| Horrible Histories - Series 4, Episode 5 | |
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| Season Four, Episode Five | |
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| Air date | 19 April 2012 |
| Written by | Dave Cohen, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt, & Laurence Rickard |
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Horrible Histories - Series 4, Episode 5 was the 44th episode of Horrible Histories, the fifth of Series 4. It first aired on the 19th of April, 2012, on the CBBC.
This episode includes Bob Hale telling the history of the Renaissance, William Shakespeare getting into a Word Battle, & Mary Seacole singing about her life in a way Beyoncé would be proud of.
Sketches[]
Savage Stone Age[]
Historical Masterchef[]
Nug, Caveman[]
A chef from Skara Brae dispels the myth of primitive Neolithic cuisine.
Planning a Town[]
The first town planners must explain to skeptical would-be residents why a town is needed in the first place.
Wild Warriors[]
Movie Trailer(s)[]
Snakes on a Ship/Elephants on a Plain[]
Hannibal & his Carthaginian ruthless battle tactics star in the blockbusters “Snakes on a Ship” & its sequel, “Elephants on a Plain” (both parodies of Snakes on a Plane).
Radical Renaissance[]
HHTV News[]
The Renaissance Report[]
Quiz Question[]
What did famous Renaissance artist, sculptor, & inventor, Leonardo Da Vinci, make for the King of France in 1495?
- A: A robot lion
- B: A painting of Paris
- C: A sculpture of the Queen
Moaning Lisa & Da Vinci[]
Mona Lisa grows impatient with Leonardo da Vinci’s inability to finish anything, including her portrait.
Awful Egyptians[]
Art Show[]
Egyptian Make Show[]
The mummification process.
Mummification[]
Kids can practice embalming their own dead body with Mummification (parody of Operation).
Terrible Tudors[]
Shakespeare's Insult Battle[]
William Shakespeare is called out by a tavern drunk & ends up in a battle of insults.
Oh, Yea! Magazine[]
Royal Rage Special[]
Elizabeth I’s formidable temper.
Vile Victorians[]
Explaining how to make the Charge of the Light Brigade an utter disaster (Crimean War)[]
Lord Raglan explains his plan to ensure the Charge of the Light Brigade is a complete & unmitigated disaster.
Song[]
- Main article: Mary Seacole (Song)
Parody of Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé
Cast[]
| Savage Stone Age | Wild Warriors | Radical Rennaisance | Awful Egyptians | Terrible Tudors | Vile Victorians | ||||||
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| Historical Masterchef | Planning a Town | Movie Trailers | HHTV News | Moaning Lisa & Da Vinci | Egyptian Make Show | Mummification | Shakespeare's Insult Battle | Oh Yea! Magazine | Crimean War | Song | |
| Mathew Baynton | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Simon Farnaby | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Sarah Hadland | |||||||||||
| Martha Howe-Douglas | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Jim Howick | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Laurence Rickard | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Ben Willbond | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Jalaal Hartley | |||||||||||
| Katherine Jakeways | |||||||||||
| Lawry Lewin | x | ||||||||||
| Jason Lewis | |||||||||||
| Dominique Moore | x | ||||||||||
| Jessica Ransom | x | ||||||||||
| Giles Terera | |||||||||||
| Katy Wix | |||||||||||
| Chris Addison | |||||||||||
| Jermain Defoe | |||||||||||
| Mark Gatiss | |||||||||||
| Amir Khan | |||||||||||
| Steve Pemberton | |||||||||||
| Reece Shearsmith | |||||||||||
| Rattus Rattus (voiced by John Eccleston) | x | ||||||||||
| Jon Culshaw | |||||||||||
| Jess Robinson | |||||||||||
Notes[]
External Links[]
- Series 4, Episode 5 at Horrible Histories TV