SUMMARY:
Rowan Atkinson guest-stars as Henry VIII as we explore his life from his athletic youth to his short-tempered later years. We meet the young Henry as he struggles with his boring dad Henry VII, before becoming King himself, and going through wives like most people go through toothbrushes!
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
Monday 22nd June 2015
Jim Howick
Simon Farnaby
Katherine Jakeways
Louise Ford
Dan Li
WRITTEN BY:
Lucy Clarke
Dave Cohen
Chris Chantler
Justin Edwards
Gerard Foster
Greg Jenner
Benjamin Partridge
Steve Punt
George Sawyer
Howard Read
Daniel Maier
EDITORS: Adam Windmill, Will Peverett, Danirl Gulley
PRODUCERS: Tom Miller, Joshua Grant, Kelly Li, Henri Ward
DIRECTORS: Simon Gibney, Ian Curtis
PUPPETEER: John Eccleston ANIMATION: Tim Searle, Studio 43
COMPOSER: Richie Webb HISTORICAL CONSULTANT: Greg Jenner
ADDITIONAL VOICES: Jon Culshaw
STARRING:
Rowan Atkinson
Jalaal Hartley
Tom Stourton
Jessica Ransom
Adam Riches
Naz Osmanoglu
FULL DESCIPTION:
Rowan Atkinson guest-stars as Henry VIII as we explore his life from his athletic youth to his short-tempered later years. We meet the young Henry as he struggles with his boring dad Henry VII, before becoming King himself, and going through wives like most people go through toothbrushes! Meanwhile across the world we meet the great Ottoman leader Suleiman the Magnificent in Turkey, and the mad, bad, and very dangerous to know Emperor Zhengde in China.
SKETCHES:
Dull Dad: The Bore of the Roses
Henry must learn there’s more to being a King than fighting, but his dad tells him otherwise leaving a very bored Henry
Film preview
HHTV Sport: Young Henry VIII and his sport successes
Henry VIII shows off what he can do in sport, before getting ready for the incredibly (not) thrilling wood-sawing contest
Catherine of Aragon outshines Henry
Henry returns from France with a small victory, only to find his wife, Catherine of Aragon has defeated his no. 1 enemy, the Scots, and his guard doesn’t help brighten his outshined mood
History’s Craziest Fools: Emperor Zhengde
The crazy Chinese emperor almost gets killed in an explosion, torn to pieces by a tiger and drowned- all of which are his fault-yet he suffers a far more ironic death.
An Evening with Cardinal Wolsey: The secrets to my success
Wolsey reveals the two secrets to his success, but is soon disturbed when Henry’s lady in waiting gets sick of waiting for a divorce- chop chop Wolsey!
SONG: A Little More Reformation
Henry VIII sings about what he did in the English Reformation, selling monasteries, chucking out monks and using the money for war with France
Suleiman the Magnificent teaches his children how to become Sultan
Suleiman the Magnificent sets his children an unusual task to succeed him, which doesn’t fill them with joy
My Big Fat Tudor Wedding
Cromwell convinces Henry to marry Anne of Cleves, but the couple soon regret it after marriage-and so does Cromwell!
Historical Clinic: Mr. Crevic
A Tudor doctor’s idea of treating the lurgy on a modern patient turns out less than comforting
Chatty Death: King Henry VIII
Henry talks about his reign, and his young athletic years, only to be disgusted when the talk of his food and wives is made primary conversation!
SONG: A Little More Reformation
Parody of "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley
Henry VIII sings about what he did in the English Reformation, selling monasteries, chucking out monks and using the money for war with France.
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