WRITTEN BY:
Dave Cohen, Ali Crockatt, Charlie Martin, Giles Pilbrow, Laurence Rickard, David Scott, Joe Tucker, Ben Ward and Raphael Warner
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
11 April 2012
SKETCHES:
Would-be Crusader Emicho of the Rhineland sets off to find the Holy Land with the help of some very unusual guides
HHTV Investigates: Dominic Duckworth investigates dodgy religious relics
Historical Dentist: The Saxon dentist is confused by his modern patient’s false tooth
Historical Masterchef: A famine victim trades his son for ingredients
A condemned Socrates patiently explains to his followers why rescuing him would be illogical
Historical Desktops: Elizabeth I takes her search for the perfect consort online
Shouty Man: New! Great Western Railway
Great Victorian Institutions: The postal service, up to twelve deliveries a day–like it or not
Prospective Icelandic emigrants make the most of the British real estate market–not to mention the current British tenants–in “New Home Abroad”
HH Movie Pitch: King Canute tries to avoid a climactic scene by the seashore
SONG:
“The Thinkers” (parody of (Theme From) The Monkees