Oct · 18:05
Channel
Upcoming Release
Episode
Series 3 · Episode 2
Series 3
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Episode 2
Historical sketch show. Some medieval knights discover the most disgusting way to attack a castle and a Georgian goes shopping in a modern pet shop.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Tue 20 Oct · 18:30
UK
Tue 20 Oct · 18:30
Repeats
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Series 2 · Episode 3
Series 2: Episode 3
Historical sketch show. In ancient Greece, it's Spartan High School Musical; a jester breaks bad news to Henry VIII; and Roman emperor Nero stars in a (not very) romantic movie.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Mon 12 Oct · 18:30
UK
Mon 12 Oct · 18:30
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Series 2 · Episode 2
Series 2: Episode 2
Historical sketch show. A pirate regrets stealing a herd of cows, King Charles II raps about his party lifestyle, and the Georgian army goes to war against a bunch of schoolboys.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Mon 12 Oct · 18:05
UK
Mon 12 Oct · 18:05
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Series 3 · Episode 5
Series 3
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Episode 5
Historical sketch show. A Welsh prince from the Middle Ages has a very stupid death, and Queen Cleopatra sings about her reputation as a femme fatale.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Mon 12 Oct · 08:25
UK
Mon 12 Oct · 08:25
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Savage Song Special
Series 7
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13. Savage Song Special
Sketch comedy series. Horrible Histories presents a collection of some of history's finest songs, as Rattus attempts to put together his own festival.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Sun 11 Oct · 11:30
UK
Sun 11 Oct · 11:30
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Series 3 · Episode 6
Series 3
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Episode 6
Historical sketch show. Henry VIII promotes his all-meat, no-vegetables diet plan, and Admiral Nelson confuses everyone with his last words.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Tue 13 Oct · 08:25
UK
Tue 13 Oct · 08:25
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Series 2 · Episode 4
Series 2
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Episode 4
Historical sketch show. Britain's greatest sailor, Admiral Nelson, turns out to be horribly seasick, and the World War II Girls sing about girl power on the Home Front.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Tue 13 Oct · 18:05
UK
Tue 13 Oct · 18:05
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Series 2 · Episode 5
Series 2
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Episode 5
An Incan kid has the worst birthday ever, a Roman farmer meets a door-to-door poo salesman, and King George IV embarks on a solo musical career.
⏱ 27 mins
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Your Time
Tue 13 Oct · 18:30
UK
Tue 13 Oct · 18:30
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Series 3 · Episode 7
Series 3
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Episode 7
Historical sketch show. Robert Walpole struggles to talk to England's German king and a Scottish sportsman attacks dead cows in the Highland Games.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Wed 14 Oct · 08:25
UK
Wed 14 Oct · 08:25
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Series 2 · Episode 6
Series 2
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Episode 6
The Ug and Ugio families go head-to-head on Stone Age Family Fortunes, mad King George III's doctors are even madder than he is, and Emperor Elagabalus launches his pranktastic Roman lottery.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Wed 14 Oct · 18:05
UK
Wed 14 Oct · 18:05
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Series 3 · Episode 8
Series 3
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Episode 8
Historical sketch show. Saxon king Ethelred the Unready suffers online bullying from the Vikings, and the suffragettes set the record straight in song.
⏱ 25 mins
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Your Time
Thu 15 Oct · 08:25
UK
Thu 15 Oct · 08:25
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Series 2 · Episode 7
Series 2
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Episode 7
Joan of Arc gets a visit from a confused angel, a pirate captain tries to make his crew dress like ladies, and Mrs Celt enjoys being a Roman on Historical Wife Swap.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Thu 15 Oct · 18:05
UK
Thu 15 Oct · 18:05
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Series 2 · Episode 8
Series 2
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Episode 8
Historical sketch show. A Georgian peasant gets a posh makeover, Crimewatch BC tries to solve Julius Caesar's murder, and the Egyptian Hieroglyphics song is guaranteed to leave you confused.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Thu 15 Oct · 18:30
UK
Thu 15 Oct · 18:30
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Series 2 · Episode 9
Series 2
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Episode 9
Historical sketch show. The Stuarts are confused by tea, a Viking funeral ends in a fight and a child evacuated in the Blitz thinks farm animals are monsters.
⏱ 26 mins
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Your Time
Fri 16 Oct · 18:05
UK
Fri 16 Oct · 18:05
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Repeat
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Awesome Ancient Civilisations Special
Series 7
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14. Awesome Ancient Civilisations Special
A guide to ancient civilisations, featuring new sketches about Alexander the Great's first kiss.
⏱ 29 mins
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Your Time
Sun 18 Oct · 11:35
UK
Sun 18 Oct · 11:35
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Series 2 · Episode 10
Series 2
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Episode 10
Historical sketch show. King Charles I sends someone else to get married for him, a new recruit regrets joining the Georgian army, and Queen Cleopatra reveals her beauty secrets.
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Mon 19 Oct · 18:05
UK
Mon 19 Oct · 18:05
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Series 2 · Episode 11
Series 2
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Episode 11
Historical sketch show. Barmy Roman emperor Caligula fails to invade Britain, King Henry VIII plays tennis while Anne Boleyn is executed, and some Saxon monks throw a party.
⏱ 26 mins
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Your Time
Mon 19 Oct · 18:30
UK
Mon 19 Oct · 18:30
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Repeat
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Savage Song Special
Series 3
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13. Savage Song Special
Savage Songs compilation. Featuring the hip hop battle of the boasting Celts, pop superstar Cleopatra, rock rebel William Wallace, and more
⏱ 28 mins
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Your Time
Tue 20 Oct · 08:25
UK
Tue 20 Oct · 08:25
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Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 3
Historical sketch show. In ancient Greece, it's Spartan High School Musical; a jester breaks bad news to Henry VIII; and Roman emperor Nero stars in a (not very) romantic movie.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Mon 12 Oct · 18:30
UK
Mon 12 Oct · 18:30
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 2
Historical sketch show. A pirate regrets stealing a herd of cows, King Charles II raps about his party lifestyle, and the Georgian army goes to war against a bunch of schoolboys.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Mon 12 Oct · 18:05
UK
Mon 12 Oct · 18:05
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 3 · Episode 5
Historical sketch show. A Welsh prince from the Middle Ages has a very stupid death, and Queen Cleopatra sings about her reputation as a femme fatale.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Mon 12 Oct · 08:25
UK
Mon 12 Oct · 08:25
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Savage Song Special
Sketch comedy series. Horrible Histories presents a collection of some of history's finest songs, as Rattus attempts to put together his own festival.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Sun 11 Oct · 11:30
UK
Sun 11 Oct · 11:30
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 3 · Episode 6
Historical sketch show. Henry VIII promotes his all-meat, no-vegetables diet plan, and Admiral Nelson confuses everyone with his last words.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Tue 13 Oct · 08:25
UK
Tue 13 Oct · 08:25
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 4
Historical sketch show. Britain's greatest sailor, Admiral Nelson, turns out to be horribly seasick, and the World War II Girls sing about girl power on the Home Front.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Tue 13 Oct · 18:05
UK
Tue 13 Oct · 18:05
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 5
An Incan kid has the worst birthday ever, a Roman farmer meets a door-to-door poo salesman, and King George IV embarks on a solo musical career.
⏱ 27 mins
Time
Your Time
Tue 13 Oct · 18:30
UK
Tue 13 Oct · 18:30
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 3 · Episode 7
Historical sketch show. Robert Walpole struggles to talk to England's German king and a Scottish sportsman attacks dead cows in the Highland Games.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Wed 14 Oct · 08:25
UK
Wed 14 Oct · 08:25
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 6
The Ug and Ugio families go head-to-head on Stone Age Family Fortunes, mad King George III's doctors are even madder than he is, and Emperor Elagabalus launches his pranktastic Roman lottery.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Wed 14 Oct · 18:05
UK
Wed 14 Oct · 18:05
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 3 · Episode 8
Historical sketch show. Saxon king Ethelred the Unready suffers online bullying from the Vikings, and the suffragettes set the record straight in song.
⏱ 25 mins
Time
Your Time
Thu 15 Oct · 08:25
UK
Thu 15 Oct · 08:25
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 7
Joan of Arc gets a visit from a confused angel, a pirate captain tries to make his crew dress like ladies, and Mrs Celt enjoys being a Roman on Historical Wife Swap.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Thu 15 Oct · 18:05
UK
Thu 15 Oct · 18:05
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 8
Historical sketch show. A Georgian peasant gets a posh makeover, Crimewatch BC tries to solve Julius Caesar's murder, and the Egyptian Hieroglyphics song is guaranteed to leave you confused.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Thu 15 Oct · 18:30
UK
Thu 15 Oct · 18:30
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 9
Historical sketch show. The Stuarts are confused by tea, a Viking funeral ends in a fight and a child evacuated in the Blitz thinks farm animals are monsters.
⏱ 26 mins
Time
Your Time
Fri 16 Oct · 18:05
UK
Fri 16 Oct · 18:05
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Awesome Ancient Civilisations Special
A guide to ancient civilisations, featuring new sketches about Alexander the Great's first kiss.
⏱ 29 mins
Time
Your Time
Sun 18 Oct · 11:35
UK
Sun 18 Oct · 11:35
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 10
Historical sketch show. King Charles I sends someone else to get married for him, a new recruit regrets joining the Georgian army, and Queen Cleopatra reveals her beauty secrets.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Mon 19 Oct · 18:05
UK
Mon 19 Oct · 18:05
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 2 · Episode 11
Historical sketch show. Barmy Roman emperor Caligula fails to invade Britain, King Henry VIII plays tennis while Anne Boleyn is executed, and some Saxon monks throw a party.
⏱ 26 mins
Time
Your Time
Mon 19 Oct · 18:30
UK
Mon 19 Oct · 18:30
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Savage Song Special
Savage Songs compilation. Featuring the hip hop battle of the boasting Celts, pop superstar Cleopatra, rock rebel William Wallace, and more
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Tue 20 Oct · 08:25
UK
Tue 20 Oct · 08:25
Available for Streaming
Series 11
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10. The Roaring 1920s!
10. The Roaring 1920s!
General strikes! Surplus women! Deadly mummy’s curses! Winston Churchill fangirling over Charlie Chaplin! Take a trip to the Roaring Twenties!
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 6pm 14 Nov 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 11
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9. Putrid Pirates and Salty Seadogs
9. Putrid Pirates and Salty Seadogs
Captain Ratbeard takes to the high seas and sets sail on his maiden voyage, taking a look at everything from who not to kidnap if you’re a pirate to the dangers of pooing inside a submarine.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 6pm 7 Nov 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 11
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8. Rat-o-Vision Song Contest
8. Rat-o-Vision Song Contest
Rattus dons a sparkly golden waistcoat & brings you a host of Historical bangers from around the world as our International acts fight it out for the ‘glittering’ Ratovision trophy
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 16 May 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 11
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7. Monstrous Mothers
7. Monstrous Mothers
From terrifying Spartan mums to hidden Victorian mums, via Queen Victoria and Cleopatra, Horrible Histories looks at some of history’s most monstrous mothers.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 6pm 28 Mar 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 11
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6. Enormous Empires
6. Enormous Empires
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.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 14 Mar 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 11
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5. Twisted Technology
5. Twisted Technology
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.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 7 Mar 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 11
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4. Terrible Transport
4. Terrible Transport
From camels to space rockets, via Dandy Horses, actual horses, royal train rides, cars, balloons and planes, it's the Horrible History of travel.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 28 Feb 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 11
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3. Ludicrous Landmarks
3. Ludicrous Landmarks
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.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 21 Feb 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 11
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2. Ridiculous Rules
2. Ridiculous Rules
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.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 14 Feb 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 11
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1. Brilliant Brains
1. Brilliant Brains
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.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 7 Feb 2025
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 10
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15. Kings and Queens - A Right Royal Special
15. Kings and Queens - A Right Royal Special
Featuring a new sketch with Elizabeth I searching for a successor in her show England’s Got Monarchs, and Rattus is the guide through some of HH's most regal sketches!
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 14 Jun 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2030)
Series 10
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14. Songtastic Musical Special
14. Songtastic Musical Special
Rattus has enlisted the help of Horrible Histories songwriter Richie to help him present a special song-filled show in which everything is a song!
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 10 May 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2030)
Series 10
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13. Loo Man's Gross Guide
13. Loo Man's Gross Guide
From bottom complaints to snot, bird poo and farts, Loo Man provides a guided tour through some of history's grossest things.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 3 May 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2030)
Series 10
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12. Rotten Romans in Britain
12. Rotten Romans in Britain
Everything from roads to baths to pies, hosts Emperor Nero and warrior queen Boudicca are here to show what the Romans did while they were here in Britain
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 26 Apr 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2030)
Series 10
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11. Terrifying Tower of London
11. Terrifying Tower of London
Famous inmates, botched escapes and thefts, and Henry VIII’s favourite executions – they’re all here in a terrifying history of the Tower of London, one of England's most famous landmarks!
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 16 Apr 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2030)
Series 10
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10. Bewitching Books
10. Bewitching Books
Comedian and children’s author Rosie Jones is here to help Rattus choose his World Book Day outfit, and discover the gory details behind some favourite children's books!
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 11:30am 7 Mar 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2028)
Series 10
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9. The Chaotic Civil War
9. The Chaotic Civil War
Take a journey through one of the weirdest, wildest periods in English history, featuring the only time that a king has been tried and executed for treason!
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 1 Mar 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2030)
Series 10
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8. Gory Greek Myths
8. Gory Greek Myths
From the Trojan horse to Jason and his Argonauts going to find the Golden Fleece and Zeus going on historical first dates as an ant, Horrible Histories presents mythical mayhem, Greek style!
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 23 Feb 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2030)
Series 10
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7. Radical Renaissance
7. Radical Renaissance
Legendary artists Da Vinci and Michelangelo are the guides for a journey through one of history’s most creative, and sometimes weirdest, periods.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 16 Feb 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2030)
Series 10
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6. Ruinous Rivals
6. Ruinous Rivals
From warring brothers to farting mothers, Horrible Histories presents some of the biggest, best and worst rivalries throughout time. Guest starring Rosie Jones, Fred Sirieix and Rob Rinder.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 5:30pm 9 Feb 2024
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 27 Mar 2030)
Horrible Histories FAQs
When is Horrible Histories next on?
The next broadcast of Horrible Histories airs at Tue 13 Oct · 08:25(UK: Tue 13 Oct · 08:25) on CBBC.
Which channel is Horrible Histories next on?
Horrible Histories returns on CBBC next. Check the listings above for every upcoming airing.
When will Horrible Histories be available on iPlayer?
Episodes land on BBC iPlayer just after the show finishes airing. Use the streaming section above to jump in as soon as it drops.