Horrible Histories: Series 9 [DVD]

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Parker, Robin, ed. (23 May 2013). "The Horrible Histories team". Broadcast Hot 100 2012 supplement. Broadcast. p.17. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014 . Retrieved 17 February 2014. Sherwin, Adam (13 May 2013). "Horrible Histories to hit the big screen with first feature film: Untold story of William 'Bill' Shakespeare to be told". The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013 . Retrieved 4 June 2013. The producers decided to cease full-time production after the fifth series, citing concerns around the increasing difficulty in finding suitable historical material. [43] However, the possibility of further specials marking important historical or holiday milestones has been discussed. [39] Noah, Sherna (30 July 2013). "Peppa Pig, Bob the Builder join ranks of top children's TV show". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 . Retrieved 11 December 2013. Most criticism of the show revolves around the accuracy and presentation of its factual content. The TV series, like the books, has been used by educators as a classroom aid [29] and was endorsed by UK Education Secretary Michael Gove as useful for spotlighting "neglected periods of history." [61] However, writing after the final episode, Simon Hoggart in The Spectator noted that "There has been some whipped-up controversy about Horrible Histories", adding that "where the books make a rudimentary attempt to teach history as a series of interconnected events, the television show is basically gags, chiefly about defecation, gluttony, murder and torture. It's quite amusing, though whether it will pique an interest in the subject, or—as some say—merely encourage children to learn more about defecation, gluttony, murder and torture, we cannot know." [62]

In the first series, the songs generally had no particular satirical slant, and were often intercut with sketches from the same era. However, after the creative team noted the critical and popular success of the major exception ("Born 2 Rule", which featured King Georges I–IV performing in the style of a boyband) the decision was taken from the second series onwards to continue in that vein. [6] Historical concepts were matched to a diverse range of modern musical references, and the results were showcased as self-contained music video parodies. The thirteenth episode of the second and each subsequent series was retooled as a "Savage Songs" special, featuring a compilation of that series' outstanding videos. [23]

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Nominees for the 2011 Royal Television Society Programme Awards announced". The Daily Telegraph. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014 . Retrieved 9 February 2014. In 2015, the series returned with a new cast in a revised format. Episodes centred around the life of one prominent historical figure played by an established comedy actor. It was in 2016 that a seventh series began with just three specials before the full series in 2017. The three specials marked anniversaries through the year: 400 years since Shakespeare died, the BBCs 'Love to Read' campaign and 350 years since the Great Fire of London. There was a slight change in cast where the main stars Jalaal Hartley, Tom Stourton and Jessica Ransom continued with new members. This was the first series where none of the main original cast were present. Stars of Horrible Histories to make Shakespeare film". BBC Media Centre. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019 . Retrieved 26 July 2013.

Each series debuted in the UK in April or May from 2009 to 2013, and on international channels including Canada's BBC Kids, Malaysia's NTV7, The Philippines GMA Network, and Australia's ABC3. Six special episodes, comprising a mix of new and existing material around a single theme, were broadcast in the UK. "Horrible Christmas" (aired in 2010) was followed by a "Sport Special" (July 2012, to coincide with the 2012 London Olympic Games) and a "Scary Special" (autumn 2012, themed around Halloween). "Ridiculous Romance" (themed around Valentine's Day) aired in February 2014; the "Frightful First World War Special" aired later the same year, as part of the BBC's commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. [38] [39]a b c d Stephenson, David (29 May 2011). "Horrible Histories: a funny way to learn". The Sunday Express. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013 . Retrieved 10 December 2013. Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014 . Retrieved 7 February 2014. Lay, Paul (20 June 2011). "Is 'Horrible Histories' suitable for adults?". History Today. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 15 February 2014. Viewing data: Top 10". BARB data. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014 . Retrieved 9 February 2014.

Horrible Histories is a British children's live-action historical and musical sketch comedy television series, based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Terry Deary. The show was produced for CBBC by Lion Television with Citrus Television and ran from 2009 to 2014 for five series of thirteen half-hour episodes, with additional one-off seasonal and Olympic specials. Heal, Clare (6 May 2011). "Horrible Histories: Sands reveal secrets". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013 . Retrieved 31 July 2013.Midgley, Carol (20 May 2011). "Horrible Histories: the hysterical success story". The Times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013 . Retrieved 13 December 2013. Top comedy stars join CBBC's Horrible Histories". BBC Media Centre. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015 . Retrieved 28 April 2015.

Denham, Jess (3 December 2013). "British Comedy Awards 2013: List of nominees in full". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019 . Retrieved 9 February 2014. Henrietta Maria of France, Marie Antoinette, Matilda of Boulogne, Lady Jane Grey, Joan of Arc, Sue, Cliff Whiteley's secretary, HHTV News field reporter Jessica Harvey-Smythe Horrible Histories was immediately, and almost universally, greeted with critical enthusiasm. [10] On its debut, Alice-Azania Jarvis of The Independent described the show as "fun, filthy and genuinely engaging, in a peer-to-peer way." [51] Harry Venning in The Stage approved the "seriously funny, beautifully performed and endlessly inventive sketches" along with "plenty of crowd-pleasing fart and poo gags." [52] By the second series, the show's cross-generational appeal was beginning to attract significant attention from adult media. [19] [53] Naomi West of The Daily Telegraph characterised the first series as "boundary-pushing", suggesting that "the bold decision to approach the series in the same way as an adult show has been the key to its success... [it] delivers more laughs than most post-watershed comedies." [4] James Delingpole in The Spectator likewise recommended the show to viewers of all ages, saying that "Even though there are vast quantities of entirely gratuitous fart, bottom and wee wee jokes, the cumulative effect—bizarrely—is one of dumbing up rather than down." [54] Discussing the first two series in The Guardian, television writer Jesse Armstrong said that "Hit shows are very difficult to achieve. You need to have everything just right—that's what's so terrifying. But Horrible Histories has a great cast and brilliant writers. They're also blessed with great source material. The tone is perfect and it is done in a non-patronising, engaging way". [2] 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.

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