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First Aired: April 16th, 2009
Status: Continuing
Genre: Comedy, Family
Network: BBC iPlayer
Summary: 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.
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Season 9
Episode 1: British Black History
Air Date: April 30th, 2021
Summary: Horrible Histories charts the contribution of Black people to British life throughout history. How did African soldiers come to be guarding Hadrian’s Wall? Why was a West African diver asked to help salvage Henry VIII's ship, the Mary Rose? And the actor Ira Aldridge tells us how he came to leave New York to find fame in 19th-century England.
Episode 2: Gruesome Guide To Growing Up
Air Date: July 7th, 2021
Summary: 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 the terrible fights the young King Louis XIV had with his little brother - even weeing on each other's beds! And find out just why Henry VIII was so keen for his son Edward VI to stay inside.
Episode 3: Protesting With Pankhurst
Air Date: August 20th, 2021
Summary: Protests about inequality or environmental damage are common today, but how have people protested in the past? Emmeline Pankhurst is our guide through this history of protest, from Cato the Younger’s talkative protest in ancient Rome to the cheese riots of 18th-century Nottingham. Also, how will the Luddites cope with the newfangled technology of a video call?
Episode 4: Precious Planet
Air Date: November 1st, 2021
Summary: Charles Darwin presents a special show, as Horrible Histories takes a timely look at our planet and how we’ve behaved towards it throughout history. We look at how we’ve not always treated the planet's resources with the utmost care, from the 19th-century gold rush, to Henry VIII enjoying a little too much deforestation to build his warships.
Episode 5: Dastardly Dance
Air Date: November 26th, 2021
Summary: Strictly’s Shirley Ballas joins Rattus for a waltz through the history of dance, with Bruno Tonioli as Nero, who had his dance teacher killed, and Queen Vic’s Highland reel!
Episode 6: Cracking Christmas
Air Date: December 10th, 2021
Summary: Horrible Histories brings you a cracking Christmas special, delving into the origins of the festive season.
Episode 7: Foul Feasting
Air Date: January 7th, 2022
Summary: Horrible Histories serves up the history of foul feasting, from Stone Age lentils to Queen Victoria’s anti-fart bread.
Episode 8: Infectious Influencers
Air Date: January 14th, 2022
Summary: From Cleopatra’s hairdo to Elizabeth I’s flushing loo, meet history’s biggest Influencers.
Episode 9: Banging Bling
Air Date: January 21st, 2022
Summary: From Henry VIII’s wine fountain, to Empress Dowager’s marble boat, Horrible Histories talks money, jewellery and untold treasures.
Episode 10: Diabolical Daily Life
Air Date: January 28th, 2022
Summary: Daily life can be a bit of a grind, but not as much as it was in the past! Rattus takes us round the clock, revealing daily routines throughout history, from waking in Ancient Egypt to Medieval Loo Man.
Episode 11: Monstrous Myths
Air Date: February 4th, 2022
Summary: Count Rattula guides us through some of history’s greatest myths and monsters, including Henry VIII’s Robin Hood obsession and ancient ghostbusters.
Episode 12: Henry and Liz's Family Face-Off
Air Date: February 11st, 2022
Summary: Terrible Tudors King Henry VIII and his daughter Queen Elizabeth I bicker about who was the best ruler. Henry had a mechanical dragon kite, but Liz had a flushing toilet.
Episode 13: Cursed Careers
Air Date: February 18th, 2022
Summary: Rattus considers a career change, and luckily he has the whole of history to look through for ideas. Could he be an inventor like Babbage, or is the pirate life for him?
Episode 14: Smash Hit Songs
Air Date: February 25th, 2022
Summary: Rattus has an idea that might make him millions – he is going to launch a streaming service. However, to make Ratify a success, he is going to need some great songs from history.
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