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Horrible Histories Series 7 Episode 6.pn

SUMMARY:

Featuring the Gutenberg press, the man who invented both the dictionary (very successfully) and manned flight (less successfully). Also the Greeks and the Chinese battle as to which of them are history's best inventors

ORIGINAL AIRDATE:

Monday 21st August 2017, 5:25PM

STARRING:

Jalaal Hartley

Tom Stourton

Jessica Ransom

Gemma Whelan

Richard David-Caine

Ryan Sampson

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Louise Ford

Samson Kayo

Lolly Adefope

Tom Palmer

Sophie Wu

WRITTEN BY:

Lucy Clarke

Dave Cohen

Gerard Foster

Danny Peak

Howard Read

Ben Ward

Gemma Whelan

Daniel Maier

Christine Rose

Martin Trenaman

EDITORS: David Staite, Will Porter, Adam Windmill, Jon Dea

PRODUCERS: Tom Miller, Lisa Mitchell

DIRECTORS: Steve Connelly, Ian Curtis

PUPPETEER: John Eccleston               ANIMATION: Studio 43

COMPOSER: Richie Webb                 HISTORICAL CONSULTANT: Greg Jenner

ADDITIONAL VOICES: Jon Culshaw

FULL DESCIPTION:

Mankind's most ingenious inventors are given the Horrible Histories treatment, as we take in everything from the invention of the wheel to the crisp. Featuring the Gutenberg press, the man who invented both the dictionary (very successfully) and manned flight (less successfully). Also the Greeks and the Chinese battle as to which of them are history's best inventors.

SKETCHES:

The invention of the wheel

A Cavewomen shares an invention 'we-all can benefit from, but another man’s idea seems to impress more.

China VS Greece: Inventions Rap Battle

The Ancient Chinese and Greece fight out through rap who the best inventors were, alongside a not-so-hip Roman and his invention.

Codex VS Scrolls

A Roman boy tries to convince his mother that the new codex is far more efficient than scrolls whilst she attempts to read a bedtime story.

All New Printed Bible

Johannes Gutenberg advertises his all new printed Bible, created by his invention, the Printing Press; but it gives one Monk a hard time.

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Ishmael al-Jawhari

Ishmael al-Jawhari's wife looks up definitions in his new dictionary whilst he attempts to master manned flight

Historical Educating: Leonardo Da Vinci

Da Vinci has a crack at teaching 7F anatomy and dissection, before encouraging creative arts and the construction of paper planes, much to Mrs. Lawrence’s displeasure.

Wright tests the first aeroplane

The Wright Brothers struggle to decide which of them should make their first attempt at human flight.

Hedy Lamarr tries to pitch her idea

Hedy Lamarr tries to pitch her frequency-hopping system for guided torpedoes to the US Navy who continually interrupt the film star.

The invention of the Crisp

When a customer complains about the size of his fries, George Crum gets rather angry, which soon leads to an invention of a new food we still eat today.

MyPhone

Alexander Graham Bell advertises his new phone and all it can do, whilst annoying Mr. Watson.

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Parody of iPhone

Historical Gogglebox: The first Televisions

The first TV set is getting everyone talking until John Logie Baird blows up the supply.

SONG: And This is What We Do with It…

From the wheel to the web, we take a trip through song at some of mankind’s greatest inventions, and the somewhat shameful reality of their use today.

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