Horrible Histories

Overview

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.

Roughly 236h 8m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 154 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 92 minutes.

Trailer

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Series cast and crew

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  John EcclestonRattus Rattus (voice)
  124 episodes

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  Jon CulshawAdditional Voices
  101 episodes

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  Jim Howick
  78 episodes

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  Simon Farnaby
  77 episodes

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  Ben Willbond
  64 episodes

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  Mathew Baynton
  64 episodes

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  Jess RobinsonAdditional Voices
  64 episodes

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  Martha Howe-Douglas
  64 episodes

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  Laurence Rickard
  63 episodes

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  Jalaal Hartley
  54 episodes

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  Jessica Ransom
  50 episodes

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  Lawry Lewin
  48 episodes

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  Tom Stourton
  45 episodes

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  Sarah HadlandVarious
  33 episodes

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  Richard David-Caine
  30 episodes

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  Dominique Moore
  28 episodes

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  Alice Lowe
  25 episodes

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  Gemma Whelan
  21 episodes

Created by

Terry Deary

Network

CBBC

Seasons and episodes

• Series 12009 · 13 episodes
• Series 22010 · 12 episodes
• Series 32011 · 13 episodes
• Series 42012 · 13 episodes
• Series 52013 · 13 episodes
• Series 62015 · 15 episodes
• Series 72017 · 15 episodes
• Series 82019 · 15 episodes
• Series 92021 · 15 episodes
• Series 102023 · 15 episodes
• Series 112025 · 15 episodes
• Specials2010 · 93 episodes