Broadcast: Sunday 8th March 2020 (CBBC 9:30am, for International Women's Day)

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Summary: A celebration of some of history’s greatest females, including Spartan Queen Gorgo terrorising Historical Love Island, supergroup The Tudor Queens and the original Wonder Women. Plus, Queen Cleopatra is on Historical First Dates in search of a husband who is not her brother.

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Sketches: Written by Ben Ward, Lucy Clarke, Susie Donkin, James Kettle, Daniel Peak and Lucy Porter.

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• The very first Wonder Woman, Wonder Scythian, is a lot boozier and flightier than her modern-day counterpart (film trailer)

• The director of "Joan of Arc - the Movie" isn't impressed with her less-than-bombastic demeanour.

• Historical First Dates: Queen Cleopatra is in search of a husband who isn't related to her.

• Queen Marie Antoinette shows off her outrageous fashion and frivolous spending on social media.

• Historical Love Island: A modern man who chooses Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, but is shocked when he finds out about Ancient Spartan marriage customs.

• The suffragettes and suffragists have an acapella battle.

• A 1930s American woman applies to be a Hello Girl.

• Don't Call the Tudor Midwife: A man disguises himself to learn the secrets of midwifery

• HHTV News: With their brother Edward on his deathbed, Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth argue about who will succeed him.

• Song: Tudor Queens: Power - Away with patriarchy, the Tudor dynasty produced four strong Queens who each claimed the English throne - but how has their reign gone down?

Cast & crew: See Series 8 page

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