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Horrible Histories: Series 5

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13 episodes · premiered May 27, 2013

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  1. Episode 1: Episode 1 May 27, 2013 · 30m The Saxon gods form an unlikely team of superheroes; famous astronaut Neil Armstrong reveals his new weight loss programme; we meet Georgian London's crime-fighting genius, and Rosa Parks…
  2. Episode 2: Episode 2 May 28, 2013 · 30m Featuring a surprisingly charming Stuart highwayman; the Captain of the Titanic holds the world's worst safety briefing; famous writer Mary Shelley pitches the movie of her life; and those…
  3. Episode 3: Episode 3 May 29, 2013 · 30m The boys test their horsepower to the max on Stone Age Top Gear; Charles Dickens sings about his life and books; the Greek philosophers host weird dinner parties on Historical Come Dine…
  4. Episode 4: Episode 4 May 30, 2013 · 30m Featuring the rather eccentric Georgian philosopher Jeremy Bentham; super-rich Roman politician Crassus raps about his blinging lifestyle; some unusual soldiers are recruited into WW2; and…
  5. Episode 5: Episode 5 May 31, 2013 · 30m Famous monk St Augustine struggles to introduce Christianity to Saxon England; Stuart diarist Samuel Pepys annoys the smartest men in Britain; we witness a daring escape from the Tower of…
  6. Episode 6: Episode 6 Jun 4, 2013 · 30m Queen Victoria's coronation doesn't go quite as planned, George IV pulls out all the stops to impress his guests on Historical Come Dine With Me, ancient Greek bighead Alexander the Great…
  7. Episode 7: Episode 7 Jun 11, 2013 · 30m Roman emperor Caesar Augustus reveals the lazy secret of his success, TV's most excitable reporter, Bob Hale, explains the very, very complex history of WW2, we meet Georgian England's…
  8. Episode 8: Episode 8 Jun 18, 2013 · 30m The surprising identity of Britain's top-scoring footballer is revealed, things get ridiculous on Germany's version of Historical Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, a Celtic farmer isn't…
  9. Episode 9: Episode 9 Jun 25, 2013 · 30m There is public confusion when King Charles II bans coffee shops, a seasick chicken ruins a Roman sea battle, mighty Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramesses II, meets some smelly peasants on Historical…
  10. Episode 10: Episode 10 Jul 2, 2013 · 30m A Victorian businessman goes undercover in his own factory, there's a right royal squabble over who should rule medieval England, we meet eccentric Georgian politician Mad Jack Mytton and…
  11. Episode 11: Episode 11 Jul 9, 2013 · 30m DI Bones investigates an unusual Victorian traffic accident, Roman scientist Pliny the Elder suffers a Stupid Death in ancient Pompeii, Prime Ministers Neville Chamberlain and Winston…
  12. Episode 12: Episode 12 Jul 16, 2013 · 30m Featuring a female dinosaur expert who sells seashells down on the seashore, Brian the handsome scientist reveals the weird wonders of the Greek Universe, TV's fastest-talking pensioner…
  13. Episode 13: Song Special 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…