Series 4 Episode 5
Broadcast: Friday 13th April 2012 (CBBC 5pm)
Summary: Some Bronze Agers argue about building the world's first city, Bob Hale explains the entire history of the Renaissance, Mary Seacole sings about her Crimean hotel and William Shakespeare gets into a rap battle.
Written by: Dave Cohen, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Punt and Laurence Rickard
Cast & crew: See Series 4 page
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SKETCHES:
Historical Masterchef: Nug
A chef from Skara Brae dispels the myth of primitive Neolithic cuisine
The first town
The first town planners must explain to sceptical would-be residents why a town is needed in the first place.
Hannibal film trailers
Hannibal and his ruthless battle tactics star in the blockbusters "Snakes on a Ship" and its sequel, "Elephants on a Plain" (both parodies of Snakes on a Plane).
HHTV News: Bob Hale's Renaissance Report
Leonardo Da Vinci procrastinates
Mona Lisa grows impatient with Leonardo da Vinci's inability to finish anything, including her portrait.
Egyptian Make Show: The mummification process
Mummification game advert
Kids can practice embalming their own dead body with Mummification
(Advertisement)
(Parody of Operation)
Shakespeare in a word fight
William Shakespeare is called out by a tavern drunk and ends up in a battle of insults
Oh Yea! Magazine: Royal Rage Special
Elizabeth I's formidable temper
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Lord Raglan explains his plan to ensure the Charge of the Light Brigade is a complete and unmitigated disaster
SONG: Mary Seacole
British-Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole tells her story of how she set up a hospital behind the lines of the Crimean War.
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