Horrible Histories
“The history they don't teach you in school.”
Overview
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
Cast

John Eccleston
Rattus Rattus (voice)

Jon Culshaw
Additional Voices

Jim Howick

Simon Farnaby
Various

Ben Willbond

Mathew Baynton

Jess Robinson
Additional Voices

Martha Howe-Douglas

Laurence Rickard
Jalaal Hartley

Jessica Ransom

Lawry Lewin
Various
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Tom Stourton

Sarah Hadland
Various / Additional Voices

Richard David-Caine

Dominique Moore
Various

Alice Lowe
Various

Gemma Whelan

Louise Ford

Giles Terera
Various

Ellie White

Katy Wix
Various

Adam Riches

Ryan Sampson

Samson Kayo

Michael Abubakar

Harrie Hayes

Emily Lloyd-Saini
Naz Osmanoglu

Katherine Jakeways

Sanjeev Bhaskar
Tom Palmer

Mike Wozniak

Javone Prince

James McNicholas

Dan Li
Various

Meera Syal
Storyteller

Lolly Adefope

Mark Gatiss

Steve Pemberton

Reece Shearsmith
Lisa Devlin
Various
Jason Lewis

David Baddiel

Rhashan Stone

Sophie Wu

Danielle Vitalis

Natalie Walter

Fred Sirieix
Susie Donkin

Bhavna Limbachia

Ben Miller

Phil Wang

Nathaniel Martello-White
Various

Rowan Atkinson
Henry VIII

Tom Rosenthal
Alfred the Great

Matthew Fenton

Al Murray

Kevin Eldon

Kathryn Drysdale
Cleopatra
Mabel Read
Samson Read
Rachel Cash
Tia Gatwood
George Sawyer
Dave Lamb
Additional Voices

Chris Addison
Harley Johnston
Molly Conlin

Iain Stirling
Additional Voices / Love Island Narrator

Lorna Watson

Xand van Tulleken

Chris van Tulleken

Dani Dyer

Dara Ó Briain

Alexei Sayle
Dr. Ushma
Alice Lowe
Various
Giles Terera
Various
Daniel Taylor
Various

Bertie Gilbert

Tanni Grey-Thompson
Terry Deary
Gerard Foster
Elliot Reeve

Steve Punt

Bradley Will Simpson
Alex Scott
Holly H

Jasper Alveranga-Hall
- Creator / Director
- Terry Deary
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Rating source
- TMDB















