Series 5 Episode 5

WRITTEN BY:

Dave Cohen, Gerard Foster, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt, Laurence Rickard and Ben Ward

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ORIGINAL AIRDATE:

31 May 2013

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SKETCHES:

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Wonders of the Historical Universe: A ‘surprisingly handsome’ scientist extols the “Wonders of the Saxon Universe”

King Aethelred is suspicious of witchcraft on first meeting Brother Augustine

Aromatherapy takes a deeply dubious turn with the invention of the Whiffy jar

Samuel Pepys makes some equally dubious publishing decisions as treasurer of the Royal Society

Sacrifice your health for your country’s at the Sorby Research Institute

Wartime mechanic and future monarch Elizabeth II also stars in a sprightly “Queen-Fit-Fitters” jingle (parody of Kwik-fit advertisements)

For Spartans, identifying cowardice in battle was simple–or was it?

Spartan Girl dolls come with some offbeat accessories (advertisement)

In “History’s Greatest Escapes” the wife of the Earl of Nithsdale has a daring plan to break him out of the Tower of London

Tudor Wildlife Magazine: Henry VIII discusses his conservation schemes–specifically, conserving farmland by placing bounties indiscriminately on the wildlife

Stupid Deaths: Hans Steininger

The Dauphin of France introduces Joan of Arc to his openly skeptical army

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SONG:

“Joan of Arc” (parody of Price Tag by Jessie J feat. B.o.B).