Podcast Episodes
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In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Desiree Burch to learn all about ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras. Pythagoras is famous in maths clas…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The Bloomsbury Group
For the 100th episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Jane Goldman and comedian Suzi Ruffell as he travels back a century to1920s London to learn all about the members of the Bloomsbury Group. A collect…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The History of Kung Fu
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Leon Rocha and comedian Phil Wang to learn all about the surprising history of kung fu, from ancient China to the present day. Rooted in ancient Chinese e…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Catherine the Great
In the first episode of a new series, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Julia Leikin and comedian David Mitchell to learn all about the life of Catherine II of Russia, better known as Catherine the Great. …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Announcing Series 7
We’re back! Greg Jenner previews the topics and guest coming up in the new series of You're Dead To Me which starts on Friday 5 January, 2024.
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Christmas with Charles Dickens (Radio Edit)
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Emily Bell and Mike Wozniak to find out what Christmas was like with Charles Dickens.
We take a walk through the many Christmases of the renowned Victorian author. From ele…
Published on 2 years ago
Introducing… Being Roman with Mary Beard
In her new series for BBC Radio 4, Mary Beard reveals some of the real people from the Roman Empire - from a slave to an emperor.
Beneath the starched togas and the pungent fug of gladiator sweat the…
Published on 2 years ago
Shakespeare (Radio Edit)
In this episode, recorded live at the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Farah Karim-Cooper and comedian Richard Herring to learn all about the life, legend an…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Shakespeare
In this episode, recorded live at the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Farah Karim-Cooper and comedian Richard Herring to learn all about the life, legend an…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Medieval Ghost Stories
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Michael Carter and actor Mathew Baynton to learn all about ghost stories in the European Middle Ages. From the twelfth century onwards, medieval Europe produced a huge num…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago