WRITTEN BY:
Mathew Baynton, Dave Cohen, Gerard Foster, Greg Jenner, Giles Pilbrow, Laurence Rickard, Ben Ward and Ben Willbond
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
3 June 2010
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Legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson turns out to be a trifle less than physically impressive
HHTV News: The public execution of escape artist Jack Sheppard
Historical Hospital: A European physician and Arabian healer (special guest star Alexi Sayle) clash over treatment philosophies
Stupid Deaths: Humphrey de Bohun
Historical Shopping Channel: Inca Hour
“Stay Calmer When You Want to Harm a Llama” (advertisement)
Scary Stories: “The Cabinet of Mystery”
A con-artist sells tapeworm traps
Pioneering epidemologist John Snow refuses to endorse the ‘health benefits’ of New! Victorian Beer (advertisement)
HHTV Sport: Live from the Siege of Troy–Paris vs Achilles
Dodgy War Machines No. 14: Elephant warfare (animated)
Winston Churchill plans D-Day late into the night, much to the dismay of his secretary and a general
SONG: We’re the WWII Girls: Meet the World War Two girls, who’s lives were changed forever when war broke out
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“We’re the WWII Girls”