Zheng Yi Sao (Radio Edit)
Sat, 22 Jul
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Greg Jenner, comedian Ria Lina and Prof Ronald C Po investigate one of the most successful pirates t...
The History of Timekeeping (Radio Edit)
Sat, 15 Jul
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr David Rooney and Desiree Burch at the literal beginning of time to explo...
Agatha Christie (Radio Edit)
Sat, 08 Jul
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Sue Perkins and Dr Lucy Worsley join Greg Jenner to discuss the life of world-famous novelist, Agath...
Medieval Irish Folklore (Live)
Fri, 02 Jun
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In this special live episode, recorded at the Hay Festival, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Gillian Kenn...
Agatha Christie
Fri, 19 May
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Sue Perkins and Dr Lucy Worsley join Greg Jenner to discuss the life of world-famous novelist, Agath...
Leonardo da Vinci (Live)
Fri, 12 May
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In this special episode of You’re Dead To Me, recorded in front of a live audience, Greg Jenner is...
Victorian Bodybuilding
Fri, 05 May
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Vanessa Heggie and comedian Darren Harriot to learn about the bodybuildi...
The Rise of the Tudors
Fri, 28 Apr
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Adam Chapman and comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean to learn about the rise ...
Cleopatra
Fri, 21 Apr
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Shushma Malik and comedian Thanyia Moore to learn about Cleopatra.Cleopa...
Al Andalus
Fri, 14 Apr
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Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Amira Bennison and comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri to learn about Al Andalus...
The Jacobites
Fri, 07 Apr
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Jeremy Filet and comedian Eleanor Morton to learn about the Jacobites.Du...
Atlantis
Fri, 31 Mar
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Stephen Kershaw and comedian Sophie Duker to dive into the myth of Atlan...
Sarah Bernhardt
Fri, 24 Mar
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Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Sharon Marcus and comedian Isy Suttie to learn about the actor Sarah B...
The Columbian Exchange
Fri, 17 Mar
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock and comedian Desiree Burch in the 15th century to...
Frederick Douglass
Fri, 10 Mar
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Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Prof Emily Bernard and comedian Toussaint Douglass in 19th-c...
Vital Electricity
Fri, 03 Mar
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Greg Jenner is joined by guests Prof Iwan Rhys Morus and comedian Olga Koch in the 17th century to l...
The Indus Civilisation: life in Bronze Age South Asia
Fri, 24 Feb
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Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Danika Parikh and comedian Ahir Shah in the Bronze Age to explore...
Early Medieval Papacy
Fri, 17 Feb
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Greg Jenner is joined by guests Prof Brett Whalen and comedian Alison Spittle in 9th-century Rome to...
Georgian Courtship: love and marriage in 18th-century England
Fri, 10 Feb
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Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Sally Holloway and comedian Cariad Lloyd in the long 18th century...
Grainne O’Malley (Radio Edit)
Sat, 21 Jan
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Gillian Kenny and comedian Catherine Bohart in 16th-century Ir...
Ancient Greek & Roman Medicine (Radio Edit)
Sat, 14 Jan
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Kristi Upson-Saia and comedian Stu Goldsmith to explore the st...
The Asante Empire (Radio Edit)
Sat, 07 Jan
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford OBE and comedian Sophie Duker to explo...
Prohibition in the USA (Radio Edit)
Sat, 31 Dec
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Sarah Churchwell and comedian Kemah Bob in 1920s USA to foll...
Medieval Christmas (Radio Edit)
Fri, 09 Dec
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Greg Jenner and his guests Miles Jupp and Dr Eleanor Janega go back to the medieval Christmas for th...
Christmas with Charles Dickens
Mon, 05 Dec
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Emily Bell and Mike Wozniak to find out what Christmas was like with Cha...
Greg Jenner talks to Lucy Worsley about Lady Killers
Fri, 11 Nov
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Greg Jenner and fellow historian Lucy Worsley discuss Lucy’s Radio 4 podcast, Lady Killers, which ...
The Haitian Revolution (Radio Edit)
Sat, 22 Oct
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Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Marlene Daut and comedian Athena Kugblenu to examine the events and af...
Saladin (Radio Edit)
Sat, 22 Oct
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You may have learned about Richard the Lionheart in school (or from Disney’s Robin Hood), but how ...
Mary Shelley (Radio Edit)
Fri, 14 Oct
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Greg Jenner is joined by literary expert Dr Corin Throsby and comedian Lauren Pattison to explore th...
The Ancient Olympics (Radio Edit)
Fri, 14 Oct
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Greg Jenner and his guests Prof Michael Scott and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi limber up for a trip t...
The Tang Dynasty (Radio Edit)
Fri, 07 Oct
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Tineke D’Haeseleer and comedian Evelyn Mok in medieval Chi...
Eleanor of Aquitaine (Radio Edit)
Fri, 07 Oct
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Gabby Storey and comedian Rachel Parris to take a look at the act...
The History of Fandom, 1700-1900 (Live)
Fri, 16 Sep
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Corin Throsby and Stuart Goldsmith to look at early cultural fandom in t...
Medieval Animals
Sat, 10 Sep
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Tim Wingard and Kiri Pritchard-McLean to look at what we know about anim...
Ibn Battuta
Fri, 02 Sep
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Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Amira Bennison and Nabil Abdulrashid in medieval Morocco to meet the g...
The History of Timekeeping
Fri, 26 Aug
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr David Rooney and Desiree Burch at the literal beginning of time to explo...
Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Fri, 19 Aug
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Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-century West Africa by Dr Daniel F. Silva and Athena Kugblenu to meet ...
The Terracotta Army
Fri, 12 Aug
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Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient China by Professor Julia Lovell and special guest Phil Wang as they...
Black Georgian England
Fri, 05 Aug
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Host Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Gretchen Gerzina and special guest Kwame Asante in Georgian Engla...
Julius Caesar’s Rise To Power
Fri, 29 Jul
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Shushma Malik and Ahir Shah as they travel back to Ancient Rome to meet ...
Julie d'Aubigny
Fri, 22 Jul
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Sara Barker and returning special guest Catherine Bohart to travel back ...
Istanbul in the Ottoman Golden Age
Fri, 15 Jul
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Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Ebru Boyar and special guest Sue Perkins as they travel back 500 years...
Captain Cook's First Voyage
Fri, 08 Jul
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Greg Jenner is joined in the 18th century by historian Dr Katherine Parker and comedian James Nokise...
Ancient Athenian Democracy
Fri, 01 Jul
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Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient Greece by special guests Professor Michael Scott and comedian Alice...
The Bayeux Tapestry
Fri, 24 Jun
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Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Dr Janina Ramirez and Lou Sanders in 11th-century Europe to ...
Hatshepsut
Fri, 17 Jun
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Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Kemah Bob and Dr Campbell Price as they head back to Ancient...
Frederick the Great of Prussia
Fri, 10 Jun
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Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Stephen Fry and Dr Bodie Ashton as they travel back to 18th-...
Medieval Christmas
Fri, 17 Dec
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Greg and his guests Miles Jupp and Dr Eleanor Janega go back to the medieval Christmas for this one-...
Zheng Yi Sao
Fri, 26 Nov
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Greg Jenner, comedian Ria Lina and Prof Ronald C Po investigate one of the most successful pirates t...
Mary Wollstonecraft
Fri, 19 Nov
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Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Corin Throsby and comic Cariad Lloyd discuss the life and legacy of Ma...
The History of Ice Cream
Fri, 12 Nov
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Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Annie Gray and Richard Osman get the inside scoop on the history of th...
Mary Seacole
Fri, 05 Nov
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Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Gretchen Gerzina and comedian Nathan Caton to delve into the extraordi...
Disability in the Ancient World
Fri, 29 Oct
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Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Rosie Jones and historian Dr Jane Draycott to discuss stories of d...
Owain Glyndŵr
Fri, 22 Oct
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Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Elis James and historian Dr Kathryn Hurlock to explore the life an...
Paul Robeson
Fri, 15 Oct
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Greg Jenner, comedian Desiree Burch and Prof Shana L. Redmond from Columbia University discuss the a...
Çatalhöyük and the Neolithic Revolution
Fri, 08 Oct
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Greg Jenner and his guests explore the amazing prehistoric site of Çatalhöyük as we learn about t...
Sake Dean Mahomed
Fri, 01 Oct
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Greg Jenner and his guests examine the life of Sake Dean Mahomed who introduced curry, shampooing an...
Medieval Science
Fri, 24 Sep
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There's a school of thought out there that, following the fall of the Roman Empire around Europe, th...
The History of High Heels
Fri, 17 Sep
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High heels have been around since as early as the 10th century. Today we see them as a cornerstone o...
Nell Gwyn
Fri, 10 Sep
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One of the original comedic rags to riches stories, Nell Gwyn. We're travelling back to 17th century...
Ramesses the Great
Fri, 03 Sep
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Greg Jenner and his guests lift the lid on one of Ancient Egypt's greatest rulers, Ramesses the Grea...
Fairy Tales
Fri, 27 Aug
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Greg Jenner and his guests uncover the gruesome truths behind some of our most-loved fairy tales tha...
Ivan the Terrible
Fri, 20 Aug
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Was he really so terrible (hint: yes!), or is it all just a translation error (well, sort of)? Greg ...
Genghis Khan (Radio Edit)
Sat, 19 Jun
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Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Peter Frankopan and comedian Phil Wang in the 12th century to meet one...
The Egyptian Pyramids (Radio Edit)
Sat, 12 Jun
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Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Sarah Parcak and comedian Maria Shehata to learn all about the magnifi...
Joan of Arc (Radio Edit)
Sat, 05 Jun
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Delusion or divine intervention? Learn about Joan of Arc’s super sewing skills, her badass credent...
The Battle of Salamis (Radio Edit)
Sat, 29 May
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Michael Scott and comedian Shappi Khorsandi in 480 BCE for o...
Lord Byron (Radio Edit)
Sat, 22 May
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Who was Lord Byron and why did he drive the girls (and many boys) so wild? Find out about this scand...
Boudica (Radio Edit)
Sat, 15 May
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Greg Jenner and his guests discuss the important questions surrounding Queen Boudica including: Is s...
P.T. Barnum
Fri, 23 Apr
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Professor Benjamin Reiss and comedian Desiree Burch in the 19th c...
Prohibition in the USA
Fri, 16 Apr
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Sarah Churchwell and comedian Kemah Bob in 1920s USA to foll...
Sacagawea
Fri, 09 Apr
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Katrina Phillips and comedian Alex Edelman in the 19th centu...
Becoming America
Fri, 02 Apr
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Joanne Freeman and comedian Chris Addison in the 18th centur...
The Harlem Renaissance
Fri, 26 Mar
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In the first of five special episodes on US history, Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Emily Bernard and...
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Fri, 19 Mar
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Olivette Otele and comedian Sophie Duker in 18th century Fra...
Old Norse Literature
Fri, 12 Mar
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Janina Ramirez and comedian Kae Kurd in medieval Iceland to de...
The Tang Dynasty
Fri, 05 Mar
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Tineke D’Haeseleer and comedian Evelyn Mok in medieval Chi...
King James VI of Scotland
Fri, 26 Feb
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Anna Whitelock and comedian Larry Dean in 16th-century Scotlan...
The Asante Empire
Fri, 19 Feb
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford OBE and comedian Sophie Duker to explo...
The Borgias
Fri, 12 Feb
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Catherine Fletcher and comedian Phil Wang in 15th-century Ro...
Ancient Greek & Roman Medicine
Fri, 05 Feb
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Kristi Upson-Saia and comedian Stu Goldsmith to explore the st...
Grainne O’Malley
Fri, 29 Jan
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Gillian Kenny and comedian Catherine Bohart in 16th century Ir...
The Ancient Babylonians
Fri, 22 Jan
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Host Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Kae Kurd in Ancient Mesopot...
Agrippina the Younger
Fri, 15 Jan
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Greg Jenner is joined by returning guests, historian Dr Emma Southon and comedian Cariad Lloyd as th...
The Mughal Empire (Radio Edit)
Wed, 06 Jan
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi and comedian Sindhu Vee to explore the Mug...
The History of Chocolate (Radio Edit)
Sat, 26 Dec
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Greg Jenner is joined by chocolate historian Alex Hutchinson and British TV legend Richard Osman to ...
The Victorian Christmas (Radio Edit)
Mon, 21 Dec
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Why do we celebrate Christmas with cards, crackers and a tree? Join us as we travel back and explore...
Josephine Baker (Radio Edit)
Wed, 16 Dec
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Greg Jenner is joined by historical expert Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to trave...
The Mayflower (Radio Edit)
Sat, 12 Dec
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Misha Ewen and comedian Alex Edelman to take a trip back in ti...
The Witch Craze (Radio Edit)
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 08:30:00 +0000
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Revisit the dark days of the European Witch Craze when one book turned the world upside down and a d...
The History of Football (Radio Edit)
Sat, 05 Dec
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Where did football come from? Was it really invented in China or is the truth a little closer to hom...
Stonehenge (Radio Edit)
Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:30:00 +0000
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Greg Jenner digs into the history and mystery of Stonehenge. Is it really the symbol of fertility an...
Harriet Tubman (Radio Edit)
Sat, 28 Nov
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Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Desiree Burch and historian Dr Michell Chresfield to explore the l...
Young Napoleon (Radio Edit)
Sat, 21 Nov
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Never mind the famous battles, who was the real Napoleon and what events turned him from a young Cor...
Neanderthals (Radio Edit)
Sat, 21 Nov
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Greg Jenner is joined by the brilliant comedian Tim Minchin and Palaeolithic archaeologist Dr Becky ...
The Aztecs (Radio Edit)
Sat, 14 Nov
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Travel back to the land of the Aztecs for stories of sacrifice and fancy diets. Greg Jenner is joine...
Blackbeard (Radio Edit)
Sat, 14 Nov
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Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Stu Goldsmith and historian Dr Rebecca Simon for a hilarious look ...
The Egyptian Pyramids
Fri, 11 Sep
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Host Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Sarah Parcak and comedian Maria Shehata to learn all about the ma...
Genghis Khan
Fri, 04 Sep
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Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Peter Frankopan and comedian Phil Wang in the 12th century to mee...
Notting Hill Carnival
Fri, 28 Aug
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Meleisa Ono-George and comedian Nathan Caton to learn all about the root...