Horrible Histories - Series 1
1 - Episode 1
Air Date: April 16, 2009
A pirate captain worries about an early bedtime and the four King Georges form a boyband.
2 - Episode 2
Air Date: April 23, 2009
A Stone Age doctor tries to help a modern patient and a Pharaoh invents the pyramid.
3 - Episode 3
Air Date: April 30, 2009
A Roman emperor finds a nasty alternative to candles, and an Egyptian tries to save money.
4 - Episode 4
Air Date: May 7, 2009
The Tudors sing their family history, Bob explains the complete history of Rome in two minutes, and a mad Victorian gentleman eats King Louis XIV's mummified heart.
5 - Episode 5
Air Date: May 14, 2009
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.
6 - Episode 6
Air Date: May 21, 2009
An evil Greek god appears on a daytime chat show, a rich Georgian swaps his wife with a peasant, and we meet some weird medieval monsters.
7 - Episode 7
Air Date: May 28, 2009
There is a terrible smell in the Houses of Parliament, Cinderella struggles with the Blitz, and Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life.
8 - Episode 8
Air Date: June 4, 2009
The Saxons exchange disgusting Christmas presents, a caveman goes on a TV cookery show, and we discover the bizarre causes of the First World War.
9 - Episode 9
Air Date: June 11, 2009
A Victorian inspector checks that school is suitably cruel, HHTV News reports live from the Great Plague, and Thumbelina drowns unpleasantly.
10 - Episode 10
Air Date: June 18, 2009
HHTV News reports live from the Battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find decorative uses for severed heads, and we learn the revolting truth about Roman toilets.
11 - Episode 11
Air Date: June 25, 2009
Queen Victoria learns that her British comforts are not very British, a Viking warrior won't stop talking in rhyme, and on 'Axe Factor', the contestants try to become executioners.
12 - Episode 12
Air Date: July 2, 2009
A Victorian teacher is confused by her pupils' bizarre names, the Romans run out of animals to execute, and Queen Victoria advertises her exercise DVD.
13 - Episode 13
Air Date: July 9, 2009
A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich, the Romans host their own revolting cookery show and William Shakespeare is haunted by the ghost of King Richard III.