For the Classicists
May. 25th, 2011 08:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
steepholmI watched Horrible Histories with my daughter this evening, and was particularly tickled by the section on Roman Gods Direct. (The Athens/Sparta Wife Swap parody was pretty good too.)
I really rate the TV series of Horrible Histories - and more so than the books, which just don't have the same line in smart pop culture references. Who can forget the Four Georges singing Born 2 Rule, for example? At least as good as Westlife, for my money (though it bugs me that they don't seem to realise the relationship of George II to George III).
I really rate the TV series of Horrible Histories - and more so than the books, which just don't have the same line in smart pop culture references. Who can forget the Four Georges singing Born 2 Rule, for example? At least as good as Westlife, for my money (though it bugs me that they don't seem to realise the relationship of George II to George III).
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Date: 2011-05-25 08:54 pm (UTC)That's probably my favorite. It's astonishingly erudite considering its level of silliness; its only real inaccuracy is that most curse tablets were made of lead, not stone, on account of it being cheaper. This was the one I discovered the series with. "Why has God forsaken me with only lady babies?"
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Date: 2011-05-25 09:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-06-05 03:33 pm (UTC)I've got the Horrible Histories magazines on my shelves for an instant guide - I tend to dabble first then do my proper reading later!
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