Horrible Histories

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.

Horrible Histories
Horrible HistoriesSeries

Details

First aired
16 Apr 2009
Seasons
11
Episodes
154
  • TMDB 8.0
Last aired
19 Dec 2025
Genres
  • Family
  • Comedy
Status
Returning Series
Network
CBBC
Episode runtime
1 h 32 min
Countries
  • GB
Original language
en
Original title
Horrible Histories
Writers
Susie DonkinBen WardLaurence RickardDave CohenGeorge SawyerGiles PilbrowBen WillbondMathew BayntonJames McNicholasSteve PuntMark BlakewillLucy ClarkeJon HolmesJames HarrisArnold WiddowsonGemma WhelanJessica RansomGeorge Poles

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