Horrible histories

[Booty40]

Sat down with my 11 year old daughter to watch this when she stayed this weekend.
For a kids show it was very entertaining, informative for kids and in parts pretty funny.
Does anyone else enjoy them ?.

[B00]

yes!!!

I love it, factual and funny, mind you, i roar laughing at Shaun the Sheep so perhaps my opinion counts for nothing.

[Booty40]

Lol Boo I dont think i have ever watched Shaun the sheep, might have to have a look.

[Davethedog]

They are brilliant - I sky+ them

[Booty40]

Oh good so it is pretty cool for adults to watch them then?. lol

[Davethedog]

Don't know about that :-D.

But Boo's right about Shaun its by the same people who do Wallace and Gromit its excellent.

[emmie]

one of my favorite programmes, i have told endless people if they can buy it on dvd, or watch when they get the chance. Its funny, and as you say very imformative, gets me laughing, the actors play it for real. I love it, and if you haven't watched Shaun The Sheep, that is rolling in the aisles stuff.

[Booty40]

Shaun will be next on the viewing list !.

[missnemesis]

Totally agree Booty, they are fantastic - extremely funny and educational at the same time. I have no little'uns to watch them with but me and the OH enjoy them immensely, to the point where I re watch some of them on youtube. Sad I know lol

[emmie]

sorry see others love shaun as much as me, check out the one where they hold a
Saturday Night Fever disco, i laughed so much, that tears were rolling down my face, its a delight. Always loved Wallace and Gromit, and this comes from same people.

[Booty40]

wish they would do an adult horrible history series that would be great.

[emmie]

its not just for kids, adults play all the parts, it should be shown not just at 5pm but perhaps repeated later in the evening.

[Booty40]

i suppose blackadder would be the adult version lol.

[emmie]

sort of, but they use modern day mediums, taking the mickey out of soap operas, adverts, things you would instantly recognise, musical numbers and a whole mix of inventive skits, watch and judge for yourself. Its been around a long while, and the author Terry Deary has load of books out, which i might well buy.

[Davethedog]

Blackadder wasn't historicaly accurate though was it.

Horrible histories are, they just have a houmorous way of showing it.

[icemaiden]

We sky+ them to in our house. And we all watch them together. So funny!

[tonymclark]

I love Horrible Histories, and recommend it to families with children (though thankfully, they have usually already heard of it). I'm 48 and single. Good on the BBC for an entertaining and informative programme for youngsters (and those of us young at heart).

If you ever catch the musical edition they broadcast last Christmas, give it a watch, it contains the best songs from the first series.

[MrIncredible]

Yes yes Yes, We love them in our house,
http://www.play.com/D...ories&urlrefer=search
Play.com are doing the first series for less than a fiver!

[emmie]

we all need a laugh in these down times, so definitely recommended. I would play them in childrens wards in hospital, because there is nothing sadder than seeing a child in pain, or unhappy.

[carlton23]

Another one I like is the two adult heads on small puppet bodies, but I can`t remember the name of the show. Very cleverly done.

[icemaiden]

Dick and Dom Carlton. I agree, very funny.