About this podcast
The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. In each episode of You’re Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4, Greg Jenner is joined by a comedian and an expert historian to learn and laugh about the past. History isn’t just about dates and textbooks – it’s about extraordinary characters, amazing stories, and some very questionable fashion choices. How long did it take to build an Egyptian pyramid? What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal about medieval life? Why did it take nearly half a millennium for…
287 episodes · history
You're Dead to Me
About this podcast
The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. In each episode of You’re Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4, Greg Jenner is joined by a comedian and an expert historian to learn and laugh about the past. History isn’t just about dates and textbooks – it’s about extraordinary characters, amazing stories, and some very questionable fashion choices. How long did it take to build an Egyptian pyramid? What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal about medieval life? Why did it take nearly half a millennium for…
Recent episodes
- Emperor Constantine the Great: Christianity and the Roman Empire4 Sept · 59 min
- History of Underwear: from shirts and stays to bras and briefs28 Aug · 1 h 01 min
- Akhenaten and Nefertiti: religious revolution in ancient Egypt21 Aug · 58 min
- Anne Bonny and Mary Read: real-life pirates of the Caribbean14 Aug · 1 h 00 min
- Medieval Saints: miracles, relics and pilgrimage7 Aug · 56 min
- Francis Galton: Victorian scientist and pioneer of eugenics31 Jul · 59 min
- The Iliad and Odyssey: heroic epics from ancient Greece24 Jul · 59 min
- El Cid (Radio Edit)10 Jul · 28 min
- Empress Dowager Cixi (Radio Edit)3 Jul · 28 min
- History of the Telephone (Radio Edit)26 Jun · 28 min
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