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Horrible Geography is a series of children's non-fiction books written by Anita Ganeri, illustrated by Mike Phillips, and published in the UK by Scholastic. It is a spin-off from the Horrible Histories series, and is designed to get children interested in geography .
The last five episodes were not aired on TV until the following spring but were available on DVD from November. Between September 5 and September 23, the BBC ran a competition to write a sketch for Horrible Histories [ 6 ] with the winning entry by Abigail Innes (age 8) from Hull being filmed as part of the seventh series. [ 7 ]
It has been suggested that this article be merged with List of Horrible Histories (2015 TV series) episodes. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2024. Horrible Histories is a children's live-action historical and musical sketch-comedy TV series based on the book series of the same name written by Terry Deary. The comedy series first hit screens in 2009 and is now in its 15th year, with more than ...
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The episodes are a mix of comedy and geography, [4] with each episode answering a short geographical question, often involving maps. [4] The style has been compared to Horrible Histories [2] [3] and the pair cite their inspiration as Monty Python. [4] The videos feature deadpan, split-second visual gags, and comic sketches. [3] [5]
The series had two special episodes: the first one being Football with Alex Scott, a special where guest star footballer Alex Scott appeared and hosted her own episode and recounted skits in the show about football from seasons from the original 2009 Horrible Histories show and the sixth season of the 2015 reboot.
Blue Peter Book Award - Best Book with Facts, for Horrible Geography Handbooks: Planet In Peril [4] 2010 Joy Tivy Education Medal, presented by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society , for "exemplary, outstanding and inspirational teaching, educational policy or work in formal and informal educational arenas" [ 5 ]
The TV series used the Horrible Histories brand, logo and associated trademarks under licence from publisher Scholastic Books. [31] It was produced for the BBC by LionTV and Citrus Television, [note 4] with post-production being handled by Platform Post Production. Under series producer Norris and directors Brigstocke, Steve Connelly and Chloe ...