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Title: Horrible Histories (2009–2019)
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| Jim Howick | ... | Various / ... 41 episodes, 2009-2015 | |
| Simon Farnaby | ... | Various / ... 41 episodes, 2009-2015 | |
| Mathew Baynton | ... | Various 39 episodes, 2009-2013 | |
| Martha Howe-Douglas | ... | Various / ... 39 episodes, 2009-2013 | |
| Ben Willbond | ... | Various / ... 39 episodes, 2009-2013 | |
| Laurence Rickard | ... | Various 37 episodes, 2009-2013 | |
| Jon Culshaw | ... | Additional Voices / ... 22 episodes, 2009-2017 | |
| Sarah Hadland | ... | Various / ... 19 episodes, 2009-2010 | |
| Dominique Moore | ... | Various / ... 18 episodes, 2010-2017 | |
| Jess Robinson | ... | Additional Voices / ... 17 episodes, 2009-2011 | |
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Horrible histories is a British program for all ages. The writers have made learning history entertaining, with funny skits, spin offs of TV shows like; Wife Swap (Historical Wife Swap), Master Chef (Historical Master Chef), and Fashion Fix (Historical Fashion Fix). It teaches us history through songs too.
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The black rat puppet "host", Rattus Rattus, appears in short bridging segments, explaining the factual basis for each sketch. See more »Goofs
The idea of pirates using a black ink spot to tell another pirate that they have been marked for death comes from Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' and has no factual basis. See more »Quotes
Various: [repeated line as "Death" for opening of "Stupid Deaths" segment] Stupid Deaths, Stupid Deaths, they're funny 'cause they're true! Stupid Deaths, Stupid Deaths, hope next time it's not *you*!See more »
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I'm with the other reviewers here in being: a) adult and b) hugely admiring of the "Horrible Histories" concept in general, and the way these particular actors put it into effect, in particular. However, I am not sure if the other reviewers have fully cottoned on to the exquisite way in which the work can at times rise to being both funny and moving at the same time. Cases in point are the "We fighter pilots..." song (about the Battle of Britain), and now recently the Magna Carta song (produced in time for the 800th anniversary thereof). Both songs are attractive visually, catchy as musical creations, funny, informative and ... distinctly moving! That's a nice and clever and unusual trick if you can pull it off, and these guys certainly can! Much-deserved congratulations to them, therefore. Their world-beating work fusing education with entertainment offers us yet another reason to be "proud to be British".