Series 4 Episode 1
Broadcast: Monday 9th April 2012 (CBBC 5pm)
Summary: Dick Whittington pitches a movie about his life, Stone Age technology geeks queue for hours at the unveiling of the Bronze Age and some German bomber pilots find an unfortunate use for a tourist guidebook to Britain.
Written by: Dave Cohen, Gerard Foster, Giles Pilbrow, Joe Tucker and Ben Ward
Cast & crew: See Series 4 page
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SKETCHES:
Donating urine
A clergyman makes an unusual patriotic request of his female parishioners
Painting Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell requests that Peter Lely paint his portrait 'warts and all'.
HH Movie Pitch: Lord Mayor Dick Whittington
Lord Mayor Dick Whittington, pitching his life story to a panel of Hollywood producers, tries to avoid co-starring with a talking cat
The Spanish Armada (trailer)
Vengeful Philip II of Spain tries - and fails - repeatedly to launch The Spanish Armada against Britain (film trailer) part 1
Stupid Deaths: Tudor archers
The Spanish Armada (trailer)
He's back! Again. The Spanish Armada sequels (film trailer) part 2.
Wonders of the Egyptian Universe
A "hot scientist" extols the Wonders of the Egyptian Universe
Video game: Duat! Egyptian Book of the Dead
Play your way through the Egyptian afterlife.
Georgian fire brigades
The perils of for-profit fire brigades
Using the Queen's toilet
The toilet queues in Queen Caroline of Ansbach's court are less than dignified
World of Stone advert
For all your (surprisingly extensive) stone furniture needs (advertisement)
Early News: The Bronze Age
Eager customers queue up for the opening of the Bronze Age (parody of a modern technology product launch).
German bombers
German fighter pilots use tourist guides to find high-profile targets during the Baedeker Blitz.
A song dedicated to the heroic pilots in the Royal Air Force who fought against Hitler’s Luftwaffe in World War Two.
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