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And in Comedy Corner, we had the fabulous Cariad Lloyd. Thank you, Cariad.
And in Comedy Corner, we had the fabulous Cariad Lloyd. Thank you, Cariad.
And to you, lovely listener, join me next time as we form the perfect union of comedy and history with another whirlwind historical engagement. But for now, I'm off to go and launch my new dating app, The Look of Love, where you can only post tiny miniatures of your eyes.
And to you, lovely listener, join me next time as we form the perfect union of comedy and history with another whirlwind historical engagement. But for now, I'm off to go and launch my new dating app, The Look of Love, where you can only post tiny miniatures of your eyes.
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 packing our trunk and boarding a ship to 13th century China to learn all about medieval traveller Marco Polo. And to help us on our way, we have two very special travelling companions.
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 packing our trunk and boarding a ship to 13th century China to learn all about medieval traveller Marco Polo. And to help us on our way, we have two very special travelling companions.
In History Corner, she's Distinguished Professor of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on the intercultural relations of 12th and 13th century Asia and Europe, and in literature particularly. And luckily for us, she's the most recent translator of Marco Polo's book, as well as the author of Marco Polo and His World. It's Professor Sharon Kinoshita.
In History Corner, she's Distinguished Professor of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on the intercultural relations of 12th and 13th century Asia and Europe, and in literature particularly. And luckily for us, she's the most recent translator of Marco Polo's book, as well as the author of Marco Polo and His World. It's Professor Sharon Kinoshita.
Welcome, Sharon.
Welcome, Sharon.
We're delighted to have you here. And in Comedy Corner, she's a comedian, actor and writer. You might have seen her on loads of things on TV, including live at the Apollo QI, Pointless, having news for you. Maybe you've seen her stand-up tour, Reawakening, or heard her on Radio 4's News Quiz or The Now Show. And you will definitely remember her from our episode on Pirate Queen, Chung-I Sao.
We're delighted to have you here. And in Comedy Corner, she's a comedian, actor and writer. You might have seen her on loads of things on TV, including live at the Apollo QI, Pointless, having news for you. Maybe you've seen her stand-up tour, Reawakening, or heard her on Radio 4's News Quiz or The Now Show. And you will definitely remember her from our episode on Pirate Queen, Chung-I Sao.
It's Rialina. Welcome back to the show, Ria. Thank you so much. It's great to be here. We're delighted to have you back. Now, Ria, you are, I think, officially the most educated, therefore most hyper-intelligent comedian we've ever had on. You have a PhD.
It's Rialina. Welcome back to the show, Ria. Thank you so much. It's great to be here. We're delighted to have you back. Now, Ria, you are, I think, officially the most educated, therefore most hyper-intelligent comedian we've ever had on. You have a PhD.
The most educated, perhaps. Okay.
The most educated, perhaps. Okay.
But your PhD is in science.
But your PhD is in science.