Specials
Episodes
S0 · E1 · 27 Jul 2010 · 30 min
Savage Songs
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 II, Blackbeard the Pirate, George IV going solo, the Victorian Inventions song, and the World War 2 Girls.
S0 · E2 · 17 Dec 2010 · 30 min
Horrible Christmas
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 confiscated by Oliver Cromwell. This episode showcases bizarre Yuletide absurdities from over the centuries with a unique blend of sketches, pastiche and song - a foul and festive treat. Revel in the smelliest, silliest and goriest stories about everyone's favourite time of year.
S0 · E3 · 30 Jul 2011 · 61 min
Horrible Histories Big Prom Party
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 special event. The show features a selection of songs from the first three series, some excerpts from classical pieces and original sketches.
S0 · E4 · 22 Mar 2012 · 4 min
Sport Relief Bob Report
S0 · E5 · 20 Jul 2012 · 30 min
Sport Special
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 history of the Olympics. We're at the finish line to see Pheidippides run the first ever marathon, then we count down the top Marathon Cheats of all time and take a look back at some of our favourite Horrible Histories sporting events.
S0 · E6 · 31 Oct 2012 · 30 min
Scary Special
Death from 'Stupid Deaths' presents a show full of spooky highlights in this Halloween special.
S0 · E7 · Date not announced · 30 min
Ridiculous Romance
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 artist, and are treated to romantic musical interludes from The Love Rats Club, plus Queen Victoria as she duets with Prince Albert. We also say hello to Rattus Rattus’s brand-new girlfriend Ratalie, who Rattus Rattus is hoping will be impressed by a romantic dinner of ‘cockroach in jus de rubbish bag’...
S0 · E8 · Date not announced · 30 min
Frightful First World War
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 the fighting.
S0 · E9 · 19 Apr 2016 · 30 min
Sensational Shakespeare
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 didn't know!). In this episode, we look at the life and times of the playwright - from his largely unknown and humble beginnings in Stratford, through his times as a jobbing actor in London, to his success as the country's most respected and financially savvy writer.
S0 · E10 · 11 Jul 2016 · 30 min
Staggering Storytellers
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 literature's greatest works and history's wackiest writers. Along the way we see the development of storytelling technology. We learn how a party at Lord Byron's house led to the writing of the Gothic masterpiece Frankenstein, and how Charles Dickens was the Harry Styles of his day. Spanning 3,000 years of recorded history we take a look at the funny and ridiculous ways some of our finest writers cured their writing block - did you know Tennyson used to pretend to go the loo as a party trick? Also, of course, our trusty host Rattus guides the way.
S0 · E11 · 5 Sept 2016 · 30 min
The Grisly Great Fire of London
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 September, a spark from a baker’s oven in Pudding Lane ignited a fire which roared through the tightly packed streets of London, tearing up the timber-framed houses and destroying up to a third of the city. In true Horrible Histories fashion, this special episode explores London and Britain before the fire, full of plague and party in the raucous Restoration atmosphere personified by King Charles II. We see how London’s Mayor preferred to stay in bed during the fire because been partying the night before, and how Samuel Pepys rushed to bury his parmesan cheese for safety.
S0 · E12 · 23 Jul 2013 · 30 min
Savage Songs Special (2013)
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 brilliant but miserable Charles Dickens and the very determined Rosa Parks.
S0 · E13 · 4 Jul 2012 · 30 min
Savage Songs Special (2012)
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.
S0 · E14 · 19 Jun 2019 · 30 min
Top 5: 1. Football with Alex Scott
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 the famous Christmas truce in World War 1, when British and German troops put down their guns and spoke the universal language of football.
S0 · E15 · 15 Aug 2019 · 30 min
Top 5: 2. Back to School with Emily Atack
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…
S0 · E16 · 1 Oct 2019 · 12 min
Black History Month with Oti Mabuse
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 Richmond, plus Mary Seacole and Martin Luther King Jr.
S0 · E17 · 31 Jan 2020 · 9 min
Brexit
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 & the vocal stylings of the Four Georges…
S0 · E18 · 26 Jul 2011
Savage Songs Special (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' Song".
S0 · E101 · Date not announced · 30 min
Song - The 4 Georges. Born 2 Rule
S0 · E102 · Date not announced · 30 min
Song - The Wives of Henry VIII. Divorced Beheaded & Died
S0 · E103 · Date not announced · 30 min
Song - Making a Mummy
S0 · E104 · Date not announced · 30 min
Song - Terrible Tudors
S0 · E105 · Date not announced · 30 min
Song - A Gorgeous Georgian Lady
S0 · E106 · Date not announced · 30 min
Song - I'm a Knight
S0 · E107 · Date not announced · 30 min
Song - Caveman Love
S0 · E108 · Date not announced · 30 min
Song - It's Not True!
S0 · E109 · Date not announced
Song - The Plague Song
S0 · E110 · Date not announced
Song - British Things
S0 · E111 · Date not announced
Song - We are Greek
S0 · E112 · Date not announced
Song - Burke & Hare
S0 · E201 · Date not announced
Song - Literally (The Viking Song)
S0 · E202 · Date not announced
Song - Charles II. King of Bling
S0 · E203 · Date not announced
Song - Spartan High School Musical
S0 · E204 · Date not announced
Song - We're the WWII Girls
S0 · E205 · Date not announced
Song - George IV. Couldn't Stand My Wife
S0 · E206 · Date not announced
Song - Blackbeard's Song
S0 · E207 · Date not announced
Song - Victorian Inventions
S0 · E208 · Date not announced
Song - Learn Your Hieroglyphics
S0 · E209 · Date not announced
Song - Real Live Cowboys
S0 · E210 · Date not announced
Song - Boudicca
S0 · E211 · Date not announced
Song - Funky Monks
S0 · E212 · Date not announced
Song - Do the Pachacuti
S0 · E301 · Date not announced
Song - Dick Turpin, Highwayman
S0 · E302 · Date not announced
Song - All The Monarchs!
S0 · E303 · Date not announced
Song - William Wallace, Scottish Rebel
S0 · E304 · Date not announced
Song - Work, Terrible Work!
S0 · E305 · Date not announced
Song - Ra Ra Cleopatra
S0 · E306 · Date not announced
Song - The Truth About Richard III
S0 · E307 · Date not announced
Song - The Evil Emperors' Song
S0 · E308 · Date not announced
Song - The Suffragettes' Song
S0 · E309 · Date not announced
Song - Discaztec (Ain't Staying Alive)
S0 · E310 · Date not announced
Song - The English Civil War Song
S0 · E311 · Date not announced
Song - The Ages of Stone
S0 · E312 · Date not announced
Song - Celtic Boast Battle
S0 · E401 · Date not announced
Song - The Few (RAF Pilots)
S0 · E402 · Date not announced
Song - Charles Darwin. Natural Selection
S0 · E403 · Date not announced
Song - The Thinkers
S0 · E404 · Date not announced
Song - It's a New World (Pilgrim Fathers)
S0 · E405 · Date not announced
Song - Mary Seacole
S0 · E406 · Date not announced
Song - Victoria & Albert. A Love Ballad
S0 · E407 · Date not announced
Song - We've got The Blue-Blooded Blues
S0 · E408 · Date not announced
Song - The Luddites!
S0 · E409 · Date not announced
Song - The Borgia Family
S0 · E410 · Date not announced
Song - Mary the First
S0 · E411 · Date not announced
Song - William Shakespeare & the Quills
S0 · E412 · Date not announced
Song - (We're the) Georgian Navy
S0 · E501 · Date not announced
Song - Rosa Parks. I Sat on a Bus
S0 · E502 · Date not announced
Song - Vikings and Garfunkel
S0 · E503 · Date not announced
Song - Charles Dickens
S0 · E504 · Date not announced
Song - Crassus. Minted
S0 · E505 · Date not announced
Song - Joan of Arc
S0 · E506 · Date not announced
Song - Alexander the Great
S0 · E507 · Date not announced
Song - Owain Glyndŵr. First Prince of Wales
S0 · E508 · Date not announced
Song - Transportation
S0 · E509 · Date not announced
Song - Henry VII. The Original Tu-Tu-Tudor
S0 · E510 · Date not announced
Song - Matilda(s) and Stephen ... and Henry
S0 · E511 · Date not announced
Song - Australia
S0 · E512 · Date not announced
Song - We're History (The Finale)
S0 · E513 · 6 Mar 2020
Science with Dara Ó Briain
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, Historical Paramedics, Victorian Inventions and Vaccinations…
S0 · E514 · Date not announced
The Bits We Left Out (S02)
Second season extended episodes and sketches.
S0 · E515 · Date not announced
The Bits That Went Wrong (S02)
Outtakes and gag reel from the second season
S0 · E516 · Date not announced
Season 2 Quizzes
All quizzes from the second season
S0 · E517 · Date not announced
Stuff We Couldn't Fit In (S03)
More cut or extended scenes and sketches from the third season
S0 · E518 · Date not announced
More Bits That Went Wrong (S03)
More hilarious outtakes and gag reel from the third season.
S0 · E519 · Date not announced
Season 3 Quizzes
Quizzes from the third season.
S0 · E520 · Date not announced
More Stuff We Couldn't Fit In (S04)
Extended scenes and cut sketches from the fourth season.
S0 · E521 · Date not announced
Stuff That Didn't Make It
Finished work that had content that didn't match the themes.
S0 · E522 · Date not announced
Season 4 Quizzes
Quizzes from the fourth season.
S0 · E523 · Date not announced
Season 5 Quizzes
Quizzes from the fifth season.
S0 · E524 · Date not announced
Even More Stuff We Couldn't Fit In (S5)
S0 · E525 · Date not announced
Even More Bits That Went Wrong (S5)
S0 · E526 · Date not announced
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 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.
S0 · E528 · 8 Sept 2023 · 73 min
'Orrible Opera
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 of opera. Mozart is sure that the Horrible Histories audience will love opera, with all its grisly and gruesome stories. But Queen Victoria is not so sure, thinking opera is totally unsuitable for children. In fact, she thinks the audience need to leave at once! Can Mozart change her mind?
Data and images from TMDB.