Greg Jenner

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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 today we are slipping into our ball gowns and sauntering over to 17th century France to learn all about Louis XIV's less famous but more fabulous brother, Philippe-Duc d'Orléans.

And to help us, we have two very special guests.

In History Corner, he's a senior lecturer in history at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he specialises in the aristocracy of early modern France and its neighbours.

Luckily for us, he's also an expert on royal courts and is the author of Monsieur, Second Sons in the Monarchy of France.

It's Dr Jonathan Spangler.

Welcome, Jonathan.

Hello, thanks.

It's great to be here today.

Delighted to have you here and in Comedy Corner.

He's a top class comedian, writer and presenter.

You'll know him from loads of comedy TV shows, as well as from Bake Off and Extra Slice, The Apprentice, You're Fired.

Maybe you've read his hilarious memoirs, No Shame and Too Much.

Or perhaps you've listened to one of his podcasts, Like-Minded Friends and Pottering.

It's Tom Allen.

Welcome to the show, Tom.