World Wars

S01E12: Taking in evacuated children | Horrible Histories

A prim couple must choose from a difficult set of inner-city evacuee children.

An evacuee's adventure | Learning Zone

Betty lived in Cardiff during the war and was evacuated to Aberdare. With her family friend, Anesha, she retraces the journey and desc...

American G.I.'s | Evacuation Manor House

The American G.I.'s stationed over in England regularly visited the evacuees and brought treats and even jiving from America!

Nettle soup | Evacuation Manor House

Creativity when it came to food was key in wartime, so the kids try making their own nettle soup.

Home Guard | Evacuation Manor House

The kids get some wartime lessons about spies and how to protect themselves from the enemy.

Gender roles | Evacuation Manor House

Boys and girls had very different jobs on the farm back in the 1940s, the girls would have to wash the boys underpants!

Blackouts | Evacuation Manor House

To make sure the German bombers couldn't spot light when flying, the kids mimic blocking up their windows in a "blackout".

Air raid precaution | Evacuation Manor House

The kids practice an air raid simulation, instructed by a warden.

Air raid shelter | Evacuation Manor House

The kids get to build a their own "Anderson" air raid shelter.

Evacuee's school | Evacuation Manor House

The kids experience wartime school and how much stricter the 1940s was.

Cod liver oil | Evacuation Manor House

The kids are made to have a spoon of cod liver oil, which was a 1940s method of keeping healthy.

Digging for victory | Evacuation Manor House

"Digging for victory" was the motto for wartime as people were encouraged to use any soil to grow their own food.

Working on the farm | Evacuation Manor House

In the '40s, childrens roles were split with the girls in the kitchen and the boys working on the farm.

Chamber pot | Evacuation Manor House

Some of the kids get used to using a chamber pot at night-time as they aren't allowed outside, and someone takes it a bit far!

Wartime meal | Evacuation Manor House

The children get to grips with eating wartime food.

Missing home | Evacuation Manor House

Some of the kids are getting homesick after only two-hours at the farm.

1940s fashion | Evacuation Manor House

The kids get a whole new wardrobe and haircut to match the 1940s period.

Saying Goodbye | Evacuation Manor House

Children from big cities were packed off to the country as soon as war was declared in 1939 and some didn't even see their parents fo...

Britain and the Start of WW1 | Learning Zone

Dan Snow recreates a map of Europe on the beach to explain how Britain became involved in World War I.

O is for Owen (Wilfred) | WWI A-Z

Examining the life of Wilfred Owen, today one of the most widely recognised poets of World War One.

M is for Medicine | WWI A-Z

Newsreel and commentary about the advances in medicine made during World War One.

G is for Gas | WWI A-Z

School pupils handle a British gas mask from the World War One period and describe its use in a gas attack.

C is for Conscription | WWI A-Z

Newsreel and commentary describe how Britain introduced conscription in 1916.

A is for Archduke Franz Ferdinand | WWI A-Z

Explanation of how the assassination of Austria-Hungary's Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War One.

S08E03: Mission Incompetent: The Black Hand Gang | Horrible Histories

The Black Hand Gang worked together to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and thus trigge...

S01E01: Lice wars | Horrible Histories

Animated skit about soldiers dealing with lice in the trenches in WWI.

Y is for Your Country Needs You | WWI A-Z

A selection of British newspaper headlines from World War One suggest the impact propaganda had on the Home Front.

X is for Xmas Truce | WWI A-Z

The story of the unofficial 'Christmas truce' that broke out between the opposing armies at Ypres on 24th December, 1914.

T is for Trenches | WWI A-Z

Descriptions of the conditions of British trenches on the Western Front in World War One.

L is for Lusitania | WWI A-Z

A German U-Boat submarine sank the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland on 7 May, with the loss of 1,202 lives.

J is for Jutland Jack | WWI A-Z

Newsreel and commentary about Jack Cornwell, a boy of sixteen serving on HMS Lancaster, who died at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.

H is for Home Front | WWI A-Z

Newsreel and photographs illustrate life on the Home Front in Britain during World War One.

F is for Food | WWI A-Z

Newsreel and commentary illustrate the working of the field kitchens that supplied the British trenches in World War One.

E is for Empire | WWI A-Z

Newsreel and commentary explore the contribution of the British Empire to the war effort.

D is for Diary | WWI A-Z

School pupils examine diaries written during the war years and discuss what we can learn from them.

B is for Battalions | WWI A-Z

Recruitment through the formation of 'Pals' Battalions' where friends and neighbours joined up together.

S01E08: The Fighter Plane | Horrible Histories

The evolution of the fighter plane (animated).

S01E04: Dodgy War Inventions: 16: Zeppelin airship | Horrible Histories

Dodgy War Inventions featuring the Zeppelin airship.

S01E12: Join the Hitler Youth | Horrible Histories

Joining the Hitler Youth-or else.

S08E09: When American G.I.s came to Britain (Song) | Horrible Histories

When America joined our side in the war and their soldiers started arriving in Britain in 1942, they ...

S01E12: Hitler Survival Rumours (Animated) | Horrible Histories

Top three strangest!

Living through the air raids | Learning Zone

Alan lived in north London during the Second World War and was in his home when the neighbour's house suffered a direct hit.

S08E09: Churchill's secret telephone | Horrible Histories

Winston Churchill holds conversations with American President Roosevelt in his secret loo.

S08E09: WWII VE Day (Song) | Horrible Histories

On the 8th May 1945 the Nazis surrendered and the millions who had been saved were able to celebrate.

S06E10: Historical Restrooms: American toilet paper | Horrible Histories

A businessman is drafted into the war toilets and finds out what Americans did to their toilet paper...

S04E01: The RAF Pilots - The Few (Song) | Horrible Histories

The pilots of WWII take us through their experiences in the skies.

S01E02: WWII Prisoner of War Camp | Horrible Histories

The commandant of a German POW camp tries to keep a determined British officer from escaping.

S01E02: WWII carrier pigeon | Horrible Histories

Mary, the heroic carrier pigeon (animated).