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Season 1 – Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry

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Stephen Fry showcases his favorite sketches from Horrible Histories, along with some of the very best and funniest skits.
Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry — Season 1

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Stephen Fry

Host

Dominic Brigstocke

Director

Steve Connelly

Director

Chloë Thomas

Director

Caroline Norris

Producer

Giles Pilbrow

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 19, 2011 King Charles Raps King Charles II raps about his party lifestyle; Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life; Shakespeare appears on Mastermind; the Viking rock band paint the town red. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 26, 2011 Victorian Inventions A rich Georgian swaps lives with a peasant in "Historical Wife Swap"; find out what else those inventive Victorians should be thanked for apart from toilet paper, tarmac, and typewriters. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 3, 2011 Spartan High School Musical George IV receives some good news; an evacuee discovers the horrors contained in the countryside during WWII; Joan of Arc receives a surprising visitor; the Spartan High School Musical is staged in Greece. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 10, 2011 Historical Wife Swap Emperor Elagabalus hosts a dinner party on Rome's version of Come Dine With Me; British officers try to understand the causes of World War I; Cavaliers and Roundheads take part in Historical Wife Swap. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 24, 2011 Seasick Nelson The Durham Home Guard hurt themselves learning first aid; Britain's greatest sailor, Admiral Nelson, gets terribly seasick; the World War II girls sing about girl power on the Home Front. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 31, 2011 Who Killer Caesar? WWII codebreakers forget their own unique code; Crimewatch BC solve Julius Caesar's murder; King George III's manic depression is not at all helped by his Georgian doctors. Details
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Season Info

Director
Dominic Brigstocke, Steve Connelly, Chloë Thomas
Screenwriter
Mathew Baynton, Dave Cohen, Jon Holmes, Greg Jenner, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt, Laurence Rickard, Ben Ward
Network
BBC
Genre
History, Special Interest, Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jun 19, 2011