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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