WRITTEN BY:
Mathew Baynton, Dave Cohen, Toby Davies & Chris Pell, Jon Holmes, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt, Laurence Rickard, George Sawyer, Mark Shillabeer and Ben Willbond
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
22 June 2010
SKETCHES:
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An attempt at fearsome war paint
The attack on Lindisfarne monastery is interrupted when the warriors can’t quite remember why they’re attacking
HHTV Sport: Inter-village football matches are serious business
A mugger tries to adjust his rates to avoid punishment
SONG: Learn your hieroglyphics: An Egyptian class learn hieroglyphics-which isn’t any harder than numbers!
Some of the more gruesome German attempts to keep warm at Stalingrad
Dodgy War Inventions No. 28: Russian anti-tank dog bombs (animated)
Shouty (Wo)Man: New! Georgian Fan, the communications revolution
A courtship is conducted entirely via fan sign language
Historical Fashion Fix: A peasant gets a taste of aristocratic Macaroni fashion
Scary Stories: “The Terror of Tedworth”
News of the Empire: Julius Caesar Special
“Crimewatch BC” attempts to help locate Caesar’s assassins (parody of Crimewatch UK)
PICTURES:
SONG:
Learn Your Hieroglyphics
https://wwwyoutube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YHdSTjaZSMA