Calling All Horrible Historians! Calling All Horrible Historians!

CBBC is looking for children to get involved in…

Calling all Horrible Historians! Calling all Horrible Historians!

Are you a fan of Horrible Histories?

Do you know the beastliest bits of history?

It’s the messiest, silliest, brainiest, goriest gameshow CBBC has ever seen.

Win and you could go away with one of our star prizes - a Georgian Navy maggoty biscuit, an Egyptian mummy’s hand, or a Saxon plate made from horse poop.

(Okay – so perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea to let Rattus Rattus choose the prizes)!

If you are aged between 8 and 12, then Gory Games could be for you.

IF YOU WANT TO APPLY YOU NEED TO:

FIRST…GET PERMISSION

Make sure you have permission from your parent/guardian before sending us any personal details.

SECOND… FILL OUTthe attached application form

We need to find out details about you and why you think you should appear on the programme.

THIRD.,.POST us your application form

The completed application form MUST include the signed consent slip and a recent photograph of you(which, unfortunately, we cannot return).
The closing date for applications to be received by is January 2nd 2013.
Send it to:

GORY GAMES

CITRUS TELEVISION

4 BLOOMSBURY SQUARE

LONDON

WC1A 2RL

We will only get in touch with you if we decide to take you further in the application process.Thank you and good luck!

PARENTAL CONSENT FORM

To the Parent or Guardian:

Your child would like to apply to take part in aCBBC game show called ‘GORY GAMES’.

The show involves 3 contestants battling it out in history related challenges and quirky quizzes in order to win a variety of grizzly prizes.

For the application to be considered, your child needs to provide a completed questionnaire, a signed parental consent form and a photograph of themselves (which we are afraid cannot be returned). These should all be sent directly to us at Citrus Television.

If children have been selected, their inclusion may be dependent on us being able to obtain appropriate consents (e.g. local education authority).

For the application to be considered, your child must be aged between 8 and 12 on February 16th 2011.

The closing date for applications isJanuary 2nd 2013, so make sure you get your application to us by then.

The applicants we wish to consider further for the programme will be contacted by January 31st 2013. Please note, due to the high number of applications received, we are unable to respond to everyone individually.

Should the application be successful, the information provided may be used by the programme, but will not be used for any other purpose without your permission. Your details will only be kept if needed for the duration of the programme and all applications will be destroyed once they have been processed.

If successful, we will call to speak to you, then will hold a telephone interview with your child for selection through to the next stage. Citrus Television complies with all provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and all information supplied in your child’s application will only be used in connection with your child’s participation in the programme. Citrus Television has a Child Protection Policy and all staff act in compliance with it (Citrus Television's Child Protection Policy may be viewed on request).

Please fill out ALL sections on the following pages

Will you be available for filming between11thFebruary – 19th February 2013? YES [ ] NO [ ]

If not, which dates will you be unavailable for?

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What are the dates of your child/children’s holidays/half term holidays?

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Does your child have any medical conditions (e.g. asthma, allergies, diabetes, epilepsy etc) that we should be made aware of? (This does not necessarily precludeyour child from taking part.)

YES [ ] NO [ ]

If yes please give details:

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Please declare if you oryourchild is a close relative of a BBC or Lion TV employee

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I confirm that I have given consent for this application to be considered

I am the child’s parent / guardian (delete as appropriate)

SIGNED: ...... DATE: ......

NAME OF PARENT/GUARDIAN (print): ......

FULL ADDRESS: ......

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TELEPHONE: ......

MOBILE: ......

EMAIL ADDRESS…………………………………………………………………

ABOUT YOU

FILL IN ALL THE SECTIONS. You can use an EXTRA PAGE IF you need. Please also attach A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH of you.(sorry, we cannot return the photograph)

Your Full Name:
Do you have a nickname?
Date of Birth and Age:
Home Town:
Parent’s/Guardian’s Names:
Parent’s/Guardian’s contact telephone number:
What School do you attend?

Who is your favourite character on ‘Horrible Histories’ and why?

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What is the weirdest thing you have learnt from the show?

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Tell us why you a Horrible Histories/Gory Games fan

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We are now going to test your knowledge with a few questions from history…..state your answer and how you managed to reach that answer.

Posh Georgian Women used to shave off their eyebrows and make false ones from......

Rat skin
Mouse Skin
Hamster skin

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2. Which of these table manners was considered

acceptable in the middle ages?

A. Spitting over the table.

B. Speaking while your mouth is full.

C. Burping at the table.

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3. Which one of these isn’t a real Viking name?

A. Thorbjorn the pock-marked

B. Rudolf the red-nose

C. Ketil the trout-face

D. Eysteinn the farter

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Now that we have tested your knowledge, we want to know a bit more about you…….

What three words best describe you?

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Tell us a story about something silly that has happened to you.

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What is your favourite TV show (apart from Horrible Histories/Gory Games) and why?

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What is your favourite joke?

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If you could be any character from history for the day, who would it be and why?

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What’s your favourite historical era (eg The Vile Victorians) and why?

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What’s your favourite bit about Gory Games?

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Which game would you most like to play on Gory Games and why?

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Why should we pick you?

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