Series 1 (2009)

Episode 1
8.0

April 16, 2009 • 30m

A pirate captain worries about an early bedtime and the four King Georges form a boyband.

Episode 2
7.0

April 23, 2009 • 30m

A Stone Age doctor tries to help a modern patient and a Pharaoh invents the pyramid.

Episode 3
6.0

April 30, 2009 • 30m

A Roman emperor finds a nasty alternative to candles, and an Egyptian tries to save money.

Episode 4
7.0

May 7, 2009 • 30m

The Tudors sing their family history, Bob explains the complete history of Rome in two minutes, and a mad Victorian gentleman eats...Read more

Episode 5
7.0

May 14, 2009 • 30m

A priest makes a piano from live pigs, Emperor Caligula declares war on the sea, and there are some disgusting beauty tips from Ancient Egypt.

Episode 6
7.0

May 21, 2009 • 30m

An evil Greek god appears on a daytime chat show, a rich Georgian swaps his wife with a peasant, and we meet some weird medieval monsters.

Episode 7
8.0

May 28, 2009 • 30m

There is a terrible smell in the Houses of Parliament, Cinderella struggles with the Blitz, and Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life.

Episode 8
6.0

June 4, 2009 • 30m

The Saxons exchange disgusting Christmas presents, a caveman goes on a TV cookery show, and we discover the bizarre causes of the First World War.

Episode 9
7.0

June 11, 2009 • 30m

A Victorian inspector checks that school is suitably cruel, HHTV News reports live from the Great Plague, and Thumbelina drowns unpleasantly.

Episode 10
7.0

June 18, 2009 • 30m

HHTV News reports live from the Battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find decorative uses for severed heads, and we learn the re...Read more

Episode 11
8.0

June 25, 2009 • 30m

Queen Victoria learns that her British comforts are not very British, a Viking warrior won't stop talking in rhyme, and on 'Axe Fa...Read more

Episode 12
7.0

July 2, 2009 • 30m

A Victorian teacher is confused by her pupils' bizarre names, the Romans run out of animals to execute, and Queen Victoria adverti...Read more

Episode 13
7.0

July 9, 2009 • 30m

A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich, the Romans host their own revolting cookery show and William Shakespeare is haunted by the...Read more