Brainiac: History Abuse (2005)

44m
Running Time

1
Seasons

8
Episodes

June 1, 2005
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
6.5
Brainiac: History Abuse

Brainiac: History Abuse (2005)

44m
Running Time

1
Seasons

8
Episodes

June 1, 2005
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies
Sky One

Plot.

A fast-paced eye-popping journey into days gone by from the people behind the hugely popular Brainiac: Science Abuse series.

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Cast & Crew.

Charlotte Hudson

Charlotte Hudson

Self - Host

Stephen Wisdom

Stephen Wisdom

Ernest Clough, History Buff

Regina Cotter

Regina Cotter

Shell In The Kitchen

Details.

Release Date
June 1, 2005

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
8

Running Time
44m

Genres

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This TV Show Is About.

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Wiki.

Brainiac: History Abuse is a British entertainment documentary show that aired on Sky1 from 1 June to 20 July 2005. It is a spin-off of the show Brainiac: Science Abuse concentrating on historical subjects. The show is presented by Charlotte Hudson with additional input from Stephen Wisdom as "Ernest Clough, History Buff", and Regina Cotter as Shell in the Kitchen cooking traditional medieval delicacies.

The series wasn't as popular as its scientific counterpart, and was axed after one series. However, it is repeated on Sky3.

Regular features include:

"Men in Steel" and "Knight Fever" – highlighting modern-day activities you can do (with varying degrees of difficulty) while wearing a suit of armour.

Shell's Kitchen – medieval (and to most modern tastes, unpalatable) recipes, presented in a parody of the style of Nigella Lawson.

Ancient Hist-O-Wee – historical uses for urine

Historical medicinal remedies

Ancient Vege-Battles: historical battles illustrated using fruit and vegetables

The Brainiac Battering Ram Squad "fixing" an everyday problem with unnecessary force, such as opening a vending machine or a locked car

Like Brainiac: Science Abuse before it, the show always ends with an item in which a caravan gets blown up. In deference to the theme, they use a "historical" explosive for an everyday task (e.g. a WW2 depth charge to unblock a toilet).

Torture instruments were shown and demonstrated with fruit

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