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First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
Alan Yentob in a highly thoughtful, insightful and rare interview with Simon Amstell, about the pressures of hosting the popular pop music quiz, Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Show more
Guest host Jeremy Clarkson reins in team captains Bill Bailey and Phill Jupitus, with guests Antony Costa, Trisha Goddard, Rick Wakeman and Jim Jeffries. Show more
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
Sketch comedy series. Witness Aggrippina's deadly recipes for success and Napoleon's needy sister, how the Lancastrians and the Yorkists came together. Show more
Sketch comedy series. A tribute to Florence Nightingale, charting how she revolutionised medicine and the treatment of the sick. Show more
Sketch comedy series. Featuring everything you need to know about history's most famous family. Including a never-before-seen sketch. Show more
Historical sketch show. A pirate captain worries about an early bedtime, a soldier from World War I struggles to cook with fake food and the four King Georges form a boy band. Show more
A special episode of the historical sketch show. A look at the life and times of William Shakespeare, from his humble beginnings to his success. Show more
A celebration of some of history’s greatest females, including Spartan Queen Gorgo terrorising Historical Love Island, supergroup The Tudor Queens, and the original Wonder Women. Show more
Sketch comedy series. A look at the hideous history of health, from the invention of toilet paper to the healthy origins of the cornflake. Show more
Horrible Histories takes a look at the world's greatest heroes and villains. Featuring Martin Luther King Jr and Al Capone. Show more
A look at the most ruthless rulers of all time. Hold your nose in Versailles, because Louis XIV hasn't got any loos. Show more
A look at some of history's most ingenious inventors, as we take in everything from the invention of the wheel to the crisp. Show more
Horrible Histories takes a look at America and its various presidents, from George Washington to the present day, including President Jackson's parrot. Show more
From the earliest screeches of the neanderthal, right through to Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar, Rattus Rattus guides us through the story of music making. Show more
Horrible Histories charts the path towards true love. Henry VIII enlists the help of maitre d' Fred Sirieix as he tries to find the right wife. Show more
A special episode looking at explorers, from the Vikings' first small steps on American soil to humankind's first giant leaps on the moon. Show more
