WRITTEN BY:
Dave Cohen, Gerard Foster, Giles Pilbrow, Laurence Rickard and Ben Ward
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
11 May 2012
SKETCHES:
Edward III’s wedding at newly built York Minster hits some unexpected snags
Unexpected snags are also the order of the day for the French side in “Agincourt: The Movie” (movie trailer)
Planning a robbery gets complicated when the new recruit doesn’t understand the slang
Real Victorian Hustle: A Faginesque crime boss and his small associate demonstrate common street cons
Balding but still style-conscious Julius Caesar invents the ‘Romeover’ (advertisement)
HHTV News: Bob Hale’s Roman Britain Report
A young church official investigates corruption at the court of Pope Alexander VI (parody of The Godfather)
SONG: The Borgia Family: Meet Italy’s Renaissance family, in a tale of murder, twists, plots, marriage, murder, and some more murder!
Historical Dentist: The Georgian dentist offers some bizarre options for cleaning teeth
Changing wig fashions lead to spats among the fashionable aristocracy
Words We Get From The: Greeks (medical)
HHTV Investigates: Dominic Duckworth investigates Asclepeion doctor-priests–dedicated healers or daring frauds?
SONG:
“The Borgia Family” (parody of Addams Family Theme). Performed by Jim Howick, Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas and Ben Willbond.
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