SCARY SPECIAL
WRITTEN BY:
Mathew Baynton, Dave Cohen, Toby Davies, Gerard Foster, Chris Pell, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
29th October 2012
SKETCHES:
SCARY SPECIAL
NO. 12: WITCHES: Witchfinder’s Direct infomercial (from S01E03)
NO. 11: ALIENS: Scary Stories: “The Children of Woolpit” (S02E03)
NO. 10: MORE WITCHES: Witches as pets (previously unaired sketch)
NO. 9: ROMANS: Emperor Nero’s complicated love life features in “Love You To Death” (S02E03)
NO. 8: DEATHS: Stupid Deaths: Henry I is made fatally ill by a meal of eels (S03E08)
NO. 7: VIKINGS: Exploring ways to intimidate with war paint (S02E08)
NO. 6: HORROR: A city child is evacuated to what he thinks is a den of monsters in “The Farm” (S02E09)
NO. 5: AZTECS: Discaztec (Song from S03E09, here sped up slightly to fit)
NO. 4: GEORGIAN ART: “Madame Tussaud’s Make Show”, featuring freshly guillotined models (S03E08)
NO. 3: PIRATES: “Historical Hospital”: A pirate doctor is actually a ship’s carpenter, about to perform surgery! (S02E02)
NO. 2: EXECUTIONS: HHTV News: Live report from the public hanging of anti-hero Jack Sheppard (S02E04)
NO. 1: DEATH HIMSELF: SONG: Death’s Favourite Things: Death sings about his favourite, scary things!
SONG:
Death’s Favourite Things”, feat. Thriller-style zombie chorus (new song, written by Greg Jenner and performed by Simon Farnaby)
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