Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories is a TV show on CBBC. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 74 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2024.
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Horrible Histories
A look at the most ruthless rulers of all time. Hold your nose in Versailles, because Louis XIV hasn't got any loos.
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Horrible Histories takes a look at America and its various presidents, from George Washington to the present day, including President Jackson's parrot.
Series 9
Horrible Histories charts the contribution of Black people to British life throughout history.
Series 8
Doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken join Rattus for a selection of old and new sketches relating to bodies.
Series 4
Horrible Histories favourite Death, from 'Stupid Deaths', presents a show full of spooky highlights. We join him at home and get a look around as he reveals his creepiest moments.
Series 7
A look at some of history's most ingenious inventors, as we take in everything from the invention of the wheel to the crisp.
Horrible Histories takes a look at the world's greatest heroes and villains. Featuring Martin Luther King Jr and Al Capone.
A look at some of history's greatest artists, from the first images painted onto the walls of caves through to Chris Ofili's work with elephant dung.
A special episode looking at explorers, from the Vikings' first small steps on American soil to humankind's first giant leaps on the moon.
From the earliest screeches of the neanderthal, right through to Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar, Rattus Rattus guides us through the story of music making.
Series 8
A special show featuring some of history’s greatest firsts, including the first ever library, Olympic Games, people on the moon and rat roller-skating on TV!
Social media star Holly H is Rattus’s guest as he launches his own radio station, BBC Radio Number Two, and plays a selection of musical greatest hits from the series.
Series 10
Comedian and children’s author Rosie Jones is here to help Rattus choose his World Book Day outfit, and discover the gory details behind some favourite children's books!
Series 8
The Horrible History of (sometimes literally) dressing to kill. Henry VIII has beef over whose armour is best and Louis XV dresses as a hedge.
Featuring Victorian fake news, paparazzi, and camera men strapped to the front of moving trains, Queen Victoria shows you how her subjects invented and became obsessed with films!
Series 9
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.
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?
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.
Series 8
Washington, Jefferson, Queen Elizabeth I, social media sensation Zack Septic-Tank and a host of plucky Puritans star in a show marking 400 years since the Mayflower’s famous voyage.
Alex Scott joins Rattus for a sport-themed special. Mary Queen of Scots goes grief-golfing, the H2 Freestylers take on a whole village, and sports-mad Henry VIII sings Get Sweaty.