Broadcast: Monday 14th September 2020 (CBBC 5:25pm)

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Summary: Queen Elizabeth I loses a colony, social media sensation Zack Septic-Tank plays through the Boston Tea Party, the Founding Fathers sing, and a host of plucky Puritans star in a show marking 400 years since the Mayflower’s famous voyage. 

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Sketches: Written by Ben Ward, Lucy Clarke, Dave Cohen, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, Max Olesker and Daniel Peak.

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• America: Who really discovered the continent? (film trailer)

• John Cabot keeps his social media followers fresh with his voyage to America - and more importantly, massive fish

• Elizabeth I is not happy that her own colony, Roanoke, has disappeared!

• HHTV News: Puritans set sail to the New World (twice!)

• Mayflower Cruises: The one-way journey of a life-time abroad the Mayflower (advertisement)

• On board the Mayflower voyage, Puritans set out their plans for the New World - but will things be better?

• The origins of Thanksgiving, as two Pilgrim Fathers meet their Native Americans neighbours.

• Puritan mums have a discussion about baby names.

• GameTube: Zack Septic-Tank plays through the Boston Tea Party and starts a war (parody of jacksepticeye).

• George Washington rallies his troops and reminds them which side they're on!

• Writing his Declaration of Independence, things get awkward between Thomas Jefferson and his slaves.

• Historical Design: Sophie and Sebastian drop in to think up a title for America's new leader

• Song: F-F-F-Founding Fathers - Meet America's Founding Fathers - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton. Together they bring a new constitution, a new system of government, and an epic pop ballad!

Cast & crew: See Series 8 page

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