Horrible Histories
- TV sketch show
- CBBC / BBC One
- 2009 - 2025
- 154 episodes (11 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.
- This series will continue at a later date
- Series 5, Episode 2 repeated tomorrow at 1:15pm on CBBC
Streaming rank this week: 578
Press clippings Page 4
Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2020Comedies shortlisted for Broadcast Awards 2020
Derry Girls, Fleabag, Inside No. 9, Mum, Stath Lets Flats, This Time With Alan Partridge, Taskmaster, Horrible Histories and There She Goes are nominated in the Broadcast Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2019Greg Jenner announces birth of his 'amazing' daughter
Greg Jenner, known for his work on the CBBC hit Horrible Histories, has become a father, announcing the birth of his baby daughter in an emotional Twitter post.
Joanna Crawley, Daily Mail, 27th August 2019Terry Deary: 'sod you, Richard Curtis!'
Ahead of Horrible Histories: The Movie, the author explains how the franchise started as a joke book - and has been insensitive for 25 years.
James Mottram, i Newspaper, 19th July 2019Horrible Histories series on Brexit would be no problem
A Horrible Histories series on Brexit would be "no problem" to write, the creator of the popular franchise has said.
Thomas Hornall, Yahoo, 8th July 2019Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 shortlist
The shortlisted TV and radio shows for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 have been announced. 60 programmes are now in the running for the Comedy Of The Year title.
British Comedy Guide, 21st January 2019How we made Horrible Histories
'If someone getting wee poured over them helps people learn some facts, we're doing our job right'
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 11th December 2018Broadcast Awards 2019 nominations
Derry Girls, Detectorists, Mum, Stath Lets Flats, This Country and The Windsors are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2018Horrible Histories to return for Series 8 and feature film
Horrible Histories is to return to CBBC for an eighth series next year. A movie based on the hit comedy is also now filming, written by Olivier Award-winner Jessica Swale.
British Comedy Guide, 20th September 2018"We don't treat kids like they're stupid"
Greg Jenner, historian and 'chief nerd' on the Horrible Histories TV show, tells The Big Issue how the original books inspired a generation.
Vicky Carroll, The Big Issue, 16th February 2018