Horrible Histories Podcast

CBBC’s Horrible Histories have brought together some of the most remarkable figures in history and imagined what they’d do with their own podcasts! Featuring Rattus Rattus.

CBBC,31 episodes

Episodes

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Series 2
William Wallace
William Wallace takes on the English invaders led by King Edward I!
26 Jul 2023,16 mins
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King Cnut
King Cnut talks to his wife about leaving his vicious Viking ways behind him.
21 Jul 2023,16 mins
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Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria and Alexander Graham Bell discuss wacky Victorian inventions!
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
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Katherine Johnson
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson and astronaut John Glenn talk space!
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
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Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst teaches us how to protest with her daughter Sylvia!
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
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Mary Seacole
Jamaican healer Mary Seacole goes to a concert celebrating her amazing life!
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar tries to figure out why his friend Brutus is acting suspiciously…
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
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Mary I
Lady Jane Grey and Mary I squabble about who’s the real Queen of England!
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
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Napoleon
Napoleon tries to escape imprisonment on an island with the help of his mum!
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
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Owain Glyndwr
Welsh rebel Owain Glyndwr finds a new recruit in his revolt against the English.
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc hangs out with the King of France as they try to beat the English!
21 Jul 2023,16 mins
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens gives a writing masterclass with the help of his wife Catherine!
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
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Equiano
Olaudah Equiano talks to Sake Dean Mahomet about fighting against slavery!
21 Jul 2023,16 mins
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Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell tries to persuade his son that Oliver is definitely not a king!
21 Jul 2023,16 mins
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Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun takes us along on his ostrich hunt, alongside Queen Nefertiti!
21 Jul 2023,15 mins
Series 1
William Shakespeare
Rattus gets Shakespeare into major drama with Anne Hathaway and King James!
13 Jul 2023,14 mins
Series 1
The Brontë Sisters
Rattus gets Charlotte, Anne and Emily Bronte together for a natter about books!
02 Sep 2021,16 mins
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Boudica
Rattus gets Boudica to tell us how Rome’s biggest fangirl became a Roman hater!
02 Sep 2021,15 mins
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Mahatma Gandhi
Rattus gets Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu to discuss peaceful protest - and bees!
02 Sep 2021,14 mins
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Josephine Baker
Rattus gets dancer and spy, Josephine Baker to chat with her celebrity mates!
02 Sep 2021,16 mins
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George Washington
Rattus gets the first US President to take calls on his favourite activity!
02 Sep 2021,15 mins
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Henry VIII
Rattus gets Henry VIII to discuss hunting and beheading with Anne of Cleves!
11 Aug 2021,17 mins
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Queen Victoria
Rattus gets Queen Vic and daughter Beatrice to talk family, food and upset tums!
11 Aug 2021,14 mins
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Isaac Newton
Rattus gets Newton chatting to Nell Gwyn about his amazing scientific theories!
11 Aug 2021,16 mins
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Harriet Tubman
Rattus sends Frederick Douglass on a daring rescue mission with Harriet Tubman!
11 Aug 2021,16 mins
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Elizabeth I
Rattus gets Queen Lizzie to chat about being single with Mary, Queen of Scots!
11 Aug 2021,15 mins
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Cleopatra
Rattus gets Cleopatra and Mark Antony to reveal all about their celeb lifestyle!
11 Aug 2021,17 mins
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Florence Nightingale
Rattus gets the Lady with the Lamp to talk about her nursing revolution!
11 Aug 2021,16 mins
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William the Conqueror
Rattus gets William to share his step-by-step guide to conquering Saxon England!
11 Aug 2021,16 mins
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Leonardo Da Vinci
Rattus gets Cecilia Gallerani talking to Leonardo and Michelangelo about art!
11 Aug 2021,15 mins