Greg Jenner

We know a huge amount about the process because of inscriptions on the actual sculptures themselves that tell us who made them and who was their overseer, right?

Well, that leads us really on to the nuance window.

The nuance window is where Phil and I take a break and we play with our terracotta warriors.

And instead we listen to Professor Julia as she takes two uninterrupted minutes to tell us something we need to know about the terracotta warriors, the tomb, the mausoleum and the wider archaeology.

So I get my stopwatch up now.

And without much further ado, Professor Julia, do you want to give us the nuance window, please?

Wow, thank you very much.

It's time now for me to say a huge thank you to my guests.

In History Corner, we have the wonderful Professor Julia Lovell from Birkbeck University of London.

Thank you, Julia.

And in Comedy Corner, we have the fantastic Phil Wang.

Cheers, Phil.

Thank you for having me.

Such a good time.

And to you, lovely listener, join me next time as we unearth another treasure trove of trivia from a different chunk of global history.

But for now, I'm off to go and start building my own mausoleum.

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Vähittäisasiakkaat Oyj.

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. And that hum of excitement you can hear in the air is because we're coming to you live from the Hay Literary Festival in Wales. Say hello, audience!

So, today we are meandering back to medieval Ireland to learn all about Irish magic and... I did an Irish there, didn't I? Sorry. To learn all about Irish magic and folklore in the Middle Ages. And to help me separate history from hocus pocus, I'm joined by two very special guests. In History Corner, she's a historian of medieval and early modern Ireland, specialising in women, gender and folklore. She's returning to You're Dead to Me after her raucous run in our Gráinne O'Malley episode, Absolute Chaos It Was. It's Dr Gillian Kenny. Welcome back, Jill! Thank you!