Horrible Histories

The Saxon gods form an unlikely team of superheroes, and famous astronaut Neil Armstrong reveals his new weight loss program. Later, we meet Georgian London's crime-fighting genius, and Rosa Parks sings about her struggle for equality.

Features a surprisingly charming Stuart highwayman, the world's worst safety briefing presented by the captain of the Titanic, writer Mary Shelley pitches the movie of her life, and those violent Vikings show their softer side in a song.

The boys test their horsepower to the max on Stone Age Top Gear, and Charles Dickens sings about his life and books. Later, the Greek philosophers host weird dinner parties on Historical Come Dine With Me.

Features the rather eccentric Georgian philosopher Jeremy Bentham. Later, super-rich Roman politician Crassus raps about his blinging lifestyle.

Famous monk St Augustine struggles to introduce Christianity to Saxon England, Stuart diarist Samuel Pepys annoys the smartest men in Britain, a daring escape from the Tower of London, and Joan of Arc's story is quite an unusual one.

Queen Victoria's coronation doesn't go quite as planned, George IV pulls out all the stops to impress his guests on Historical Come Dine With Me, and ancient Greek bighead Alexander the Great refuses to stop conquering things.