Horrible Science (TV series)
A TV series based on the Horrible Science books.
Horrible Science is a television series based on the Scholastic book series of the same name, stylistically fashioned after the Horrible Histories children's sketch show. The series is part of the Horrible Histories franchise. The first TV adaptation aired on CBBC in 2019.
- First series network
- CBBC
- First series year
- 2019
- Second series network
- None
- Second series premiere date
- None
- Notable cast member first series
- None
Lore & Background
In 2019, CBBC ordered a series of the children's sketch show Horrible Science. The series was co-funded by CBBC, The Wellcome Trust, ABC Australia, and Discovery Asia. Filming took place in Wimbledon, South West London. The cast included Chris Martin, Letty Butler, Tom Bell, Eleanor Lawrence, Jason Forbes and Susan Wokoma. Each episode had a central theme, such as Gruesome Guts and Chemical Chaos, expounded through comedy sketches, science experiments, and songs, and featured a guest actor portraying a historical scientist being interviewed.
Reader's Guide
In 2025, CBBC released a new series based on the Horrible Science books, starring Jessica Ransom, Tom Stourton, James McNicholas, Richard David-Caine, Harrie Hayes, Inel Tomlinson, Timmika Ramsay, Emily Lloyd-Saini, Luke Rollason and Halema Hussain. The series premiered on 9 May 2025. A second series was ordered by CBBC in April 2025, ahead of the first season's premiere. Horrible Science was nominated for Best Children / Youth Series at the 2025 Venice TV Awards. The show's producers commented that Horrible Science delights in the messy, gory and macabre, but is full of fascinating science. Miller explained the aim was to be funny first and scientific second, to connect with children put off by science.
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