• Air date: 16 Jun '23 15 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (15)
    • 1. Daft Dads

      16 Jun '23
      In honour of Father’s Day, Horrible Histories takes a look at some of history’s daftest dads, featuring Henry VIII, Charles Dickens, William the Conqueror and Joseph Stalin!
    • 2. NHS 75th Birthday Special

      05 Jul '23
      How did the NHS come into being? When was the first kidney transplant? Is half a chicken actually a cure for anything? Find out as comedian and former psychiatric nurse Jo Brand joins Rattus to host a special episode in honour of the NHS’s 75th birthday. They discover how the NHS came to be, some of its weirder moments, and what life was like before we had the NHS to look after us. Did you know that before the NHS, getting medical help could be both difficult and expensive? We take a look at
    • 3. Foul Football

      19 Jul '23
      Legendary Lioness Jill Scott joins Rattus to look at the history of the beautiful game, including Shakespearean mentions, women’s football being banned and coffins on the pitch!
    • 4. Gruesome Gunpowder Plot

      03 Nov '23
      Horrible Histories presents the sometimes-ludicrous story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
    • 5. Hideous Homes

      02 Feb '24
      From how Henry VIII had the most comfortable poo possible, to finding out which bit of his house Charles Dickens called The Demon – take a tour of horrible homes through history.
    • 6. Ruinous Rivals

      09 Feb '24
      From warring brothers to farting mothers, Horrible Histories presents some of the biggest, best and worst rivalries throughout time. Guest starring Rosie Jones, Fred Sirieix and Rob Rinder.
    • 7. Radical Renaissance

      16 Feb '24
      Legendary artists Da Vinci and Michelangelo are the guides for a journey through one of history’s most creative, and sometimes weirdest, periods.
    • 8. Gory Greek Myths

      23 Feb '24
    • 9. The Chaotic Civil War

      01 Mar '24
    • 10. Episode 10

      06 Mar '24
      Comedian and children’s author Rosie Jones is here to help Rattus choose his World Book Day outfit, and discover the gory details behind some favourite children’s books!
    • 11. Terrifying Tower of London

      08 Mar '24
      Famous inmates, botched escapes and thefts, and Henry VIII’s favourite executions – they’re all here in a terrifying history of the Tower of London.
    • 12. Rotten Romans in Britain

      13 Mar '24
      Everything from roads to baths to pies, hosts Emperor Nero and warrior queen Boudicca are here to show what the Romans did while they were here in Britain
    • 13. Episode 13

      15 Mar '24
      From bottom complaints to snot, bird poo and farts, Loo Man provides a guided tour through some of history’s grossest things.
    • 14. Songtastic Musical Special

      20 Mar '24
      Rattus has enlisted the help of Richie – the Horrible Histories songwriter – to help him present a special song-filled show by making every one of Rattus’ bits a song too!
    • 15. Kings and Queens - A Right Royal Special

      14 Jun '24
      Featuring a new sketch with Elizabeth I searching for a successor in her show England’s Got Monarchs, and Rattus is the guide through some of HH's most regal sketches!