publication date: May 20, 2011
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author/source: Joan Wilson
Based on the books by
Terry Deary, who pops up from time to time playing a series of
cameos, my favourite of which is the
Venerable Bede, Series Three of the
Horrible Histories is an absolutely hilarious and clever way to
teach children
historical facts and to make them
remember them.
Series Three covers every era from
Stone Age to
World War One and we learn, among many other
facts, how
Elizabeth I moved out of her palace when the
toilets were being
cleaned and descended upon an unsuspecting
courtier who, along with his family, she promptly
removed from their home so that she could
stay for a while.
We were also treated to an hilarious episode of
Historical Masterchef where the presenters are being asked to
taste (among other things) a dish of
frogs spawn cooked by the
Aztecs – ugh!
We also
sang along to a new song for
this series which is a novel way to
learn the names of the
Kings and Queens of England!
In
addition, we were shown an episode of
Gory Games which is a
spin-off from the above series. It will be shown as
13 x 26 minute
episodes. Presented by
Dave Lamb (
Come Dine With Me) and
Rattus Rattus of
Horrible Histories' fame. Three young
competitors answer questions on topics such as
Vicious Vikings, Gorgeous Georgians,
Awful Egyptians etc. The
winners of the quiz round then go onto a
physical game relating to a specific era. Many of these
games involve an awful lot of
gory goo!
After literally
aching with laughter, we all felt that from what we saw,
Series Three of
Horrible Histories is going to be the
best so far!
PWT rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ Photo © BBC
