Series 1 Episode 13

WRITTEN BY:

Dave Cohen, Jon Holmes and Ben Ward

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ORIGINAL AIRDATE:

9 July 2009

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A Roman chef is disgusted with the state of newly conquered Britain’s cuisine on “Roman Kitchen Nightmares” (Gordon Ramsey parody)

A naïve visitor is forced to use Rome’s (very) public communal toilets

Florence Nightingale arrives at a Crimean hospital clearly in need of her help

SONG

This Is Your Reign: Sorting Cleopatra’s tangled family tree

The story of Hatshepsut, first female pharaoh

The tumultuous history of the Globe Theatre (animated)

The ghost of Richard III challenges William Shakespeare over the historical accuracy of the play based on the King’s life

HHTV News: Bob Hale’s Viking Report

Stupid Deaths: Sigurd the Mighty

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, “invents” the sandwich

HHTV Sport: Lice racing

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SONG:

Burke & Hare

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