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Episode 7

Children & Family

TV-G

28

Jun 10, 2013

Roman emperor Caesar Augustus reveals the lazy secret of his success, and TV's most excitable reporter Bob Hale explains the very, very complex history of World War Two.

Season 5, 13 episodes

The Saxon gods form an unlikely team of superheroes, famous astronaut Neil Armstrong reveals his new weight loss program, we meet Georgian London's crime-fighting genius, and Rosa Parks sings about her struggle for equality.

Meet a surprisingly charming Stuart highwayman. The captain of the Titanic gives the world's worst safety briefing, Mary Shelley pitches her life's story movie, and those violent Vikings show their soft sides in a song.

The boys test their horsepower to the max on Stone Age Top Gear. Charles Dickens sings about his life and books, the Greek philosophers host weird dinner parties, and Vlad the Impaler reveals his horrible new plan for keeping out the neighbors.

Meet the eccentric Georgian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, Roman politician Crassus raps about his lifestyle, some unusual soldiers recruited into the Second World War, and Johannes Gutenberg goes head-to-head with some monks on Historical Apprentice.

Famous monk St Augustine struggles to introduce Christianity to Saxon England, Stuart diarist Samuel Pepys annoys the smartest men in Britain, and we find that Joan of Arc's story is quite an unusual one for a teenage girl.

Queen Victoria's coronation doesn't go quite as planned, George IV pulls out all the stops to impress his guests on Historical Come Dine With Me, ancient Greek bighead Alexander the Great refuses to stop conquering things

Roman emperor Caesar Augustus reveals the lazy secret of his success, and TV's most excitable reporter Bob Hale explains the very, very complex history of World War Two.

We discover the surprising identity of Britain's top-scoring footballer, things get ridiculous on Germany's version of the Historical Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and a Celtic farmer isn't terribly keen on plans for Hadrian's Wall.

There's public confusion when King Charles II bans coffee shops; a seasick chicken ruins a Roman sea battle; and a cave-dwelling Stone Age couple try to buy their first house.

A Victorian businessman goes undercover in his factory, and there's a right royal squabble over who should rule medieval England.

DI Bones investigates an unusual Victorian traffic accident; Roman scientist Pliny the Elder suffers a Stupid Death in ancient Pompeii; and we discover the horrible history of early Australia.

We meet a female dinosaur expert who sells seashells down on the seashore; TV's fastest-talking pensioner, Bob Hale, tries to explain the Space Race between the USA and the USSR.

Some of history's greatest characters serenade us with tales of their lives. Featuring the all-conquering Alexander the Great, the cash-loving Crassus, the feisty Joan of Arc, the brilliant Charles Dickens, and the very determined Rosa Parks.

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Children & Family

TV-G

4

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Rattus Rattus returns to present more history with the nasty bits left in!

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