| Horrible Histories - Series 5, Episode 4 | |
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| Season Five, Episode Four | |
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| Air date | 30 May 2013 |
| Written by | Gerard Foster, Giles Pilbrow, Laurence Rickard, & Ben Ward |
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Horrible Histories - Series 5, Episode 4 was the 57th episode of Horrible Histories, the fourth episode of Series 5. It first aired on the 30th of May, 2013.
This episode features Dom Duckworth examining Charles II's magic touch, a Roman politician rapping about his lifestyle, & unusual soldiers being recruited for the Second World War.
Sketches[]
Slimy Stuarts[]
HHTV Investigates[]
Charles II's ability to cure scrofula[]
Dominic Duckworth investigates Charles II’s supposed ability to cure scrofula with a touch.
Woeful Second World War[]
German Dog[]
German attempts to train canine spies start to get a bit over-optimistic.
Italy 1944 (Animated)[]
The story of very furry Polish Corporal Wojtek.
Vicious Vikings[]
I Can’t Believe You Fed Me Seal Blubber![]
(parody of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! advertisements)
Greenland[]
Erik the Red makes a commercial (& gets frostbite) in an attempt to lure settlers to the ‘sun-drenched paradise’ of Greenland (parody of Iceland advertisements).
Rotten Romans[]
Thou Hast Been Framed![]
Royal bloopers[]
Featuring the best of royal bloopers.
Song[]
- Main article: Crassus: Minted
(parody of Bonkers by Dizzee Rascal)
Gorgeous Georgians[]
Jeremy Bentham[]
A noble patron is bewildered by a visit to Jeremy Bentham’s office.
Words We Get From History[]
Words We Get From Jeremy Bentham[]
Stupid Deaths[]
Madame Blanchard[]
Measly Middle Ages[]
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle[]
Keeping up with tumultuous medieval times just got easier thanks to Anglo-Saxon Chronicle magazine (newsmagazine parody).
Historical Apprentice[]
Team Johannes Gutenberg V Team Monk[]
Team Johannes Gutenberg & Team Monk vie to demonstrate the most efficient printing technology.
Vile Victorians[]
Grace Darling[]
Grace Darling discovers a unique peril of pre-Internet celebrity.
HHTV Sport[]
Emma Sharp, the woman who walked 1000 miles in 1000 hours[]
Live–if disbelieving–with Emma Sharp, the woman who walked a thousand miles in as many hours.
Cast[]
| Slimy Stuarts | Woeful Second World War | Vicious Vikings | Rotten Romans | Gorgeous Georgians | Measly Middle Ages | Vile Victorians | ||||||||
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| HHTV Investigates | German Dog | Italy 1944 |
I Can’t Believe You Fed Me Seal Blubber! |
Greenland | Thou Hast Been Framed! | Song | Jeremy Bentham | Words We Get From History | Stupid Deaths | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle | Historical Apprentice | Grace Darling | HHTV Sport | |
| Mathew Baynton | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| Simon Farnaby | x | x | x | |||||||||||
| Sarah Hadland | x | |||||||||||||
| Martha Howe-Douglas | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Jim Howick | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| Laurence Rickard | x | x | x | |||||||||||
| Ben Willbond | x | x | x | |||||||||||
| Susie Donkin | ||||||||||||||
| Katherine Jakeways | ||||||||||||||
| Lawry Lewin | x | x | x | |||||||||||
| Alice Lowe | ||||||||||||||
| Dominique Moore | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Punt | ||||||||||||||
| Jessica Ransom | ||||||||||||||
| Giles Terera | ||||||||||||||
| Terry Deary | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Gatiss | ||||||||||||||
| Al Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Pemberton | ||||||||||||||
| Reece Shearsmith | ||||||||||||||
| Rattus Rattus (voiced by John Eccleston) | ||||||||||||||
| Jon Culshaw | ||||||||||||||
| Jess Robinson | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Lamb | ||||||||||||||
Notes[]
External Links[]
- Series 5, Episode 4 at Horrible Histories TV