Customer Reviews
hilarious history - By: Ken Stevens, 21 Nov 2008 
When the kids are too tired to read, or it is too late to read to them, these CDs provide a lovely alternative. The info is factual & funny, irreverent & informative. My 8-year old boy loved it for a couple of years (before he really gotin to reading proper books for himself).
W love Terry Deary - By: Ms. H. B. H. Hosegood, 05 Sep 2008 We love listening to Terry Deary's historiesin the car. I like to tell myself that they are educational, & they arein their way, though they don't feel like it. More importantly, they get my child - & me - interestedin history. There are lots of CDsin the Horrible Histories series, & this is one of the best we've heard yet - we like the Vicious Vikings too.
This is aimed at kids (not too young though), but there are some funny items designed to keep us adults amused, like the Jonathan Ross sound-alikein the 'worst emperor of the lot' awards & some wonderfully bad puns.
I find some of the booksin the series a bit too heavy on the horrid side, but there's nothing really disgustingin the audio versions. This is partly because the CDs are a slimmed down version of the books, but also perhaps the BBC is aware that even very young children may here the audio version.
