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Terry Deary

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Terry was born in Sunderland, England, in 1946 and now lives in County Durham, in the North-east of England. Terry's father (Billy) was a butcher in Hendon, Sunderland, and his mother (Freda) was the manageress of a clothing shop. He worked many years in his father's butcher shop as a boy. It was better than school where he was beaten, bullied and abused by his loathsome teachers. Terry began his career as a professional actor in 1972 when he joined Theatre Powys in Mid-Wales. As an actor with Theatre Powys Terry began writing scripts for some of the shows. One of the most successful was a children's show called "The Custard Kid". The "Custard Kid" tour ended but Terry didn't want to lose the exciting tale so he turned it into a children's novel, published by A & C Black. He has also worked as a theatre-director, museum manager, drama teacher, television presenter. He has written and acted for television since 1974 and scripted and appearing in British movies. In 48 years as an author his writing has included fiction and popular non-fiction for children and adults. He has published 354 books in 45 languages and sold over 38 million copies. In 2009 CBBC Television launched a major television series of his Horrible Histories which has gone on to win several Children's BAFTA awards. In February 2011 the TV series won a British Comedy Award for best sketch show - the first children's show ever to win a Comedy Award. The same month Terry Deary became the 10th most-borrowed author in British libraries. A series of theatre plays, 'Horrible Histories', have been created in collaboration with Birmingham Stage Company touring the UK, Australia, the Middle East and Far East. Terry's adult non-fiction title 'A history of Britain in Ten Enemies' (Penguin-Transworld) appeared in 2024 and his first adult murder-mystery 'Actually I'm a murderer' (Constable & Robinson) in 2025.

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Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Narrated by: Terry Deary

Length: 1 hr and 8 mins

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 117 ratings
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Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Narrated by: Terry Deary

Length: 1 hr

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 111 ratings
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Horrible Histories: Stormin’ Normans

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Narrated by: Terry Deary

Length: 1 hr and 4 mins

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 71 ratings
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A History of Britain in Ten Enemies

By: Terry Deary

Narrated by: Toby Longworth

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Release date: 10-10-24

Language: English

3.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Narrated by: Terry Deary

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 82 ratings
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Terry Deary's Egyptian Tales

By: Terry Deary

Narrated by: Toby Longworth

Length: 1 hr and 31 mins

Release date: 13-12-12

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
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Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Narrated by: Terry Deary

Length: 1 hr and 2 mins

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 99 ratings
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Actually, I'm a Murderer

By: Terry Deary

Length: 10 hrs

Release date: 12-06-25

Language: English

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Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Narrated by: Terry Deary

Length: 56 mins

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 118 ratings
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True Ghost Stories

By: Terry Deary

Narrated by: Denica Fairman

Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins

Release date: 01-07-12

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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Terry Deary's Pirate Tales: Pirate Lord, Pirate Queen, Pirate Prisoner & Pirate Captain

By: Terry Deary

Narrated by: Toby Longworth

Length: 1 hr and 54 mins

Release date: 01-01-12

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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Put Out the Light

By: Terry Deary

Narrated by: Christian Rodska

Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins

Release date: 04-01-11

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Narrated by: Terry Deary

Length: 1 hr

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 159 ratings
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Horrible Histories: Savage Stone Age

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Narrated by: Terry Deary

Length: 53 mins

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 104 ratings
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Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

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Length: 1 hr and 1 min

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 166 ratings
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Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors

By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown

Narrated by: Terry Deary

Length: 56 mins

Release date: 27-03-14

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 150 ratings
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True Horror Stories

By: Terry Deary

Narrated by: Denica Fairman

Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins

Release date: 09-07-12

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
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An Unlikely Spy

By: Terry Deary

Narrated by: Sarah Ovens

Series: The Silver Hand

Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins

Release date: 07-11-19

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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True Mystery Stories

By: Terry Deary

Narrated by: Stephen Thorne

Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins

Release date: 01-10-12

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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True Monster Stories

By: Terry Deary

Narrated by: Denica Fairman

Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins

Release date: 01-07-12

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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