While the tone wobbles uneasily from infantile to downright grisly, and though the pace tends to drop off during the ponderous costume changes, things bounce back during a handful of excellent songs.
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The relentless tone of sneering jollity has always jarred for some and now it simply sounds outdated.
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While Horrible Histories might tell silly stories in a slapstick fashion and a few crass jokes here and there, the show’s quintessential British humour left me smiling from ear to ear...
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It's a lot of fun, basically; snappy, silly and upbeat and a perfect chance to try to entertain the clan whilst school's out.
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Barmy Britain has Horrible Histories' winning mix of slapstick, silly songs, daft sound effects and even occasional (very funny) puppetry. It also has the thing young children love most – lots of bum and fart gags.
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