WRITTEN BY:
Mathew Baynton, Gerard Foster, Jon Holmes, Greg Jenner, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt, Laurence Rickard
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
31 May 2010
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Roman Come Dine with Me: Emperor Elagabalus plays some very nasty practical jokes on his dinner guests (parody of Come Dine with Me)
Elizabeth I is picky about her portrait
“Historical Mastermind”: Shakespeare, category ‘Words What I Made Up’ (parody of Mastermind)
Shouty Man: New! Multi-Purpose Incan Hole
Incan Sham-pee (advertisement)
Meet the many eccentric pets of Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (animated)
The story of the Gunpowder Plot as action movie “Fawkes’ 13” (film trailer)
Charles I’s unusual punishments for government critics
PM Winston Churchill discusses arming the British Home Guard
Video game: Operation Defend Britain
The Durham Home Guard branch do more damage to themselves than to the enemy
Attempting to navigate by following (but not necessarily feeding) a raven
SONG:
“Literally: The Viking Song”
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