WRITTEN BY:
Dave Cohen, Gerard Foster, Katherine Jakeways, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt, Laurence Rickard and Ben Ward
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
4 May 2012
SKETCHES:
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Wonders of the Viking Universe: Explore the wonders of the Universe in the Viking era
Historical Dates: A Nordic warrior outlines his courting and marriage requirements
Nero provides typically disastrous disaster relief to the victims of the Great Fire of Rome
Video game: Scorpus Chariot Racer
Stupid Deaths: Richard the Lionheart
A Crusader prepares new recruits for the exotic monsters they might encounter in the Holy Land
New! Mellified Man: a mummy in honey that’s yummy! (advertisement)
Historical Apprentice: Viscount ‘Turnip’ Townshend (special guest Chris Addison) and his Team Whig vie with peasant Team Go Wurzel to negotiate the agricultural revolution
SONG: Luddites: Not everyone liked the revolution, especially the people who lost their jobs!
Interpreting messages from the gods
Shouty Man: New! Ancient Greek Tattoo Messenger
Historical Dentist: The Tudor dentist suggests some genuinely disgusting painkillers
HHTV Behind the Throne: Interview with Sir Thomas Heneage, Henry VIII’s Groom of the Stool
PICTURES:
SONG:
“Luddites!” (parody of early punk rock, feat. the Sex Pistols and The Clash)
Horrible Histories TV 