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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Episode 12

    S5:E12

    Featuring a female dinosaur expert who sells seashells down on the seashore, Brian the handsome scientist reveals the weird wonders of the Greek Universe, TV's fastest-talking pensioner, Bob Hale, tries to explain the Space Race between the USA and the USSR, and there's a fitting musical finale to the end of the series.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners

    S3:E1

    Meet an annoying French prankster from the Middle Ages, witness bizarre Aztec food on Historical Masterchef, see what happens when Queen Elizabeth I needs the toilet, and learn how not to impress a woman in Victorian times -a painful lesson in manners. The truth about Dick Turpin in song; certainly no New Romantic.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Episode 2

    S5:E2

    Featuring a surprisingly charming Stuart highwayman; the Captain of the Titanic holds the world's worst safety briefing; famous writer Mary Shelley pitches the movie of her life; and those violent Vikings show their softer side in a song.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - The Time Being
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - The Time Being

    S3:E8

    Negatus leads Debbie to where the missing people of Yonderland are being held. But little does she know, Cuddly Dick is waiting for her.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - It's the Thought that Counts
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - It's the Thought that Counts

    S3:E9

    It's the night before 'Thanktival', Yonderland's version of Christmas. But amid the joy lurks a monster called Chompus, who eats all the presents in the realm.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  6. undefined Season 0 Episode 2 - He Came!
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #6 - He Came!

    S0:E2

    When they discover a man living in a tent on their grounds, Alison and Mike - with the ghosts' help - learn that they have more to offer this Christmas than they realised.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    A prank-loving emperor hosts a dinner party on Roman Come Dine with Me, the Durham Home Guard injure themselves while learning first aid, and the Viking rock band paint the town red... literally.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    Britain's greatest sailor, Admiral Nelson, turns out to be horribly seasick, two doctors from the Middle Ages argue over how to treat a patient, discover the many uses for an Incan llama, and the World War 2 Girls sing about Girl Power on the Home Front.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Episode 7

    S3:E7

    Robert Walpole struggles to talk to England's German king, a Scottish sportsman attacks dead cows in the Highland Games, American inventor Paul Revere demonstrates his gunpowder toothpaste, and the Roman Emperors channel the King of Pop in their musical argument over who's baddest of all.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Episode 10

    S3:E10

    Some WWI soldiers try some very unusual ways to cure frostbite in the winter. Plus, the not at all romantic movie starring William the Conqueror, the story of Aztec Emperor Motecuhzoma, and a strange Stuart doctor takes a snooze during the middle of a battle.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Episode 12

    S3:E12

    The people of Strasbourg literally can't stand still with 'Dance Fever', HHTV presenter Fearne Polyester reports from a bizarre Greek festival, two Celtic warriors hold a rap battle to see who is best at boasting, and King Charles II meets the man who tried to steal the Crown Jewels.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

    Henry VIII appears on a TV show hoping to raise money from his antique abbeys. Also, Charles Darwin sings about his theory of Natural Selection, and a pirate captain aims to be Lord Sugar's next Historical Apprentice.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Episode 3

    S4:E3

    Queen Elizabeth I goes online dating, Greek philosopher Socrates foils his own rescue from prison, and Emicho of the Rhineland goes crusading with some very unusual Sat Navs to lead the way.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Episode 6

    S4:E6

    A confused Christopher Columbus declares he has found India and a Georgian woman reveals her very Stupid Death. Also, Victoria and Albert attend the Great Exhibition and Tsar Peter III brings a very weird case to the Court of Historical Law.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Episode 7

    S4:E7

    Emperor Napoleon plays in a very unusual chess match, a Victorian inventor builds an anti-seasickness ship with one small design flaw, a snowball fight breaks out at a public execution and the British army hires a dead tramp to defeat the Germans in World War II.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Episode 9

    S4:E9

    King Edward III gets married in a building site, Julius Caesar reveals his secret tips on hiding baldness, we learn the tricks of the criminal trade on the Real Victorian Hustle and we meet Renaissance Italy's most corrupt family: the Borgias.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Episode 1

    S5:E1

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

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Episode 5

    S5:E5

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

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Episode 6

    S5:E6

    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, ancient Greek bighead Alexander the Great refuses to stop conquering things, and the HH Sport team report live from the horrible pirate races.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Episode 7

    S5:E7

    Roman emperor Caesar Augustus reveals the lazy secret of his success, TV's most excitable reporter, Bob Hale, explains the very, very complex history of WW2, we meet Georgian England's most forgetful vicar, and Welsh hero Owain Glyndwr takes on the English in battle.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Episode 8

    S5:E8

    The surprising identity of Britain's top-scoring footballer is revealed, things get ridiculous on Germany's version of Historical Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, a Celtic farmer isn't terribly keen on plans for Hadrian's Wall, and the brainy pioneers of transportation sing about their inventions.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Episode 10

    S5:E10

    A Victorian businessman goes undercover in his own factory, there's a right royal squabble over who should rule medieval England, we meet eccentric Georgian politician Mad Jack Mytton and the Real Tudor Hustle reveals the cleverest con tricks by naughty historical criminals.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Up the Workers
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Up the Workers

    S2:E4

    Debbie discovers a sweatshop run by newly-educated Ninnies. Plus, a message from Yonderland reveals alarming information about Debbie's past.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Careful What You Wish For
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Careful What You Wish For

    S2:E8

    Danger looms for Debbie in our final jaunt to the magical realm of Yonderland when Negatus hatches a fiendish plan to lure her to his lair.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - A Rising Tide
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - A Rising Tide

    S3:E1

    Yonderland's inhabitants, including Cuddly Dick, look forward to a bright new future.

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    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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Laurence Rickard Ratings Summary

"Episode 12" is the best rated episode written by Laurence Rickard. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 7/16/2013 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners".