Greg Jenner

Well, Greg, thank you for that lovely welcome.

I'm so excited to be here, especially with Jonathan, whose speciality is exactly what I'm interested in.

Second sons in aristocracies across Northern Europe.

Actually, any kind of aristocratic life, I think, because I've always fancied myself as an aristocrat.

Oh, really?

Yeah, which is unfortunate considering I went to a comprehensive school in Bromley.

But much to my family and friends' chagrin, I've often tried to pretend I'm an aristocrat and been very quickly knocked down.

Maybe that'll change today.

Well, I mean, you dress beautifully, so I think you certainly pass muster on the looks.

We're going out on the BBC, aren't we?

We are.

Some of us like to keep standards on...

This broadcasting corporation.

So I think I would like it if all Radio 4 presenters and announcers still wore a dinner jacket.

Well, Greg, I wasn't going to spoil it for the listener.

I was going to say, I'm so glad you've stuck to that tradition, Greg.

I'm in a bowl gown.

Tom, are you a history lover?

Do you enjoy history?

I have always loved history.