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Horrible Histories - Series One

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Sketches, cartoons and quizzes liberally splattered with blood and gore, based on the successful books.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 1

Historical sketch show. A pirate captain worries about an early bedtime, a soldier from World War I struggles to cook with fake food, and the four King Georges form a boyband.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 10

Historical sketch show. HHTV News reports from the Battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find uses for severed heads, and the truth about Roman toilets is revealed.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 11

Historical sketch show based on the successful books. Queen Victoria learns that her British comforts are not British and on 'Axe Factor', contestants try to become executioners.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 12

Historical sketch show based on the successful books. A Victorian teacher is confused by her pupils' bizarre names and the Romans run out of animals to execute.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 13

Historical sketch show. A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich, the Romans host their own revolting cookery show and William Shakespeare is haunted by King Richard III's ghost.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 2

Historical sketches based on the successful books. A Stone Age doctor tries to help a modern patient, a whining Pharaoh invents the pyramid, and Henry VIII meets his dead friends.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 3

Historical sketches. A Roman emperor finds an alternative to candles, an Egyptian tries to save on mummification, and Roundheads and Cavaliers take part in Historical Wife Swap.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 4

Historical sketches. The Tudors sing their family history, Bob explains the history of Rome in two minutes, and a mad Victorian gentleman eats King Louis XIV's mummified heart.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 5

Historical sketches. A priest makes a piano from live pigs, Emperor Caligula declares war on the sea, and there are some disgusting beauty tips from ancient Egypt.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 6

Historical sketch show. An evil Greek god guests on a daytime chat show, a rich Georgian swaps his wife with a peasant, and some weird medieval monsters make an appearance.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 7

Historical sketch show based on the successful books. There is a terrible smell in the Houses of Parliament, and Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 8

Historical sketch show. The Saxons exchange disgusting Christmas presents and a caveman goes on a TV cookery show. Plus, discover the bizarre causes of World War I.

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Horrible Histories - Series One - Episode 9

Historical sketch show. A Victorian inspector checks that school is suitably cruel, HHTV News reports live from the Great Plague, and Thumbelina drowns unpleasantly.

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