Horrible Histories TV | Series 8 Episode 7

Series 8 Episode 7 Moon Mayhem

Broadcast: Monday 15th July 2019 (CBBC 5:30pm / on iPlayer from 8th July)

Summary: Comedian and space nerd Dara Ó Briain joins Rattus as guest host for a special show that marks the anniversary of the 1969 moon landings. The first use of rocket power, the Space Race, and poo floating in the Apollo 10 cockpit - it’s all here!

Sketches: Written by Ben Ward, Madeline Brettingham, Dave Cohen, The Dawson Brothers, George Sawyer and Henri Ward

Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon, while Buzz Aldrin gets a less glamorous first.
A Babylonian king is told that the heavens have foretold that terrible things will happen to the king, but he has a loophole.
Historical Educating: John Wilkins, 17th-century philosopher and supply teacher, tells his class about their upcoming field trip to the moon.
Song: The Earth Spins Round the Sun - The terrific astronomical trio of Copernicus, Issac Newton and Galileo explain how they each came to their universal scientific conclusions.
Lagâri Hasan Çelebi achieves the first manned rocket-powered flight at a celebration for the Sultan.
The Russians and Americans compete in sending things to space; the Russians sending a spooky (and annoying) satellite
Historical PR: The Americans enlist in the help of Sophie and Sebastian for some more unique ideas
The Russians return, sending a dummy reciting recipes for borscht into space.
Yuri Gagarin is the first man in space, but his father isn't impressed.
iKatherine Johnson: Meet America's solution to finally getting ahead in the race and getting a man on the moon: a "computer" called Katherine Johnson (advertisement).
The Apollo 10 crew is faced with the horror of someone's poo floating around in the cockpit.
Michael Collins has a livestream while he waits to pick up Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, but his chat isn't impressed.
Song: Flying to the Moon - The Space Race is on and President JF Kennedy wants to put a man on the moon because it is there – but so does Nikita Krhushchev.