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Series 8 Episode 5 Fearsome Families

Broadcast: Monday 1st July 2019 (CBBC 5:30pm / on iPlayer from 24th June)

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Summary: Fred Sirieix is on hand as Queen Victoria makes several trips to the Historical First Dates restaurant, in a bid to marry off her children for love, and definitely not to consolidate her empire. Leopold Mozart retires his 18-year-old daughter aged 18, and the Brontë's sing about sisterhood.  

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Sketches: Written by Ben Ward, Madeline Brettingham, Lucy Clarke, Max Olesker and Danie Peake.

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  • Historical First Dates: Queen Victoria insists on meeting Prince Alfred's date to see if she is the special one who will help her dominate European royalty.

  • Leopold Mozart is lovingly retiring his 18-year-old daughter Maria Anna from performing in public, in favour of bringing little Wolfgang into the spotlight.

  • Historical First Dates: Queen Victoria is back to marry off another of her children as Princess Louise is set up with the 'psychic' Marquess of Lorne.

  • Henry VIII's daughters engage in a regal game of "Your Mum".

  • Paulina Pepys is grateful to her brother Samuel when he offers a roof over her head, at least until she learns about the conditions.

  • Historical First Dates: Queen Victoria returns and lovingly forces Prince Arthur on his first date.

  • Made in Macedonia: For some reason, people standing in the way of Alexander the Great becoming king keep dying. His mum Olympias has no idea why that could be.

  • We see what happened back at home for Viking families when the male Vikings went away pillaging for months.

  • A Spartan family who has come to see the Olympic Games learn that married women are not allowed to watch the event.

  • We take a look at what Puritan children did for fun as they head down to "fun" theme park "Puritown" (advertisement)

  • Song: Brontë Sisterhood - Emily, Charlotte and Anne may be world famous for their written works now but back when they were writing, they had to hide the fact that they were women.

Cast & crew: See Series 8 page

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