Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9661 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-09-17
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 598 minutes

Synopsis
Features all twenty-six episodes from the children's history programme which retains all the gory information. Episodes include: 'Groovy Greeks', 'Awesome Egyptians' and 'Vicious Vikings'.

Customer Reviews

Awful!
We hated this! It is over colourised with overly loud music, sharp edged cartooning, way too busy, fast moving and obnoxious characterisation. We sent it back!

We've been watching CBBC's Horrible Histories shows which, while different periods are mixed into each one (a bit of a shame), are in stark contrast to this box of cartoon 'dudes' (yuk). The CBBC ones are intelligently fun, funny and gripping. This batch of cartoons is almost unbearable to be around.

However, if you are heavily into PC games, the latest popular children's progamming and loud music (unlike us), you'll probably disagree and love it!

Keep the kids horribly historically enthralled
Great selection of horrible histories-this has kept my son amused for several evenings after school. Fun and educational-good way of learning. It would have been good to know all the titles first, as we doubled on a few discs; but this still worked out to be incredibly good value for money. We particularly enjoyed the Egyptians but all easy to watch again (and again).

Beware this is not at all like the CBBC version
I totally agree with the last review - this is awful. Don't buy it. The animation is slow and clunky. It takes about 10 minutes into each episode before you get to any actual historical facts, up until then the characters are in a modern day classroom talking gibberish. Some of the dialogue is difficult to make out. There is a good reason I have never seen this on terrestrial television - because it is rubbish! This is more likely to turn kids off history than on to it. Its not even very exciting.
Tune in to the CCBC version instead!