Synopsis
Check out Christopher Wren and special guests getting into the boyband groove after The Great Fire of London.
- Programme: Horrible Histories
- Series: Specials II
- Episode: The Great Fire of London
- Channel: CBBC
- Broadcast year: 2016
- History
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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