How was Horrible Histories made, and who checked it was true? Public historian Greg Jenner, the show's historian for 11 years, takes us behind the scenes.
Greg tells us how he barged into his boss's office to get onto the show, why history 'facts' in the original books needed fact-checking, and what happened when the team ran out of book material by series two. He explains how he hunted for 'marmalade dropper' facts in a room of comedy writers eating biscuits and Haribo, how a sketch is built around one jaw-dropping fact, and why the talking rat Rattus Rattus is based on him. For primary teachers, there's a lesson too: children think a lot like professional comedy writers.
Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/c-98FgS5qBM?si=FHnaHpH50vjKs-Qt
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