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Horrible Histories - Series 1, Episode 9[1]
Season One, Episode Nine
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Air date 11 June 2009
Written by Terry Deary
Directed by Chloe Thomas
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Horrible Histories - Series 1, Episode 9 was the ninth episode of the Horrible Histories (TV series), having first aired on the 11th of June, 2009, on the CBBC.

This episode includes a Victorian inspector checking that school is suitably nice, HHTV News reporting live from the Great Plague, & Thumbelina drowning unpleasantly.

Sketches[]

Terrible Tudors[]

Weather Forecast[]

Twisted Fairytales[]

Thumbelina drowns in poo left on the streets.[]

Vile Victorians[]

Shouty Man[]

Victorian Child Chimney Cleaner[]

Victorian school punishments[]

Rotten Romans[]

Roman Gods Direct[]

Make all your wishes come true (sort of) with Roman Gods Direct.

Roman Gods[]

A general tries desperately to appease all the right gods prior to battle.

Vicious Vikings[]

Words We Get From the Vikings[]

Vikings didn't have horns on their helmets (Animation)[]

Debunking the myth of horned helmets.

Terrible Teachers[]

Main article: It's Not True!

A teacher is being arrested for teaching false historical facts to her students.

Groovy Greeks[]

Historical Wife Swap[]

The Athenians swap with The Spartans[]

A couple of the effete Athenians trade places with the legendarily tough Spartans. 

Slimy Stuarts[]

HHTV News[]

The Great Plague of London[]

Mike Peabody reports on efforts to cope with the Great Plague of London. 

Ye Sun Newspaper: Plague Special[]

Parody of The Sun newspaper. 

Ready Steady Feast[]

Thomas Farriner & Samuel Pepys[]

In a special episode, Thomas Farriner hosts the show explaining how to cook London! Special guest Samuel Pepys then arrives.

Cast[]

Terrible Tudors Vile Victorians Rotten Romans Vicious Vikings Terrible Teachers Groovy Greeks Slimy Stuarts
Weather Forecast Twisted Fairytales Shouty Man Victorian school punishments Roman Gods Direct Roman Gods Words We Get From the Vikings Hornless Helmets Song Historical Wife Swap HHTV News Ye Sun Newspaper Ready Steady Feast
Mathew Baynton x x x x
Simon Farnaby x x x
Sarah Hadland x x x
Martha Howe-Douglas x x x
Jim Howick x x x x
Laurence Rickard
Ben Willbond x x
Lisa Devlin
Susie Donkin
Javone Prince
Steve Punt
George Sawyer
Giles Terera
Katy Wix
Terry Deary
Meera Syal x
Rattus Rattus (voiced by John Eccleston)
Jon Culshaw
Jess Robinson

Notes[]

Videos[]

External Links[]

References[]

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