Horrible Histories
- TV sketch show
- CBBC / BBC One
- 2009 - 2024
- 139 episodes (10 series)
Hit sketch show based on surprising facts from world history, inspired by the hit children's book series. Stars Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas and more.
- Due to return for Series 11
- Series 8, Special repeated at 9:20am on CBBC
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Crooked King John And The Magna Carta
Further details
King John was one of the most rotten rulers of the lot, whose life was dominated by fights with English noblemen. This episode will explore what was happening in the world during King John's life, such as the rise of Genghis Khan, and the Crusades as well as looking at the King himself, as he went from problem child to angry adult and how, just a year before his rotten death, he signed the Magna Carta in 1215 - the greatest thing to come out of his reign and a document that still affects our lives today.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 7th February 2015
- Time
- 5:15pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Jim Howick | Various |
Simon Farnaby | Various |
Tom Stourton | Various |
Adam Riches | Various |
Naz Osmanoglu | Various |
Jalaal Hartley | Various |
Jessica Ransom | Various |
Jon Culshaw | Various (Voice) |
Louise Ford | Ensemble Actor |
Lawry Lewin | Ensemble Actor |
John Eccleston | Rattus Rattus |
Ben Miller | King John |
Jason Lewis | Ensemble Actor |
Dan Li | Ensemble Actor |
Ben Ward | Writer |
Dave Cohen | Writer |
Lucy Clarke | Writer |
Gerard Foster | Writer |
Steve Punt | Writer |
George Sawyer | Writer |
Daniel Peak | Writer |
Benjamin Partridge | Writer |
Dan Maier (as Daniel Maier) | Writer (Additional Material) |
Ben Ward | Script Editor |
George Sawyer | Script Editor |
Simon Gibney | Director |
Ian Curtis | Director |
Tom Miller | Series Producer |
Melissa Hardinge | Executive Producer |
Bill Hobbins | Executive Producer |
Richard Bradley | Executive Producer |
Adam Windmill | Editor |
Will Peverett | Editor |
Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
Richie Webb | Composer |
Tim Searle | Animation |
Video
Magna Carta song
King John explains The Magna Carta... via a song.
Featuring: Lawry Lewin, Ben Miller (King John), Tom Stourton, Adam Riches, Jalaal Hartley & Jessica Ransom.