Horrible Histories

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Children's: Entertainment & Comedy

Children's: Factual

Factual: History

Historical sketch show, based on the successful books by Terry Deary.

Formidable Florence Nightingale

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Tom Stourton

Ryan Sampson

Richard David-Caine

Jalaal Hartley

Jessica Ransom

Gemma Whelan

Lolly Adefope

Louise Ford

Samson Kayo

James McNicholas

Tom Palmer

Ellie White

John Eccleston

Jon Culshaw

Ian Curtis

Steve Connelly

Lisa Mitchell

Tom Miller

Richard Bradley

Simon Welton

Lucy Clarke

Dave Cohen

Gerard Foster

Daniel Peak

Steve Punt

Ben Ward

Horrible Histories: Series 7: Episode 11: Formidable Florence Nightingale

Episode 11

Episode 11: Formidable Florence Nightingale

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A tribute to Florence Nightingale, charting how she revolutionised medicine.

Sketch comedy series. A tribute to Florence Nightingale, charting how she revolutionised medicine and the treatment of the sick.

Horrible Histories pays tribute to Formidable Florence Nightingale, The Lady with the Lamp (just don't let Florence hear you calling her that!) The programme charts how Florence revolutionised medicine and the treatment of the sick during the Crimean War, but also how she also unwittingly sparked the public's desire for trinkets and tat featuring her image. Elsewhere, there's the bizarre practice of Victorian war tourism (tea, cake and carnage), a look at some Embarrassing Victorian Bodies, and a visit to Mary Seacole's British Hotel.

Horrible Histories: Series 7

Series 7

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Historical sketch show based on the successful series of books.

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