Horrible Histories

2009

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8.7| 0h30m| TV-PG| en
Synopsis

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.

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Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
tessybear-675-76666 I love this show so much! It's hilarious, it's not boring at all and a great way to learn history. I watch it with my mum and dad every night and they too enjoy it. I know all the words to most songs, and thanks to Horrible Histories, I know all the English kings and queens, things about Charles the 2nd etc. Some of the song film clips resonates well with an older audience, as they are copies of older songs. They creatively add riff offs of shows, such as 'Historical Masterchef', 'Historical Apprentice' and 'Historical Dentist.' If you haven't watched it, I would definitely give it a go as it is funny and entertaining. As you watch the series you begin to get attached to some of the main characters, like we have, so it makes it more fun. 10/10 I love it so much.
rikki-fruit140 Its a very easy and interactive as well as funny way to "laugh your way through history". I definitely recommend this to everyone (children to adults). Great series!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish there would continue filming new series including Huns, china and other cultures which would be very interesting to watch and learn. Awful Egyptians Vile Victorians Gorgeous Georgians Awesome USA Troublesome 20th Century Slimy Stuarts Incredible Incas Angry Aztecs Rotten Romans Groovy Greeks Potty Pioneers Putrid Pirates Ruthless Rulers Frightful WWI Woeful WWII Smashing Saxons Cut-Throat Celts Terrible Tudors Savage Stone Age Measly Middle Ages Barmy British Empire Stormin' Normans Blized Brits Villanious Victorians Vicious Vikings Rutless RomansP.S. As well as the books
Little_Mizz_Nawtie I rarely watch TV. Well can you blame me? Full of sad people all with the same desperation to be on TV via reality shows, ever since Big Brother, TV has seriously gone down hill. But this amazing programme, changes it all.I first took interest in Horrible Histories when it was just a minor book series, i bought it in my first year of high school, i only had two books, but they were seriously entertaining, and believe it or not at the age of 25 i still have them! i was flipping through the channels a year ago when i was bored and i saw Horrible Histories. and oh my, its now an obsession.I didn't think a children's programme could ever make me laugh so so hard.The sketches are all insanely funny, and rather interesting too, i must admit after watching certain sketches i do find myself hopping onto the internet and doing a bit more research.The Actors & Actresses are all fantastic, i cannot find fault with any of them. My favourites have to be Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick & Lawrence Lewin.You learn the most interesting things, how Hitler would be in such a Paddy if he was awoken from his sleep, How they identified who was guilty and who was innocent in the middle ages by eating a piece of cake! Diogenes would pee on you if you insulted him! Other sketches to consider are, The prisoner of War, life in the trenches.They Also mimic other TV shows and use it for some hilarious gags, for example Wife Swap, Hisorical Masterchef, Apprentice, Eastenders, Gok Wans Fashion Fix (minus the Gok Wan) Ready Steady Feast and many more. I wouldn't spend a second of my time watching these shows if they were on TV, but i have watched the horrible histories versions again & again and still laugh as hard as i did when i first watched it.My favourite character has to be Caligula, and i wish there were more of him, he reminds me of Pontious Pilate in Monty Pythons Life of Brian, but a bit more crazier, he seriously reduces me to tears of laughter, him, his speech impediment & his mallet who he lovingly names Wackus Bonkus.There are so many other sketches, the accents are spot on and make me laugh too, and the way they give random Era's a different accent, who would think King Pepi of ancient Egypt had a southern American accent?? Well he didn't, but it made me laugh all too hard.This sketch show is the new Monty Python, and i hope one day The Monty Python Clan & The Horrible Historie Clan collaborate to make the ultimate sketch show.The newer series feature more songs, which are all rooted from popular cult classics, but the lyrics changed. Although i do not watch these and try to avoid them (not my style!) i will admit they are a fantastic way to help children memorise crucial information.And the winner of Two Bafta Awards two years in a row, the show must be fantastically hilarious and amazing! You must watch it for it is truly amazing!
Phone-Box Every once in a while I catch my sister watching this, I sit down to watch with her and it's always interesting! You learn a lot of useless, gruesome, interesting and comical details (some useful ones too) about what people did in the past. They also like to depict what happened in a modern day context, like Cleopatra asking Caesar to assassinate her enemies via instant messaging and a Roman "come dine with me", where the emperor Elagabalus gives the guests plastic food whilst he eats the real stuff.I especially enjoy listening to the songs they come up with, my favourite being the one about Vikings. Genius