Greg Jenner

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

That's really interesting. So the age of exploration in the 13th century, then you get the age of conquest and colonialism where these men of science and learning but also administrators are looking at earlier texts and going, ah, yes, I can see that plant. He's written about it earlier. It's very interesting to see a book having that kind of legacy in life.

That's really interesting. So the age of exploration in the 13th century, then you get the age of conquest and colonialism where these men of science and learning but also administrators are looking at earlier texts and going, ah, yes, I can see that plant. He's written about it earlier. It's very interesting to see a book having that kind of legacy in life.

Find me a Marco Polo sheep. I want to ride it.

Find me a Marco Polo sheep. I want to ride it.

This is the part of the show where Ria and I sit quietly and study our navigation charts, while Professor Sharon has two minutes to tell us something we need to know about Marco Polo. My stopwatch is ready, so Professor Sharon, please take it away.

This is the part of the show where Ria and I sit quietly and study our navigation charts, while Professor Sharon has two minutes to tell us something we need to know about Marco Polo. My stopwatch is ready, so Professor Sharon, please take it away.

Amazing. Thank you, Sharon. Thank you so much. Ria, that's a really interesting note to finish on, isn't it?

Amazing. Thank you, Sharon. Thank you so much. Ria, that's a really interesting note to finish on, isn't it?

Cannibalism. Oh. Yes. So what do you know now? Well, there we go. So it's time now for the So What Do You Know Now? This is our quickfire quiz for Ria, who is wincing, panicking. What's the word?

Cannibalism. Oh. Yes. So what do you know now? Well, there we go. So it's time now for the So What Do You Know Now? This is our quickfire quiz for Ria, who is wincing, panicking. What's the word?

It's a delightful polo sheep. It has a hole in the middle. Because it's got a hole in the middle.

It's a delightful polo sheep. It has a hole in the middle. Because it's got a hole in the middle.

And bowls for horns. All right. I've got 10 questions for you.

And bowls for horns. All right. I've got 10 questions for you.

Let's see how you do. Question one.

Let's see how you do. Question one.

Question one. What was the title of Marco Polo's book when he first wrote it? Description of the World. It was very good. Question two. In which city was Marco Polo born?

Question one. What was the title of Marco Polo's book when he first wrote it? Description of the World. It was very good. Question two. In which city was Marco Polo born?