See more ideas about horrible histories, history and teaching history. Horrible histories is a british childrens liveaction historical and musical sketch comedy television series, based on the bestselling books of the same name by terry deary. Horrible histories launches to hit the big screen with. Bill is a 2015 british family adventure comedy film from the principal performers behind childrens tv series horrible histories and yonderland. The show ran for five series of thirteen episodes each plus seven fulllength oneoff specials, between. Family comedy from the performers of horrible histories. The writers have made learning history entertaining, with funny skits, spin offs of tv shows like. The show was produced for cbbc by lion television with citrus television and ran from 2009 to 20 for five series of thirteen halfhour episodes, with additional oneoff seasonal and olympic specials. Horrible histories, savage songs and specials on itunes. Horrible histories is a favourtite with children and adults alike everywhere. Horrible historiesseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. This film tells the story of what really happened during shakespeares lost years how the. Bill is the feature film from folk that brought horrible histories and the sky tv series yonderland to the screen the new movie is written by ben. From the rotten romans, vicious vikings and awful egyptians to the slimy stuarts and terrible tudors, horrible histories covers the funniest, yuckiest and most gruesome bits of history.
Hopeless lute player bill shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream. The troupe of actors who brought you horrible histories, and now yonderland, work together to bring you bill the story of bill shakespeare. The success of bbc educational comedy show horrible histories has included a rare case of an originally childspecific format being taken on to primetime and mainstream tv schedules, and it now appears as though it is also big enough to be taken for a cinematic spinoff, as bbc films confirm they will be producing a new title called bill based on the format of the tv show. The show focuses on the darker aspects of human history, and the cast acts out short reenactments as comedy sketches.
List of horrible histories 2009 tv series episodes. Horrible histories is a british program for all ages. On the whole, this one made 4 out of 5 stars on my indie scale. Horrible histories is a liveaction sketch comedy program for children. Its biggest struggle, in fact, is the need to translate what was largely a sketchbased. I havent seen yonderland or horrible histories, and i dont know these actors. Horrible histories the monarchs song horrible songs by horrible histories. Packed with laughs, facts and quizzes, the show ends with a song featuring every one of his plays. With mathew baynton, simon farnaby, martha howedouglas, jim howick. Find film screening times, film runtimes, film synopsis, cast and director and watch the horrible histories. The movie rotten romans at your nearest vue cinema.
A horrible histories film by any other name, bill sees the cast of the popular cbbc show unite for a daft, affectionate take on the risetofame years of william shakespeare. The first fulllength trailer for the film was released in december 2014, at which point the films theatrical release date originally scheduled. Buy 2016 specials horrible histories the specials ii dvd. Were delighted to start production on horrible histories. The horrible histories team present the early life of the bard in an entertaining, pantoish romp. It is based on a book series of the same name by terry deary. With sebastian croft, emilia jones, nick frost, craig roberts. Bill shakespeare is a hapless lute player with a big dream. Young bill shakespeare leaves stratford to follow his latest dream, to be a playwright in london. The horrible histories books are good but this is pretty much devoid of historical content, with its primary goal seeming to be in true orwellian style to rewrite the past in a manner that forwards the cause of female empowerment, whilst replacing the conflict, ethniccleansing and so forth that generally comes about when one culture displaces another with a rosetinted. In ancient greece, its time for spartan high school musical, a jester breaks bad news to henry viii using armpit raspberries, learn how to stay fit with the caveman workout, and roman emperor nero stars in a not very romantic movie. We get a good look around his home as he reveals his creepiest moments. The movie rotten romans with our friends dom, caroline and giles at. This guide is useful for exploring topics including history.
Horrible histories has zero interest in trying to be bigger or flashier than the tv series, just longer. Victorian work song lyrics by lilstarwarschick2860. For punishment, atti is sent to work in a cold and wet britain where he also meets the celts. The first full length trailer for the film was released in december 2014, at which point the films theatrical release date originally scheduled.
Sensational shakespeare tom stourton stars as the bard, as we find out about his humble beginnings, his glovemaking father and his early life as an actor. On putlocker watch horrible histories the movie 2019 in hd 1080p with high speed link. The crew behind the tv hit talk about bill, their bigscreen caper about shakespeares lost years as an outofwork lute player. Horrible histories joan of arc song full hd by horrible histories in full hd. A stone age doctor tries to help a modern patient, a whining pharaoh. Can the ghosts scare alison out of their haunted home. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. A pirate captain worries about an early bedtime, a soldier from world war i struggles with fake food and the four king georges form a boy band. Horrible histories plan cinematic move with help of bill. The six core cast will play 40 roles in the film, monty python style. It was produced by punk cinema, cowboy films and bbc films and was released in the uk on 18 september 2015 by vertigo films.
What really happened during shakespeares lost years. A victorian teacher is confused by her pupils bizarre names, the romans run out of animals to execute and queen victoria advertises her exercise dvd. Bill tells the story of what really happened during shakespeares lost years how hopeless lute player bill shakespeare leaves his. The bbcs horrible histories childrens show will make the leap to the big screen when the untold story of william shakespeare is revealed in the first feature film created by the team behind. Horrible histories 2009 tv series wikimili, the best. Unlike with horrible histories, where most of the history is historically accurate, i do not think there was any truth beyond names of historic figures in this story. Richard bracewells elizabethanera comedy, starring the cast of horrible histories and yonderland, is brisk, cheery fare that yields as. Horrible histories favourite death of stupid death fame presents his very own show full of spooky highlights. Horrible histories is an energetic, surprising and unconventional take on historys most gruesome, unpleasant yet funniest moments. Rotten romans 2019, a feature film based off the wildly popular historical comedy tv series in which a roman teenager is forced to join the army after he gets into trouble with emperor nero. A comedy about shakespeare or how bill became william. This box set comes with an individual clear perspex disc holder for each disc, no double backing, no over lapping, very pretty to the eye.
The cast of horrible histories and yonderland star in the show. The award winning horrible histories returns for a special featuring all your favorite songs from the series. Horrible histories is a hit cbbc show that explores the side of history that they dont teach you about in school. From napoleon to marie antoinette, nish kumars selection of. The comedy team behind the tv show horrible histories which you will have doubtless watched if youre reading this bring their formula of. Horrible histories is a childrens liveaction historical and musical sketchcomedy tv series based on the book series of the same name written by terry deary. Music video download the start of ww1 frightful first. The movie rotten romans with such a stellar cast and crew really is a dream come true albeit a dream full of mud, poo and horse wee. The film is a fictional take on the young william shakespeares search for fame and fortune, as written by laurence rickard and. The leading lights of the tv series romp through a mashup shakespeare in love and blackadder. Historical sketch show, based on the successful books by terry deary.
Atti, a smart and quickwitted roman teenager, manages to upset emperor nero with one of his schemes. Horrible histories themselves are educational and entertaining with exceptional factual information passed on in a memorable way. Sing along about his burnt cakes with king alfred, or henry viiis love of reformation or get down norman style with william the conqueror. Wife swap historical wife swap, master chef historical master chef, and fashion fix historical fashion fix. Bill tells the story of what really happened during shakespeares lost years how hopeless lute player bill shakespeare leaves. Your favourite historical figures singing about their lives in a pastiche you never knew you needed.