Greg Jenner

It's a husband and wife arguing, it's a mum trying to get her kids back, it's a boss saying, where's my order? It's not end time. It's really, it's proper human life.

Well, thank you so much for sharing that with us today. And thank you also, Phil, for your knowledge and wisdom and comedy. Oh, thanks for having me. It's been fascinating. Yes, we're great. And after today's episode, you want more Mesopotamia with Moody, check out our episode on the ancient Babylonians.

Well, thank you so much for sharing that with us today. And thank you also, Phil, for your knowledge and wisdom and comedy. Oh, thanks for having me. It's been fascinating. Yes, we're great. And after today's episode, you want more Mesopotamia with Moody, check out our episode on the ancient Babylonians.

And to hear more from Philly Philly Wang Wang, listen to his episodes on the Borgias, Chinggis Khan, the terracotta warriors, and the history of Kung Fu. We've given you quite a weird curriculum so far, haven't we, Phil? Yeah, it's a varied curriculum. I feel like we're training you for some sort of purpose. An enormous battle. Yes, exactly.

And to hear more from Philly Philly Wang Wang, listen to his episodes on the Borgias, Chinggis Khan, the terracotta warriors, and the history of Kung Fu. We've given you quite a weird curriculum so far, haven't we, Phil? Yeah, it's a varied curriculum. I feel like we're training you for some sort of purpose. An enormous battle. Yes, exactly.

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And remember, if you've enjoyed the podcast, please share the show with your friends, subscribe to You're Dead to Me on BBC Sounds, where you will hear the show a month before it arrives on other platforms. So there we go. There's a bonus for you. And switch on your sounds notifications too, so you never miss an episode. I'd just like to say a huge thank you to our guests in History Corner.

We have the marvellous Dr Moody Al-Rashid from the University of Oxford. Thank you, Moody.

We have the marvellous Dr Moody Al-Rashid from the University of Oxford. Thank you, Moody.

It's been a pleasure, and in Comedy Corner, as ever, we have the fantastic Philology Wang. Thank you, Phil. Thank you for using my full name. It's been a pleasure. And to you, lovely listener, join me next time as we decode another message from the past.

It's been a pleasure, and in Comedy Corner, as ever, we have the fantastic Philology Wang. Thank you, Phil. Thank you for using my full name. It's been a pleasure. And to you, lovely listener, join me next time as we decode another message from the past.

But for now, I'm off to go and carve an emoji inscribed Rosetta Stone to help future archaeologists, and it's going to involve an awful lot of rude emojis.

But for now, I'm off to go and carve an emoji inscribed Rosetta Stone to help future archaeologists, and it's going to involve an awful lot of rude emojis.

This episode of You're Dead to Me was researched by Hannah Cusworth and Matt Ryan. It was written by Emmy Rose Price Goodfellow, Emma Neguse and me. The audio producer was Steve Hankey and our production coordinator was Ben Hollands. It was produced by Emmy Rose Price Goodfellow, me and senior producer Emma Neguse and our executive editor was James Cook.

This episode of You're Dead to Me was researched by Hannah Cusworth and Matt Ryan. It was written by Emmy Rose Price Goodfellow, Emma Neguse and me. The audio producer was Steve Hankey and our production coordinator was Ben Hollands. It was produced by Emmy Rose Price Goodfellow, me and senior producer Emma Neguse and our executive editor was James Cook.

You're Dead to Me is a BBC Studios audio production for BBC Radio 4.

You're Dead to Me is a BBC Studios audio production for BBC Radio 4.

Hello and welcome to You're Dead to Me, the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history seriously. My name is Greg Jenner. I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster. Today we are sharpening our language skills and sailing across the Atlantic to 16th century Mexico to learn all about the conquistador Hernan Cortes and his indigenous translator Malintzin.

Hello and welcome to You're Dead to Me, the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history seriously. My name is Greg Jenner. I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster. Today we are sharpening our language skills and sailing across the Atlantic to 16th century Mexico to learn all about the conquistador Hernan Cortes and his indigenous translator Malintzin.

And to help us understand this pair, we have a pair of very special guests. In History Corner, she's Senior Lecturer in the History of the Americas at Nottingham Trent University. Her research focuses on early modern Spain and Mexico, specifically religion, identity and empire. It's Dr Amy Fuller. Welcome, Amy. Thanks for having me. Delighted to have you here and in Comedy Corner.