Horrible Histories: Series 9 [DVD]

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Series 9, Episode 14 - Smash Hit Songs

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Series 9

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Henry VIII of England, Alexander the Great, HHTV News field correspondent Mike Peabody, Julius Caesar, spoof of John Torode in "Historical Masterchef", George I of Great Britain, spoof of John Humphrys in "Historical Mastermind", Pierre de Coubertin, William Cecil, Louis XVI of France, William Wallace, Lord Byron, Henry Ford Virtue, Graeme (17 April 2012). "Television review: Horrible Histories". The Scotsman . Retrieved 16 December 2013. a b c d e f g Norris, Caroline; Farnaby, Simon; Howe-Douglas, Martha (19 September 2012). "Symposium: Horrible Histories: A Masterclass" (YouTube). MediaGuardian Edinburgh Television Festival 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012 . Retrieved 17 October 2012.

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Horrible Histories received numerous domestic and international awards and nominations, including several BAFTA Children's Awards, two British Comedy Awards and a Rose d'Or Award for Best Children's Programme. It is the first children's programme to win a British Comedy Award [70] and four successive children's BAFTAs, for Best Comedy. [71] In 2013 the show was also named in a Radio Times poll of all-time greatest British children's TV series, and was cited at No. 8 in a similar Top 50 list presented later the same year by Channel Five. [72] [73] Awards and nominations for Horrible Histories Year Scanlon, Margaret (2011). "History beyond the academy: humor and horror in children's history books". New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship. 16 (2): 69–91. doi: 10.1080/13614541.2010.540197. S2CID 143998477. The show has attracted several special guest stars. In the fourth series, Gatiss, Shearsmith and Pemberton of The League of Gentlemen joined the show, playing the panel of Hollywood producers for the "Movie Pitch" sketches. Shearsmith said, "Mark and I independently thought it was just a brilliant show that works on a number of levels... There's not a weak link in the team here and it's an honour to be asked to be part of it". [9] Other featured guests included: