Greg Jenner

I almost did it at university, but then rather precociously, like a second son of any French aristocrat, decided I didn't need it.

But I nearly, I went to interview at Clare College in Cambridge.

Of course, applied there because I thought it was the nicest building.

as any fool would, and applied for a very popular course there and did not know what I was doing and was very roundly rejected.

And that sort of put me off a bit.

And so I think I decided to pursue showbiz instead, which I think probably was the right thing.

I'm not that serious, but I love any kind of history.

And I like, we've already been talking actually, Jonathan and I, about favourite historical films.

Mine being The Madness of King George.

And mine.

Oh, fantastic.

Really?

It's your favourite?

It really is.

It is a brilliant movie.

Yes, yes.

So, what do you know?

This is the So What Do You Know?

This is where I guess what you, our lovely listener, might know about today's subject.

And Philippe is perhaps best known for lavish dramas about his brother, Louis, King Louis.