Episode guide
Horrible Histories: Specials
93 episodes · premiered Jul 27, 2010
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- Episode 1: Savage Songs Jul 27, 2010 · 30m A compilation of the songs from the second series, featuring Spartan High School Musical, the Viking Rock Band, punky Queen Boudica, Incan emperor Pachacuti, the posh rapping of Charles…
- Episode 2: Horrible Christmas Dec 17, 2010 · 30m Christmas is a time for charity, hope and goodwill to all men - but for Horrible Histories it's a time of farting jesters, finding bacon in your Christmas card, and having your dinner…
- Episode 3: Horrible Histories Big Prom Party Jul 30, 2011 · 1h 1m As part of the 2011 BBC Proms, the cast of Horrible Histories join up with the Aurora Orchestra, the Choir from the Music Centre, the Kids Company Choir and a group of dancers for a…
- Episode 4: Sport Relief Bob Report Mar 22, 2012 · 4m
- Episode 5: Sport Special Jul 20, 2012 · 30m Special sport episode of the historical sketch show, based on the successful series of books. All the top sporting action from the past, including Emperor Nero and Jesse Owens singing the…
- Episode 6: Scary Special Oct 31, 2012 · 30m Death from 'Stupid Deaths' presents a show full of spooky highlights in this Halloween special.
- Episode 7: Ridiculous Romance 30m We find out what happens when Henry VIII takes part in TV show Dating In Darkness and meets latest love Anne of Cleves, discover the problems encountered by Queen Elizabeth I’s portrait…
- Episode 8: Frightful First World War 30m Bob Hale and Rattus Rattus guide us through the horrible history of 1914-18. Featuring the soldiers, pilots, civilians, girl guides, suffragettes and even kings who were all caught up in…
- Episode 9: Sensational Shakespeare Apr 19, 2016 · 30m April 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Britain's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare (or is it William Shagspeare or Willm Shakspere - even the great Bard himself…
- Episode 10: Staggering Storytellers Jul 11, 2016 · 30m Who wrote the first detective novel? When were books invented? Why do we like stories so much? In its own distinctive and irreverently accurate style, the episode takes a look at some of…
- Episode 11: The Grisly Great Fire of London Sep 5, 2016 · 30m For the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, Horrible Histories returns for a one-off special looking at the disaster and the events that surrounded it. On the night of 2…
- Episode 12: Savage Songs Special (2013) Jul 23, 2013 · 30m Some of history's greatest characters serenade us with tales of their lives. Featuring the all-conquering Alexander the Great, the cash-loving Crassus, the feisty Joan of Arc, the…
- Episode 13: Savage Songs Special (2012) Jul 4, 2012 · 30m In a special musical episode of the award-winning Horrible Histories, host Rattus Rattus chooses his favourite songs from the fourth series to entertain his young nephew.
- Episode 14: Top 5: 1. Football with Alex Scott Jun 19, 2019 · 30m England footie star Alex Scott delves into the Horrible history of Soccer. From the Middle Ages, when whole villages would play against each other, with dire injuries as a consequence - to…
- Episode 15: Top 5: 2. Back to School with Emily Atack Aug 15, 2019 · 30m Back to School??! Ugh! It could be worse, though – in honour of everyone going back to school, Emily Atack takes you through the Horrible History of what school days were like in the past…
- Episode 16: Black History Month with Oti Mabuse Oct 1, 2019 · 12m In celebration of Black History Month, Oti Mabuse brings you a selection of Horrible Histories sketches and songs featuring Rosa Parks, Civil War spy Mary Bowser, pioneering boxer Bill…
- Episode 17: Brexit Jan 31, 2020 · 9m Nish Kumar brings us a selection of sketches about European Historical figures, featuring the dance stylings of the Normans, Italian fashion, Leonardo da Vinci, Louis XIV’s bottom problems…
- Episode 18: Savage Songs Special (2011) Jul 26, 2011 Chronological compilation of the standout music videos from the third series, as chosen by the producers. An encore is omitted this year to make room for the slightly longer "Monarchs'…
- Episode 101: Song - The 4 Georges. Born 2 Rule 30m
- Episode 102: Song - The Wives of Henry VIII. Divorced Beheaded & Died 30m
- Episode 103: Song - Making a Mummy 30m
- Episode 104: Song - Terrible Tudors 30m
- Episode 105: Song - A Gorgeous Georgian Lady 30m
- Episode 106: Song - I'm a Knight 30m
- Episode 107: Song - Caveman Love 30m
- Episode 108: Song - It's Not True! 30m
- Episode 109: Song - The Plague Song
- Episode 110: Song - British Things
- Episode 111: Song - We are Greek
- Episode 112: Song - Burke & Hare
- Episode 201: Song - Literally (The Viking Song)
- Episode 202: Song - Charles II. King of Bling
- Episode 203: Song - Spartan High School Musical
- Episode 204: Song - We're the WWII Girls
- Episode 205: Song - George IV. Couldn't Stand My Wife
- Episode 206: Song - Blackbeard's Song
- Episode 207: Song - Victorian Inventions
- Episode 208: Song - Learn Your Hieroglyphics
- Episode 209: Song - Real Live Cowboys
- Episode 210: Song - Boudicca
- Episode 211: Song - Funky Monks
- Episode 212: Song - Do the Pachacuti
- Episode 301: Song - Dick Turpin, Highwayman
- Episode 302: Song - All The Monarchs!
- Episode 303: Song - William Wallace, Scottish Rebel
- Episode 304: Song - Work, Terrible Work!
- Episode 305: Song - Ra Ra Cleopatra
- Episode 306: Song - The Truth About Richard III
- Episode 307: Song - The Evil Emperors' Song
- Episode 308: Song - The Suffragettes' Song
- Episode 309: Song - Discaztec (Ain't Staying Alive)
- Episode 310: Song - The English Civil War Song
- Episode 311: Song - The Ages of Stone
- Episode 312: Song - Celtic Boast Battle
- Episode 401: Song - The Few (RAF Pilots)
- Episode 402: Song - Charles Darwin. Natural Selection
- Episode 403: Song - The Thinkers
- Episode 404: Song - It's a New World (Pilgrim Fathers)
- Episode 405: Song - Mary Seacole
- Episode 406: Song - Victoria & Albert. A Love Ballad
- Episode 407: Song - We've got The Blue-Blooded Blues
- Episode 408: Song - The Luddites!
- Episode 409: Song - The Borgia Family
- Episode 410: Song - Mary the First
- Episode 411: Song - William Shakespeare & the Quills
- Episode 412: Song - (We're the) Georgian Navy
- Episode 501: Song - Rosa Parks. I Sat on a Bus
- Episode 502: Song - Vikings and Garfunkel
- Episode 503: Song - Charles Dickens
- Episode 504: Song - Crassus. Minted
- Episode 505: Song - Joan of Arc
- Episode 506: Song - Alexander the Great
- Episode 507: Song - Owain Glyndŵr. First Prince of Wales
- Episode 508: Song - Transportation
- Episode 509: Song - Henry VII. The Original Tu-Tu-Tudor
- Episode 510: Song - Matilda(s) and Stephen ... and Henry
- Episode 511: Song - Australia
- Episode 512: Song - We're History (The Finale)
- Episode 513: Science with Dara Ó Briain Mar 6, 2020 In honour of Science Week, Dara Ó Briain brings you some of his favourite science-themed sketches, including the music of Charles Darwin, the serious goings-on at The Royal Society…
- Episode 514: The Bits We Left Out (S02) Second season extended episodes and sketches.
- Episode 515: The Bits That Went Wrong (S02) Outtakes and gag reel from the second season
- Episode 516: Season 2 Quizzes All quizzes from the second season
- Episode 517: Stuff We Couldn't Fit In (S03) More cut or extended scenes and sketches from the third season
- Episode 518: More Bits That Went Wrong (S03) More hilarious outtakes and gag reel from the third season.
- Episode 519: Season 3 Quizzes Quizzes from the third season.
- Episode 520: More Stuff We Couldn't Fit In (S04) Extended scenes and cut sketches from the fourth season.
- Episode 521: Stuff That Didn't Make It Finished work that had content that didn't match the themes.
- Episode 522: Season 4 Quizzes Quizzes from the fourth season.
- Episode 523: Season 5 Quizzes Quizzes from the fifth season.
- Episode 524: Even More Stuff We Couldn't Fit In (S5)
- Episode 525: Even More Bits That Went Wrong (S5)
- Episode 526: Animated Specials: 1. Gruesome Guide to Growing Up Life wasn’t always fun for children in the past. Horrible Histories delves into the not-so-easy lives of children throughout history, from the strict parenting of ancient civilisations, to…
- Episode 528: 'Orrible Opera Sep 8, 2023 · 1h 13m Henry VIII, Queen Victoria and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are our hosts for a special live concert as part of the BBC Proms season at London’s Royal Albert Hall, introducing us to the world…