Horrible Histories (2009)
Horrible Histories (2009)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jim Howick
Various
Simon Farnaby
Various
Mathew Baynton
Various
Martha Howe-Douglas
Various
Jess Robinson
Additional Voices
Ben Willbond
Various
Laurence Rickard
Various
Laurence Rickard
Various
Jon Culshaw
Additional Voices
Dominique Moore
Various
Dominique Moore
Various
John Eccleston
Rattus Rattus (voice)
Jessica Ransom
Various
Tom Stourton
Various
Lucie Pankhurst
Choreographer
Steve Connelly
Director
Adam Jenkins
Director
Jack Cheshire
Editor
Richard Bradley
Executive Producer
Giles Pilbrow
Producer / Writer
Caroline Norris
Producer
Greg Jenner
Producer's Assistant / Consulting Producer
Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer
Lydia Murtezaoglu
Researcher
Lisa Mitchell
Producer
Matt Lamont
Producer
Holly Savage
Researcher
Simon Welton
Executive Producer
Kim Shillinglaw
Executive Producer
Laura Steele-Perkins
Production Manager
Ben Ward
Writer
Dave Cohen
Writer
George Sawyer
Writer
James Harris
Writer
Jon Holmes
Writer
Lucy Clarke
Writer
Mark Blakewill
Writer
George Poles
Writer
Arnold Widdowson
Writer
Lawry Lewin
Various
Sarah Hadland
Various / Additional Voices
Meera Syal
Storyteller
Alexei Sayle
Dr. Ushma
Alice Lowe
Various
Giles Terera
Various
Daniel Taylor
Various
Nathaniel Martello-White
Various
Katy Wix
Various
Lisa Devlin
Various
Dave Lamb
Additional Voices
Tom Rosenthal
Alfred the Great
Rowan Atkinson
Henry VIII
Iain Stirling
Love Island Narrator / Additional Voices
Giles Terera
Various
Matthew Fenton
Al Murray
Molly Conlin
Lorna Watson
Xand van Tulleken
Chris van Tulleken
Dani Dyer
Dara Ó Briain
Alex Scott
Steve Punt
Writer
Elliot Reeve
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Gerard Foster
Ryan Sampson
Adam Riches
Naz Osmanoglu
Ellie White
Alice Lowe
Gemma Whelan
Writer
Richard David-Caine
Jalaal Hartley
Terry Deary
Creator
Ben Miller
Bhavna Limbachia
Fred Sirieix
Natalie Walter
Sophie Wu
Bradley Will Simpson
Katherine Jakeways
Bertie Gilbert
George Sawyer
Louise Ford
Kathryn Drysdale
Phil Wang
Susie Donkin
Writer
Danielle Vitalis
Rhashan Stone
David Baddiel
Jason Lewis
Reece Shearsmith
Steve Pemberton
Mark Gatiss
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 16, 2009
StatusReturning Series
Seasons10
Episodes132
Running Time1h 32m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Wiki.
Horrible Histories is a British children's live-action historical and musical sketch comedy television series, based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Terry Deary. The show was produced for CBBC by Lion Television with Citrus Television and ran from 2009 to 2014 for five series of thirteen half-hour episodes, with additional one-off seasonal and Olympic specials.
The TV show carries over the graphic style and much of the content of the Horrible Histories book series. It maintains the franchise's overall irreverent but accurate focus on the dark, gruesome or scatological aspects of British and other Western world history, spanning predominantly from the Stone Age to the post-World War II era. Individual historical eras or civilisations are defined and named as in the books, with sketches from several different time periods combined within a single episode. Live-action sketches—which often parody other UK media or celebrities—and music videos are intercut with animations and quizzes. The starring troupe are Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Sarah Hadland and Ben Willbond, alongside a large supporting cast headed by Katy Wix, Lawry Lewin, Alice Lowe and Dominique Moore. The black rat puppet "host", Rattus Rattus, appears in short bridging segments, explaining the factual basis for each sketch and helping children understand the facts.
The creative team was largely recruited from the mainstream adult UK comedy scene. They took inspiration from such quintessentially British historical-comedy classics as Blackadder and the Monty Python films. The series was a critical and ratings success, eventually gaining a wide all ages audience through its non-condescending and inclusive approach. It has won numerous domestic and international awards and has been named among the greatest British children's television series of all time.
In 2011, a spin-off game show, Horrible Histories: Gory Games, was launched on CBBC. In the same year, the original show was repackaged for main channel BBC One as Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry, with Fry replacing the puppet, Rattus Rattus, as presenter. A new series of special episodes began airing in 2015, featuring a new format and cast. It continues to be frequently repeated on the CBBC channel daily.