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The Horrible Christmas CD

Once upon a time it was only History that used to be Horrible. Now that Terry Deary bloke has made it his business to spoil Christmas with a special CD in the new version of his best-selling book HORRIBLE CHRISTMAS coming to a stocking near you this...Christmas, actually.  As well as ruining the story of Christmas by bringing in some inconvenient facts, Deary has found some painful cracker jokes, sings a disgusting song about an elephant's bottom and tells a very nasty story about a Christmas spook featuring a nasty smell of pickled onions.  It's enough to make your turkey stop gobbling.

The Terrible Tudors

Gives children aged 7 - 11 an X certificate explanation of a loathsome law Henry VIII passed to persecute poisoners, some nasty chips off the executioner's block and a football commentator's eye view of the Battle of Bosworth field.

The Vile Victorians

Lifts the curtain on one of history's most horrid eras. Murders, digging up dead bodies, partly-pickled children stuffed up chimneys and disgusting details about toilet conditions in the Victorian years BC (Before Chain-pulling). Did Victoria die because of a lavatory?

Woeful World War 2

The ghastly truth about evacuation, gasmasks, and sweet rationing, the mystery of the missing chocolate bar and the strange tale of the hairy monster of the blackout that turns out to be a….aaaaaaaaaargh

The Rotten Romans

Since Romulus and Remus had a punch up over their new-found land, the Romans’ lust for power was second only to their cruelty, greed, and all round bad behaviour. Plus the award ceremony for the rottenest Roman of all time. OK so they invented central heating and straight roads. So what?

The Vicious Vikings

Mostly lootin’ and putting the boot in, with the occasional pause for sagas of wicked dwarves and stupid giants. Plus a Blue Peter style introduction to battlefield first aid.

The Measly Middle Ages

Joan of Arc wasn’t the only heroine of the middle ages. More axe-wielding ladies with a taste for chopping more than parsley. Plus tales of silly chivalry, and joust a minute.

The Savage Stone Age

This was a time when headaches were cured by drilling holes in your skull, and when fast food meant tearing open the stomach of an animal and pinching that animal’s last meal – straight from its guts! And how do we know what the stone-agers ate for tea? Easy! They left us piles of poo for scientists to examine.

The Stormin' Normans

Everyone knows about 1066, and how William the Conqueror’s men scored a bull’s eye at the Battle of Hastings. Or rather a King’s eye. But why did William like conquering so much? Were the Normans abnormal? Probably not – King Harold and his men were just as fond of cutting off bits of people they didn’t like. You can also hear about William the Conqueror’s disgusting death. But a word of warning: when you open up this audio, hold your nose!

The Groovy Greeks

The Groovy Greeks claim to have inspired the doctors of today. But if your teacher wants you to become a doctor, thank your lucky stars you weren’t born in Ancient Greece, because they had to examine their patients’ earwax, vomit, tears and rotting flesh – by tasting them! So, the people of this time were not that civilised, unless, like the Spartans, you call deliberately teaching children to lie, steal fight and kill civilized. Even the Greek Gods were pretty ghastly. Know what Zeus’s dad ate? Well, he ate his own. Sorry there are limits you know. Except on Horrible Histories audio!

The Frightful First World War

They called it the war to end all wars. Yet kids as young as fourteen fought their way to the front, to face the horrors of combat. Luckily the Horrible Histories audio team has managed to find a few laughs among the muck and bullets.