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First broadcast: Sat 7^th Feb 2015, 17:15 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Sun 26^th May 2024, 13:05 on CBBC Channel

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A special about King John and Magna Carta, starring Ben Miller. After a rap battle, John annoys the barons and agrees Magna Carta at Runnymede. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
King John:: Ben Miller
Actor:: Simon Farnaby
Actor:: Jalaal Hartley
Actor:: Jim Howick
Actor:: Naz Osmanoglu
Actor:: Jessica Ransom
Actor:: Adam Riches
Actor:: Tom Stourton
Actor:: Louise Ford
Actor:: Lawry Lewin
Actor:: Jason Lewis
Actor:: Dan Li
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Narrator:: Jon Culshaw

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Episode 2: Awesome Alfred the Great Special

First broadcast: Mon 25^th May 2015, 07:45 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 2^nd Jun 2024, 13:05 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. King Alfred the Great argues with his older brothers then defeats the Vikings using his cunning hit-and-run tactics. Show more

Contributors

Alfred the Great:: Tom Rosenthal
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Bhavna Limbachia
Additional Cast Member:: Sophie Wu
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 14: It's a Wicked World Special

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Aug 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Tue 9^th May 2023, 10:25 on CBBC HD

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A special episode of the historical sketch show, featuring ghastly Genghis Khan, the wise Confucius and a dance-off during a naval battle! Show more

Contributors

Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Sanjeev Bhaskar
Additional Cast Member:: Jason Lewis
Additional Cast Member:: Dan Li
Additional Cast Member:: Bhavna Limbachia
Additional Cast Member:: Dominique Moore
Additional Cast Member:: Giles Terera
Additional Cast Member:: Natalie Walter
Additional Cast Member:: Sophie Wu
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 15: Savage Songs Special

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Aug 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Wed 10^th May 2023, 10:25 on CBBC Channel

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A special episode of the historical sketch show, featuring songs from the series by King Alfred, Henry VIII, William the Conqueror and more. Show more

Contributors

Henry VIII:: Rowan Atkinson
Cleopatra:: Kathryn Drysdale
William the Conqueror:: Kevin Eldon
Oliver Cromwell:: Lawry Lewin
King John:: Ben Miller
Alfred the Great:: Tom Rosenthal
Boudica:: Lorna Watson
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Louise Ford
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 3: Wicked William the Conqueror Special

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Jun 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 9^th Jun 2024, 13:10 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. Young William, Duke of Normandy, quarrels with Harold Godwinson about who should be king of England, before bashing the English and taking the crown. Show more

Contributors

William the Conqueror:: Kevin Eldon
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Louise Ford
Additional Cast Member:: Lawry Lewin
Additional Cast Member:: Jason Lewis
Additional Cast Member:: Dan Li
Additional Cast Member:: Dominique Moore
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 4: Mardy Mary Queen of Scots Special

First broadcast: Mon 8^th Jun 2015, 17:00 on CBBC HDLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Jun 2024, 08:35 on CBBC Channel

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Historical sketch show. This episode follows Mary, Queen of Scots, as she stumbles from being a young girl in Scotland to Elizabeth I's public enemy number one. Show more

Contributors

Mary Queen of Scots:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Louise Ford
Additional Cast Member:: Katherine Jakeways
Additional Cast Member:: Lawry Lewin
Additional Cast Member:: Dominique Moore
Additional Cast Member:: Natalie Walter
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Voice Over:: Jess Robinson
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 11: Tricky Queen Vicky Special

First broadcast: Mon 27^th Jul 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th May 2023, 10:40 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. Young Queen Victoria marries her true love Albert and has to put up with the open sewers at Buckingham Palace. Show more

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Queen Victoria:: Sarah Hadland
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Sanjeev Bhaskar
Additional Cast Member:: Jason Lewis
Additional Cast Member:: Bhavna Limbachia
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 12: 'Orrible Oliver Cromwell Special

First broadcast: Mon 3^rd Aug 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Feb 2023, 08:35 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. Oliver Cromwell rises from obscurity, challenges King Charles I in the English Civil War and ultimately orders his execution. Show more

Contributors

Oliver Cromwell:: Lawry Lewin
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Louise Ford
Additional Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Additional Cast Member:: Sophie Wu
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 13: Rotten Rulers Special

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Aug 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st Jul 2022, 13:10 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. Featuring naughty Napoleon annoying his Josephine and horrid Henry VIII getting married again. There's also a song from wily Winston Churchill. Show more

Contributors

Henry VIII:: Rowan Atkinson
Cleopatra:: Kathryn Drysdale
William the Conqueror:: Kevin Eldon
Oliver Cromwell:: Lawry Lewin
King John:: Ben Miller
Alfred the Great:: Tom Rosenthal
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Louise Ford
Additional Cast Member:: Katherine Jakeways
Additional Cast Member:: Giles Terera
Additional Cast Member:: Natalie Walter
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 6: Horrid Henry VIII Special

First broadcast: Mon 22^nd Jun 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 23^rd Jun 2024, 13:30 on CBBC HD

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Rowan Atkinson stars as the young King Henry VIII as he struggles with his boring dad, before becoming king and going through wives like most people go through toothbrushes. Show more

Contributors

Henry VIII:: Rowan Atkinson
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Louise Ford
Additional Cast Member:: Katherine Jakeways
Additional Cast Member:: Dan Li
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 5: Naughty Napoleon Special

First broadcast: Mon 15^th Jun 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 23^rd Jun 2024, 13:05 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. A special episode about the great French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, following his rise from humble beginnings to become the emperor of France. Show more

Contributors

Napoleon:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Louise Ford
Additional Cast Member:: Sanjeev Bhaskar
Additional Cast Member:: Jason Lewis
Additional Cast Member:: Giles Terera
Additional Cast Member:: Natalie Walter
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 9: Bolshy Boudica Special

First broadcast: Mon 13^th Jul 2015, 17:20 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 7^th Jul 2024, 13:00 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. British Queen Boudica turns against her Roman masters and unleashes her wrecking ball on Colchester, St Albans and London. Show more

Contributors

Boudica:: Lorna Watson
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Katherine Jakeways
Additional Cast Member:: Jason Lewis
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 10: Wily Winston Churchill Special

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Jul 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 7^th Jul 2024, 13:30 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. Following Winston Churchill from being a young soldier in India during the time of Queen Victoria, through the First World War, to victory in World War II. Show more

Contributors

Winston Churchill:: Jim Howick
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 8: Gorgeous George III Special

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Jul 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 30^th Jun 2024, 13:25 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. King George III goes from a young unpopular king to a much-loved figure, and the team give their unique insight into the American Revolution. Show more

Contributors

George III:: Simon Farnaby
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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Episode 7: Crafty Cleopatra Special

First broadcast: Mon 29^th Jun 2015, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 30^th Jun 2024, 13:00 on CBBC HD

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Historical sketch show. Egyptian Queen Cleopatra clashes with her brother, seizes power and hooks up with great Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Show more

Contributors

Cleopatra:: Kathryn Drysdale
Main Cast Member:: Simon Farnaby
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jim Howick
Main Cast Member:: Naz Osmanoglu
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Adam Riches
Main Cast Member:: Tom Stourton
Additional Cast Member:: Sanjeev Bhaskar
Additional Cast Member:: Dan Li
Additional Cast Member:: Sophie Wu
Additional Cast Member:: Jason Lewis
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Voice Over:: Jon Culshaw
Director:: Ian Curtis
Director:: Simon Gibney
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Bill Hobbins
Executive Producer:: Melissa Hardinge
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley

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