Series 4 Episode 6

WRITTEN BY:

Dave Cohen, Ali Crockatt, Gerard Foster, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt, Laurence Rickard, David Scott and Ben Ward

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ORIGINAL AIRDATE:

20 April 2012

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Christopher Columbus insists to a skeptical crewman that he’s discovered India–also, mermaids

HH Movie Pitch: Leif Ericsson tries to explain that the film he’s pitching about discovering America before Columbus isn’t a fantasy

HHTV Royalty Today: Henry II’s pilgrimage to Canterbury as penance for the death of Thomas a Becket

All your misdeeds can now be forgiven for the right price with Cash My Sin (infomercial)

Court of Historical Law: Tsarevich Peter III brings a case against a very odd defendant

Stupid Deaths: Hannah Twynnoy

A legionary on payday is dismayed to discover that he’s on the wrong end of the controversy surrounding the origins of the word ‘salary’

A reluctant army conscript comes up with some truly creative–if not very original–excuses to avoid service

God Compare helps Gaulish warriors decide to which of their pantheon to sacrifice a prisoner (parody of Go Compare advertisements)

The Early Show: The first man to domesticate wild dogs tries to explain why

Mammoth hunting (animated)

The Queen is exposed to some of the bugs–and birds–still to be worked out on a pre-opening tour of The Great Exhibition

SONG: Victoria & Albert: A Love Ballad: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert sing about their love in a love ballad, parody of 1980’s romantic duets

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SONG:

“Victoria & Albert: A Love Ballad” (parody of 1980’s easy-listening romantic duets)

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