Histrionix

June's been looking into the explorer Christopher Columbus but did she know that his boat was made of pasta and that his boat was almost named Caitríona?

Moya's talking about the tough life of 19th Century children, but what we really want to know is where does a rich man get his scooters and how does an invisible woman go on a date?

Giraffes have played significant roles in history and Enya is here to tell us about them. The adult improvisers are here to tell us that a gift voucher is the best present for King Charles X and a mugshot is the best present for a roof-rack baby.

June gives a history of the Egyptian boy king. Meanwhile, we find out all about the Nobel Peace Prize for History and what kind of a person is a "lip learner".

Faoláín knows a lot of explosive first hand facts about Irish lighthouse keepers but were they really entertainment for pleasure cruises and why is the Titanic tour guide talking about the final lighthouse?

Róisín tells us about the amazing women who helped decipher the Nazi codes during World War II. Meanwhile, Fritz is the worst spy in history and Steven Spielberg reconsiders the soundtrack for Jurassic Park.

Charlie informs us on the history of basketball and its pioneer James Naysmith. But did it all really come from a glut of peaches, Flat Faced Jolly and someone swallowing a tennis ball?

Moya informs us about the workers' strike of 1913 while the improvisers show us the plight of the Bald Spot Man and peeing yourself in a public meeting.

The History is real. The young historians know their stuff. But we’re not so sure about the improvisers...