Programme Index

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 19^th Jun 2011, 18:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 19^th Jun 2011, 18:00 on BBC One Yorkshire

Stephen Fry presents the best sketches from the historical comedy series. King Charles II raps about his party lifestyle, and Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Actor:: Mathew Baynton
Actor:: Jim Howick
Actor:: Martha Howe-Douglas
Actor:: Laurence Rickard
Actor:: Ben Willbond
Actor:: Simon Farnaby
Actor:: Sarah Hadland
Actor:: Lawry Lewin
Actor:: Katy Wix
Producer:: Caroline Norris
Producer:: Giles Pilbrow
Director:: Dominic Brigstocke
Director:: Steve Connelly
Director:: Chloe Thomas
Writer:: Mathew Baynton
Writer:: Dave Cohen
Writer:: Jon Holmes
Writer:: Greg Jenner
Writer:: Giles Pilbrow
Writer:: Steve Punt
Writer:: Laurence Rickard
Writer:: Ben Ward

Genres

Series

Horrible Histories: Specials

Horrible Histories

Specials

Staggering Storytellers

CBBC

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Jul 2016, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Mar 2024, 13:20 on CBBC HD

Available for 25 days

A special episode of the historical sketch show, taking a look at some of literature's greatest works and history's wackiest writers. Show more

Contributors

Main Cast Memmber:: Tom Stourton
Main Cast Member:: Richard Atwill
Main Cast Member:: Richard David-Caine
Main Cast Member:: Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:: Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:: Thom Tuck
Main Cast Member:: Gemma Whelan
Additional Cast Member:: Mel Giedroyc
Additional Cast Member:: Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Additional Cast Member:: Louise Ford
Additional Cast Member:: Dominique Moore
Additional Cast Member:: Natalie Walter
Additional Cast Member:: Jon Culshaw
Puppeteer:: John Eccleston
Director:: Steve Connelly
Producer:: Lisa Mitchell
Series Producer:: Tom Miller
Executive Producer:: Simon Welton
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley
Writer:: Ben Ward
Writer:: Ben Partridge
Writer:: Gerard Foster
Writer:: Dave Cohen
Writer:: Danny Peak
Writer:: Lucy Clarke

Genres

Brand

Horrible Histories

Series

Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Jun 2011, 18:05 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 26^th Jun 2011, 18:05 on BBC One Yorkshire

Stephen Fry links the very best sketches from Series 1 and 2 of the award-winning comedy show. In this episode, a rich Georgian swaps lives with a peasant in Historical Wife Swap. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Actor:: Mathew Baynton
Actor:: Jim Howick
Actor:: Martha Howe-Douglas
Actor:: Laurence Rickard
Actor:: Ben Willbond
Actor:: Simon Farnaby
Actor:: Sarah Hadland
Actor:: Lawry Lewin
Actor:: Alice Lowe
Actor:: Katy Wix
Producer:: Caroline Norris
Producer:: Giles Pilbrow
Director:: Dominic Brigstocke
Director:: Steve Connelly
Director:: Chloe Thomas
Writer:: Mathew Baynton
Writer:: Dave Cohen
Writer:: Giles Pilbrow
Writer:: Steve Punt
Writer:: Laurence Rickard
Writer:: Colin Swash
Writer:: Ben Ward
Writer:: Ben Willbond

Genres

Series

Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Jul 2011, 18:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Jul 2011, 18:00 on BBC One Yorkshire

Stephen Fry links the best sketches from the award-winning comedy show. George IV receives some good news, and a WWII evacuee encounters the horrors of the countryside. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Actor:: Mathew Baynton
Actor:: Jim Howick
Actor:: Martha Howe-Douglas
Actor:: Laurence Rickard
Actor:: Ben Willbond
Actor:: Simon Farnaby
Actor:: Alice Lowe
Actor:: Giles Terera
Producer:: Caroline Norris
Producer:: Giles Pilbrow
Writer:: Dave Cohen
Writer:: Jon Holmes
Writer:: Greg Jenner
Writer:: Simon Littlefield
Director:: Dominic Brigstocke
Director:: Steve Connelly
Director:: Chloe Thomas
Writer:: Caroline Norris
Writer:: Giles Pilbrow
Writer:: Laurence Rickard
Writer:: Colin Swash
Writer:: Joe Tucker
Writer:: Raphael Warner

Genres

Series

Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Jul 2011, 18:05 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Jul 2011, 18:05 on BBC One Yorkshire

Stephen Fry presents the best sketches from the award-winning comedy show. Prank-loving teenage Emperor Elagabalus hosts a dinner party on Roman Come Dine With Me. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Actor:: Mathew Baynton
Actor:: Jim Howick
Actor:: Martha Howe-Douglas
Actor:: Laurence Rickard
Actor:: Ben Willbond
Actor:: Simon Farnaby
Actor:: Sarah Hadland
Actor:: Alice Lowe
Producer:: Caroline Norris
Producer:: Giles Pilbrow
Writer:: Gerard Foster
Writer:: Jon Holmes
Writer:: Greg Jenner
Writer:: Oriane Messina
Director:: Dominic Brigstocke
Director:: Steve Connelly
Director:: Chloe Thomas
Writer:: Giles Pilbrow
Writer:: Steve Punt
Writer:: Laurence Rickard
Actor:: Katy Wix

Genres

Series

Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Jul 2011, 17:35 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Jul 2011, 17:35 on BBC One Yorkshire

Stephen Fry presents the best sketches from the award-winning comedy show. The Durham Home Guard injure themselves while learning first aid, and Admiral Nelson gets seasick. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Actor:: Mathew Baynton
Actor:: Jim Howick
Actor:: Martha Howe-Douglas
Actor:: Laurence Rickard
Actor:: Ben Willbond
Actor:: Lawry Lewin
Actor:: Alice Lowe
Actor:: Katy Wix
Producer:: Caroline Norris
Producer:: Giles Pilbrow
Writer:: Mathew Baynton
Writer:: Dave Cohen
Writer:: Giles Pilbrow
Writer:: Steve Punt
Director:: Dominic Brigstocke
Director:: Steve Connelly
Director:: Chloe Thomas
Writer:: Laurence Rickard
Writer:: George Sawyer
Writer:: Joe Tucker
Writer:: Raphael Warner
Writer:: Ben Willbond

Genres

Series

Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry

Episode 6