THERE is a moment in every parent’s life when watching children’s TV becomes fun instead of a bore.

And so when the little ones have finally, thank God, given up on Teletubbies and In the Night Garden, and moved past Peppa Pig and her mates, the small screen can actually be a place where mum and dad can settle down and, willingly, want to watch a programme with the kids.

This defining moment, for me at least, came when I first caught a glimpse of Horrible Histories on CBBC.

Somehow the producers and writers had achieved the near impossible: they had turned a British history lesson into a comedy show.

The use of music is both informative and massively entertaining, and I urge anyone who has yet to hear the Morrissey-inspired singalong to Charles Dickens’ life to search the depths of the internet and listen in – you won’t be disappointed.

The television show has now taken to the road and Hereford Courtyard is lucky enough to this week be hosting the programme’s take on “The Best of Barmy Britain” live on stage.

The two actors need little in the way of props to bring history to life and the children were in stiches from the start to the very end.

Henry VIII and Queen Victoria both enter the worlds of hip hop and breakdance while the goriness of the black plague makes the watching kids curious to know more.

There are plenty of singalongs and stories of body snatchers which, to some, might push the boundaries but really only go to show children how interesting history can be.

Plus, the writers have even dropped in the odd political joke about Guy Fawkes asking Theresa May for advice on blowing up parliament to keep the adults as entertained as when they are watching on from home.