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"The history they don't teach you in school."
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.
89 Cast Members
John Eccleston
Rattus Rattus (voice)
124 Episodes
Jon Culshaw
Additional Voices
101 Episodes
Jim Howick
78 Episodes
Simon Farnaby
67 Episodes
Ben Willbond
64 Episodes
Mathew Baynton
64 Episodes
Jess Robinson
Additional Voices
64 Episodes
Martha Howe-Douglas
64 Episodes
Laurence Rickard
63 Episodes
Jalaal Hartley
54 Episodes
Jessica Ransom
50 Episodes
Lawry Lewin
37 Episodes
Tom Stourton
45 Episodes
Sarah Hadland
18 Episodes
Richard David-Caine
30 Episodes
Dominique Moore
20 Episodes
Alice Lowe
20 Episodes
Gemma Whelan
21 Episodes
Louise Ford
21 Episodes
Giles Terera
16 Episodes
