Peep Show star Robert Webb will play Christopher Wren in a one-off Horrible Histories special next month. The educational comedy series return to CBBC on Monday 5 September with The Grizzly Great Fire Of London, marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. The episode will look at the disaster and the events that surrounded it. Robert Webb teased on Twitter: “This was … >
Scooby-Doo has topped the chart as the UK’s favourite kids’ TV show with nearly a quarter of all votes. The new survey featured 2,300 kids aged 5 to 9, along with their parents, sees slapstick comedy Tom and Jerry come in second place, followed by SpongeBob SquarePants and Peppa Pig in joint third place. The research by Sky Kids also revealed that kids re-watch their favourite shows an … >
Sky1 has confirmed that Yonderland will return for a third season later this year. The Horrible Histories team’s puppet-filled fantasy comedy launched in November 2013 and a second season aired last summer on Sky1. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Stephen Fry will join the cast as Cuddly Dick, a former Elder who … >
Featuring the BAFTA Award-winning lead cast of CBBC’s Horrible Histories and Sky1’s Yonderland, new movie Bill tells the story of what really happened during Shakespeare’s ‘Lost Years’. Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond together play 40 roles in the film, joined by Helen McCrory (Skyfall) and Damian Lewis … >
If you haven’t seen Bill yet, go see it. If you have seen Bill, go see it again. You know you want to. Exploring the genre of speculative history with its tongue firmly lodged in cheek, the makers of Horrible Histories set out to give a possible (but probably not true) account of a period … >
It’s the thrilling conclusion of Yonderland’s second season, and it’s jolly thrilling indeed. Two estranged sisters finally face off, and nothing will ever be the same again. *insert thrilling musical cue here* Dun dun dunnn!!! But seriously, while Imperatrix is busily transferring her life force into a fearsome new creature to do her evil bidding, … >
The list of heroic tasks Debbie must contend with is seemingly never-ending, and this week in Yonderland, she’s tasked with saving the last of the delicious Fahl. Hunted to near extinction for being really, properly moreish, the Fahl now lives in privileged comfort in a village enclosure, but Debbie discovers another Fahl hiding in the … >
This week’s episode of Yonderland had me in such stitches over a few of its more grown-up oriented gags and references, and I’m certain that were I myself a parent, there would have been plenty my hypothetical sprogs would have laughed along to as well. Tasked this time first with intrducing coffee to the Elders … >
Things take an emotional turn in Yonderland this week as Debbie explores her own history. The prophecy of the second scroll prompts the Elders’ decision to evict Debbie from Yonderland, thus preventing her falling to the influence of her sister, Imperatrix. Debbie’s not ready to give up on Yonderland, though – especially having just learned … >
Some significant truths about Debbie’s history come to light in this week’s Yonderland episode, with what I expect will also be rather significant consequences. What fun! Meanwhile, a new crisis in Yonderland is looming, as the Elders find themselves in need of new cushions. Seriously, what did they do before they had a Chosen One? … >