The Indus Civilisation (Radio Edit)
Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Danika Parikh and comedian Ahir Shah in the Bronze Age to explore...
Georgian Courtship (Radio Edit)
Fri, 18 Apr 2025
Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Sally Holloway and comedian Cariad Lloyd in the long 18th Century...
Marco Polo: history’s most famous travel writer?
Fri, 11 Apr 2025
Greg Jenner is joined in 13th-Century Venice by Professor Sharon Kinoshita and comedian Ria Lina to ...
History of Coffee: from devil’s brew to our favourite beverage
Fri, 04 Apr 2025
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Jonathan Morris and comedian Sophie Duker to learn all about the ...
Arctic Exploration: the fatal quest for the Northwest Passage
Fri, 28 Mar 2025
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Vanessa Heggie and comedian Stu Goldsmith to learn all about the perilou...
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Mesopotamia by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Phil Wang to learn ...
Hernán Cortés and Malintzin: the Spanish conquest of Mexico
Fri, 14 Mar 2025
Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century Mexico by Dr Amy Fuller and comedian Jen Brister to learn abou...
Legends of King Arthur: from medieval literature to modern myth
Fri, 07 Mar 2025
Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Europe by Dr Mary Bateman and comedian Mike Wozniak to learn all a...
Sojourner Truth: American abolitionist, suffragist, preacher
Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Greg Jenner is joined in 19th-Century America by Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to...
Catherine de’ Medici: the real Serpent Queen of France
Fri, 21 Feb 2025
Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century France by Dr Estelle Paranque and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi ...
The Arts and Crafts Movement: William Morris and his circle
Fri, 14 Feb 2025
Greg Jenner is joined in Victorian England by Dr Isabella Rosner and comedian Cariad Lloyd to learn ...
Causes of the British Civil Wars: Royalists versus Parliamentarians
Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-Century England by Dr Jonathan Healey and comedian Toussaint Douglass ...
Aristotle: Ancient Greece’s greatest philosopher?
Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Greece by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Dan Schreiber to learn ...
Happy Christmas from Greg and the team!
Mon, 23 Dec 2024
Greg Jenner invites you to listen to the Christmas specials in the back catalogue and looks ahead to...
History of Broadway (Radio Edit)
Fri, 20 Dec 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in 20th-century New York by Dr Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins and comedian Desire...
Leif Erikson (Radio Edit)
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in the 11th century by Dr Eleanor Barraclough and actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe to l...
Palaeolithic Cave Art (Radio Edit)
Fri, 06 Dec 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in the Palaeolithic era by Dr Isobel Wisher and comedian Seán Burke to learn ...
Benedetta Carlini (Radio Edit)
Fri, 29 Nov 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-century Italy by Professor Michelle Sauer and comedian Sophie Duker to...
Alexis Soyer (Radio Edit)
Fri, 22 Nov 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in the 19th century by Dr Annie Gray and comedian Ed Gamble to learn all about...
Edo Japan (Radio Edit)
Fri, 15 Nov 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-Century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian Ahir S...
Robert Bruce (Radio Edit)
Fri, 08 Nov 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Scotland by Dr Iain MacInnes and comedian Marjolein Robertson to l...
Minoan Civilisation (Radio Edit)
Fri, 01 Nov 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in Bronze Age Crete by Dr Stephen Kershaw and comedian Josie Long to learn all...
LGBTQ Life in Weimar Germany (Radio Edit)
Fri, 25 Oct 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in 20th-century Germany by Dr Bodie Ashton and comedian Jordan Gray to learn a...
Mary Anning (Radio Edit)
Fri, 18 Oct 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in nineteenth-century England by Dr Michael Taylor and comedi...
Printing in England (Radio Edit)
Fri, 11 Oct 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in 15th-Century England by Dr Lydia Zeldenrust and comedian R...
Frederick Douglass (Radio Edit)
Fri, 27 Sep 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Prof Emily Bernard and comedian Toussaint Douglass in 19th-C...
Cleopatra (Radio Edit)
Fri, 20 Sep 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Shushma Malik and comedian Thanyia Moore to learn about Cleopatra.Cleopa...
History of Broadway
Fri, 13 Sep 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in 20th-Century New York by Dr Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins and comedian Desire...
Leif Erikson
Fri, 06 Sep 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in the eleventh century by Dr Eleanor Barraclough and actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe ...
Palaeolithic Cave Art
Fri, 30 Aug 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in the Palaeolithic era by Dr Isobel Wisher and comedian Seán Burke to learn ...
Benedetta Carlini
Fri, 23 Aug 2024
Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-Century Italy by Professor Michelle Sauer and comedian Sophie Duker to...
Alexis Soyer
Fri, 16 Aug 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in the nineteenth century by Dr Annie Gray and comedian Ed Ga...
Edo Japan
Fri, 09 Aug 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in seventeenth-century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian...
Robert Bruce
Fri, 02 Aug 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Scotland by Dr Iain MacInnes and comedian Marjole...
Minoan Civilisation
Fri, 26 Jul 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in Bronze Age Crete by Dr Stephen Kershaw and comedian Josie ...
LGBTQ Life in Weimar Germany
Fri, 19 Jul 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in twentieth-century Germany by Dr Bodie Ashton and comedian ...
Mary Anning
Fri, 12 Jul 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in nineteenth-century England by Dr Michael Taylor and comedi...
Printing in England
Fri, 05 Jul 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in 15th-Century England by Dr Lydia Zeldenrust and comedian R...
Emma of Normandy (Radio Edit)
Fri, 21 Jun 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Elizabeth Tyler and comedian Jen Brister in early medieval Englan...
The Inca Empire (Radio Edit)
Fri, 14 Jun 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Bill Sillar and comedian Sue Perkins to learn all about the South...
The Queen of Sheba (Radio Edit)
Fri, 07 Jun 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Jillian Stinchcomb and comedian Sadia Azmat to learn all about the legen...
The History of Bollywood (Radio Edit)
Fri, 31 May 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Sunny Singh and broadcaster Poppy Jay to learn a...
Simón Bolívar (Radio Edit)
Fri, 24 May 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Francisco Eissa-Barroso and comedian Katie Green to learn all ...
Madam C.J. Walker (Radio Edit)
Fri, 17 May 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Noliwe Rooks and comedian Athena Kugblenu to lea...
Pythagoras (Radio Edit)
Fri, 10 May 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Desiree Burch to learn a...
The Bloomsbury Group (Radio Edit)
Fri, 03 May 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Jane Goldman and comedian Suzi Ruffell as he travels back a century to19...
The History of Kung Fu (Radio Edit)
Fri, 26 Apr 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Leon Rocha and comedian Phil Wang to learn all about the surprising hist...
Catherine the Great (Radio Edit)
Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Julia Leikin and comedian David Mitchell to learn all about the life of ...
Mozart
Fri, 29 Mar 2024
In this special live episode, with music by the BBC Concert Orchestra and pianist Ben Dawson, Greg J...
Old Norse Literature (Radio Edit)
Fri, 22 Mar 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Janina Ramirez and comedian Kae Kurd in medieval Iceland to de...
Ramesses the Great (Radio Edit)
Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Greg Jenner and his guests lift the lid on one of Ancient Egypt's greatest rulers, Ramesses the Grea...
Emma of Normandy
Fri, 08 Mar 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Elizabeth Tyler and comedian Jen Brister in earl...
The Inca Empire
Fri, 01 Mar 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Bill Sillar and comedian Sue Perkins to learn al...
The Queen of Sheba
Fri, 23 Feb 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Jillian Stinchcomb and comedian Sadia Azmat to learn al...
The History of Bollywood
Fri, 16 Feb 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Sunny Singh and broadcaster Poppy Jay to learn a...
Simón Bolívar
Fri, 09 Feb 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Francisco Eissa-Barroso and comedian Katie Gr...
Madam C.J. Walker
Fri, 02 Feb 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Noliwe Rooks and comedian Athena Kugblenu to lea...
Pythagoras
Fri, 26 Jan 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Desiree Burch to learn a...
The Bloomsbury Group
Fri, 19 Jan 2024
For the 100th episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Jane Goldman and comedian Suzi Ruffell as he trav...
The History of Kung Fu
Fri, 12 Jan 2024
In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Leon Rocha and comedian Phil Wang to learn all about th...
Catherine the Great
Fri, 05 Jan 2024
In the first episode of a new series, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Julia Leikin and comedian David Mi...
Christmas with Charles Dickens (Radio Edit)
Fri, 15 Dec 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Emily Bell and Mike Wozniak to find out what Christmas was like with Cha...
Shakespeare (Radio Edit)
Fri, 10 Nov 2023
In this episode, recorded live at the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, Greg Jenner is joined ...
Shakespeare
Fri, 03 Nov 2023
In this episode, recorded live at the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, Greg Jenner is joined ...
Medieval Ghost Stories
Fri, 27 Oct 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Michael Carter and actor Mathew Baynton to learn all about ghost stories...
Victorian Bodybuilding (Radio Edit)
Sat, 30 Sep 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Vanessa Heggie and comedian Darren Harriott to learn about the bodybuild...
Ivan The Terrible (Radio Edit)
Sat, 23 Sep 2023
Greg Jenner and his guests discuss the life, times and crimes of Russia's first tsar, the infamous I...
Agrippina the Younger (Radio Edit)
Sat, 16 Sep 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Emma Southon and comedian Cariad Lloyd in first-century Rome t...
P.T. Barnum (Radio Edit)
Sat, 09 Sep 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Benjamin Reiss and comedian Desiree Burch in 19th-century Am...
Hatshepsut (Radio Edit)
Sat, 02 Sep 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Kemah Bob and Dr Campbell Price as they head back to Ancient...
Leonardo da Vinci - Live (Radio Edit)
Sat, 26 Aug 2023
In this special, live episode of You’re Dead To Me, Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Catherine Fletch...
Atlantis (Radio Edit)
Sat, 19 Aug 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Stephen Kershaw and comedian Sophie Duker to dive into the myth of Atlan...
Medieval Science (Radio Edit)
Sat, 12 Aug 2023
Greg Jenner and his guests look at a range of scientific discoveries spanning 1000 years of history,...
Nell Gwyn (Radio Edit)
Sat, 05 Aug 2023
Greg Jenner and his guests travel back to 17th-century England to meet a celebrity of the Restoratio...
Ancient Athenian Democracy (Radio Edit)
Sat, 29 Jul 2023
Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient Greece by special guests Prof Michael Scott and comedian Alice Fras...
Zheng Yi Sao (Radio Edit)
Sat, 22 Jul 2023
Greg Jenner, comedian Ria Lina and Prof Ronald C Po investigate one of the most successful pirates t...
The History of Timekeeping (Radio Edit)
Sat, 15 Jul 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr David Rooney and Desiree Burch at the literal beginning of time to explo...
Agatha Christie (Radio Edit)
Sat, 08 Jul 2023
Sue Perkins and Dr Lucy Worsley join Greg Jenner to discuss the life of world-famous novelist, Agath...
Medieval Irish Folklore (Live)
Fri, 02 Jun 2023
In this special live episode, recorded at the Hay Festival, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Gillian Kenn...
Agatha Christie
Fri, 19 May 2023
Sue Perkins and Dr Lucy Worsley join Greg Jenner to discuss the life of world-famous novelist, Agath...
Leonardo da Vinci (Live)
Fri, 12 May 2023
In this special episode of You’re Dead To Me, recorded in front of a live audience, Greg Jenner is...
Victorian Bodybuilding
Fri, 05 May 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Vanessa Heggie and comedian Darren Harriot to learn about the bodybuildi...
The Rise of the Tudors
Fri, 28 Apr 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Adam Chapman and comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean to learn about the rise ...
Cleopatra
Fri, 21 Apr 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Shushma Malik and comedian Thanyia Moore to learn about Cleopatra.Cleopa...
Al Andalus
Fri, 14 Apr 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Amira Bennison and comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri to learn about Al Andalus...
The Jacobites
Fri, 07 Apr 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Jeremy Filet and comedian Eleanor Morton to learn about the Jacobites.Du...
Atlantis
Fri, 31 Mar 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Stephen Kershaw and comedian Sophie Duker to dive into the myth of Atlan...
Sarah Bernhardt
Fri, 24 Mar 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Sharon Marcus and comedian Isy Suttie to learn about the actor Sarah B...
The Columbian Exchange
Fri, 17 Mar 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock and comedian Desiree Burch in the 15th century to...
Frederick Douglass
Fri, 10 Mar 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Prof Emily Bernard and comedian Toussaint Douglass in 19th-c...
Vital Electricity
Fri, 03 Mar 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by guests Prof Iwan Rhys Morus and comedian Olga Koch in the 17th century to l...
The Indus Civilisation: life in Bronze Age South Asia
Fri, 24 Feb 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Danika Parikh and comedian Ahir Shah in the Bronze Age to explore...
Early Medieval Papacy
Fri, 17 Feb 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by guests Prof Brett Whalen and comedian Alison Spittle in 9th-century Rome to...
Georgian Courtship: love and marriage in 18th-century England
Fri, 10 Feb 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Sally Holloway and comedian Cariad Lloyd in the long 18th century...
Grainne O’Malley (Radio Edit)
Sat, 21 Jan 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Gillian Kenny and comedian Catherine Bohart in 16th-century Ir...
Ancient Greek & Roman Medicine (Radio Edit)
Sat, 14 Jan 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Kristi Upson-Saia and comedian Stu Goldsmith to explore the st...
The Asante Empire (Radio Edit)
Sat, 07 Jan 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford OBE and comedian Sophie Duker to explo...
Prohibition in the USA (Radio Edit)
Sat, 31 Dec 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Sarah Churchwell and comedian Kemah Bob in 1920s USA to foll...
Medieval Christmas (Radio Edit)
Fri, 09 Dec 2022
Greg Jenner and his guests Miles Jupp and Dr Eleanor Janega go back to the medieval Christmas for th...
Christmas with Charles Dickens
Mon, 05 Dec 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Emily Bell and Mike Wozniak to find out what Christmas was like with Cha...
Greg Jenner talks to Lucy Worsley about Lady Killers
Fri, 11 Nov 2022
Greg Jenner and fellow historian Lucy Worsley discuss Lucy’s Radio 4 podcast, Lady Killers, which ...
The Haitian Revolution (Radio Edit)
Sat, 22 Oct 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Marlene Daut and comedian Athena Kugblenu to examine the events and af...
Saladin (Radio Edit)
Sat, 22 Oct 2022
You may have learned about Richard the Lionheart in school (or from Disney’s Robin Hood), but how ...
Mary Shelley (Radio Edit)
Fri, 14 Oct 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by literary expert Dr Corin Throsby and comedian Lauren Pattison to explore th...
The Ancient Olympics (Radio Edit)
Fri, 14 Oct 2022
Greg Jenner and his guests Prof Michael Scott and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi limber up for a trip t...
The Tang Dynasty (Radio Edit)
Fri, 07 Oct 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Tineke D’Haeseleer and comedian Evelyn Mok in medieval Chi...
Eleanor of Aquitaine (Radio Edit)
Fri, 07 Oct 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Gabby Storey and comedian Rachel Parris to take a look at the act...
The History of Fandom, 1700-1900 (Live)
Fri, 16 Sep 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Corin Throsby and Stuart Goldsmith to look at early cultural fandom in t...
Medieval Animals
Sat, 10 Sep 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Tim Wingard and Kiri Pritchard-McLean to look at what we know about anim...
Ibn Battuta
Fri, 02 Sep 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Amira Bennison and Nabil Abdulrashid in medieval Morocco to meet the g...
The History of Timekeeping
Fri, 26 Aug 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr David Rooney and Desiree Burch at the literal beginning of time to explo...
Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Fri, 19 Aug 2022
Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-century West Africa by Dr Daniel F. Silva and Athena Kugblenu to meet ...
The Terracotta Army
Fri, 12 Aug 2022
Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient China by Professor Julia Lovell and special guest Phil Wang as they...
Black Georgian England
Fri, 05 Aug 2022
Host Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Gretchen Gerzina and special guest Kwame Asante in Georgian Engla...
Julius Caesar’s Rise To Power
Fri, 29 Jul 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Shushma Malik and Ahir Shah as they travel back to Ancient Rome to meet ...
Julie d'Aubigny
Fri, 22 Jul 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Sara Barker and returning special guest Catherine Bohart to travel back ...
Istanbul in the Ottoman Golden Age
Fri, 15 Jul 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Ebru Boyar and special guest Sue Perkins as they travel back 500 years...
Captain Cook's First Voyage
Fri, 08 Jul 2022
Greg Jenner is joined in the 18th century by historian Dr Katherine Parker and comedian James Nokise...
Ancient Athenian Democracy
Fri, 01 Jul 2022
Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient Greece by special guests Professor Michael Scott and comedian Alice...
The Bayeux Tapestry
Fri, 24 Jun 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Dr Janina Ramirez and Lou Sanders in 11th-century Europe to ...
Hatshepsut
Fri, 17 Jun 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Kemah Bob and Dr Campbell Price as they head back to Ancient...
Frederick the Great of Prussia
Fri, 10 Jun 2022
Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Stephen Fry and Dr Bodie Ashton as they travel back to 18th-...
Medieval Christmas
Fri, 17 Dec 2021
Greg and his guests Miles Jupp and Dr Eleanor Janega go back to the medieval Christmas for this one-...
Zheng Yi Sao
Fri, 26 Nov 2021
Greg Jenner, comedian Ria Lina and Prof Ronald C Po investigate one of the most successful pirates t...
Mary Wollstonecraft
Fri, 19 Nov 2021
Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Corin Throsby and comic Cariad Lloyd discuss the life and legacy of Ma...
The History of Ice Cream
Fri, 12 Nov 2021
Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Annie Gray and Richard Osman get the inside scoop on the history of th...
Mary Seacole
Fri, 05 Nov 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Gretchen Gerzina and comedian Nathan Caton to delve into the extraordi...
Disability in the Ancient World
Fri, 29 Oct 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Rosie Jones and historian Dr Jane Draycott to discuss stories of d...
Owain Glyndŵr
Fri, 22 Oct 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Elis James and historian Dr Kathryn Hurlock to explore the life an...
Paul Robeson
Fri, 15 Oct 2021
Greg Jenner, comedian Desiree Burch and Prof Shana L. Redmond from Columbia University discuss the a...
Çatalhöyük and the Neolithic Revolution
Fri, 08 Oct 2021
Greg Jenner and his guests explore the amazing prehistoric site of Çatalhöyük as we learn about t...
Sake Dean Mahomed
Fri, 01 Oct 2021
Greg Jenner and his guests examine the life of Sake Dean Mahomed who introduced curry, shampooing an...
Medieval Science
Fri, 24 Sep 2021
There's a school of thought out there that, following the fall of the Roman Empire around Europe, th...
The History of High Heels
Fri, 17 Sep 2021
High heels have been around since as early as the 10th century. Today we see them as a cornerstone o...
Nell Gwyn
Fri, 10 Sep 2021
One of the original comedic rags to riches stories, Nell Gwyn. We're travelling back to 17th century...
Ramesses the Great
Fri, 03 Sep 2021
Greg Jenner and his guests lift the lid on one of Ancient Egypt's greatest rulers, Ramesses the Grea...
Fairy Tales
Fri, 27 Aug 2021
Greg Jenner and his guests uncover the gruesome truths behind some of our most-loved fairy tales tha...
Ivan the Terrible
Fri, 20 Aug 2021
Was he really so terrible (hint: yes!), or is it all just a translation error (well, sort of)? Greg ...
Genghis Khan (Radio Edit)
Sat, 19 Jun 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Peter Frankopan and comedian Phil Wang in the 12th century to meet one...
The Egyptian Pyramids (Radio Edit)
Sat, 12 Jun 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Sarah Parcak and comedian Maria Shehata to learn all about the magnifi...
Joan of Arc (Radio Edit)
Sat, 05 Jun 2021
Delusion or divine intervention? Learn about Joan of Arc’s super sewing skills, her badass credent...
The Battle of Salamis (Radio Edit)
Sat, 29 May 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Michael Scott and comedian Shappi Khorsandi in 480 BCE for o...
Lord Byron (Radio Edit)
Sat, 22 May 2021
Who was Lord Byron and why did he drive the girls (and many boys) so wild? Find out about this scand...
Boudica (Radio Edit)
Sat, 15 May 2021
Greg Jenner and his guests discuss the important questions surrounding Queen Boudica including: Is s...
P.T. Barnum
Fri, 23 Apr 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Professor Benjamin Reiss and comedian Desiree Burch in the 19th c...
Prohibition in the USA
Fri, 16 Apr 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Sarah Churchwell and comedian Kemah Bob in 1920s USA to foll...
Sacagawea
Fri, 09 Apr 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Katrina Phillips and comedian Alex Edelman in the 19th centu...
Becoming America
Fri, 02 Apr 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Joanne Freeman and comedian Chris Addison in the 18th centur...
The Harlem Renaissance
Fri, 26 Mar 2021
In the first of five special episodes on US history, Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Emily Bernard and...
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Fri, 19 Mar 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Olivette Otele and comedian Sophie Duker in 18th century Fra...
Old Norse Literature
Fri, 12 Mar 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Janina Ramirez and comedian Kae Kurd in medieval Iceland to de...
The Tang Dynasty
Fri, 05 Mar 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Tineke D’Haeseleer and comedian Evelyn Mok in medieval Chi...
King James VI of Scotland
Fri, 26 Feb 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Anna Whitelock and comedian Larry Dean in 16th-century Scotlan...
The Asante Empire
Fri, 19 Feb 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford OBE and comedian Sophie Duker to explo...
The Borgias
Fri, 12 Feb 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Catherine Fletcher and comedian Phil Wang in 15th-century Ro...
Ancient Greek & Roman Medicine
Fri, 05 Feb 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Kristi Upson-Saia and comedian Stu Goldsmith to explore the st...
Grainne O’Malley
Fri, 29 Jan 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Gillian Kenny and comedian Catherine Bohart in 16th century Ir...
The Ancient Babylonians
Fri, 22 Jan 2021
Host Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Kae Kurd in Ancient Mesopot...
Agrippina the Younger
Fri, 15 Jan 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by returning guests, historian Dr Emma Southon and comedian Cariad Lloyd as th...
The Mughal Empire (Radio Edit)
Wed, 06 Jan 2021
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi and comedian Sindhu Vee to explore the Mug...
The History of Chocolate (Radio Edit)
Sat, 26 Dec 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by chocolate historian Alex Hutchinson and British TV legend Richard Osman to ...
The Victorian Christmas (Radio Edit)
Mon, 21 Dec 2020
Why do we celebrate Christmas with cards, crackers and a tree? Join us as we travel back and explore...
Josephine Baker (Radio Edit)
Wed, 16 Dec 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by historical expert Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to trave...
The Mayflower (Radio Edit)
Sat, 12 Dec 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Misha Ewen and comedian Alex Edelman to take a trip back in ti...
The Witch Craze (Radio Edit)
Tue, 08 Dec 2020
Revisit the dark days of the European Witch Craze when one book turned the world upside down and a d...
The History of Football (Radio Edit)
Sat, 05 Dec 2020
Where did football come from? Was it really invented in China or is the truth a little closer to hom...
Stonehenge (Radio Edit)
Tue, 01 Dec 2020
Greg Jenner digs into the history and mystery of Stonehenge. Is it really the symbol of fertility an...
Harriet Tubman (Radio Edit)
Sat, 28 Nov 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Desiree Burch and historian Dr Michell Chresfield to explore the l...
Young Napoleon (Radio Edit)
Sat, 21 Nov 2020
Never mind the famous battles, who was the real Napoleon and what events turned him from a young Cor...
Neanderthals (Radio Edit)
Sat, 21 Nov 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by the brilliant comedian Tim Minchin and Palaeolithic archaeologist Dr Becky ...
The Aztecs (Radio Edit)
Sat, 14 Nov 2020
Travel back to the land of the Aztecs for stories of sacrifice and fancy diets. Greg Jenner is joine...
Blackbeard (Radio Edit)
Sat, 14 Nov 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Stu Goldsmith and historian Dr Rebecca Simon for a hilarious look ...
The Egyptian Pyramids
Fri, 11 Sep 2020
Host Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Sarah Parcak and comedian Maria Shehata to learn all about the ma...
Genghis Khan
Fri, 04 Sep 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Peter Frankopan and comedian Phil Wang in the 12th century to mee...
Notting Hill Carnival
Fri, 28 Aug 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Meleisa Ono-George and comedian Nathan Caton to learn all about the root...
Jack Sheppard
Fri, 21 Aug 2020
Host Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Lena Liapi and comedian Stu Goldsmith in 18th century Lon...
The Haitian Revolution
Fri, 14 Aug 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Marlene Daut and comedian Athena Kugblenu to examine the events a...
Vampires in Gothic Literature
Fri, 07 Aug 2020
Host Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Corin Throsby and Comedian Ed Gamble to look at the role and develo...
The Battle of Salamis
Fri, 31 Jul 2020
Host Greg Jenner is joined by historian Professor Michael Scott and comedian Shappi Khorsandi to hea...
The Mughal Empire
Fri, 03 Apr 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi and comedian Sindhu Vee to explore The Mug...
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Gabby Storey and comedian Rachel Parris to take a look at the act...
The History of Chocolate
Fri, 20 Mar 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by chocolate historian Alex Hutchinson and British TV legend Richard Osman to ...
Josephine Baker
Fri, 13 Mar 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by historical expert Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to trave...
The Ancient Olympics
Fri, 06 Mar 2020
Greg Jenner and his guests Professor Michael Scott and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi limber up for a t...
The Mayflower
Fri, 06 Mar 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Misha Ewen and comedian Alex Edelman to take a trip back in ti...
Mary Shelley
Fri, 28 Feb 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by literary expert Dr Corin Throsby and comedian Lauren Pattison to explore th...
Neanderthals
Fri, 28 Feb 2020
Greg Jenner is joined by the brilliant comedian Tim Minchin and Palaeolithic archaeologist Dr Becky ...
The Victorian Christmas
Fri, 13 Dec 2019
Why do we celebrate Christmas with cards, crackers and a tree? Join us as we travel back and explore...
The History of General Elections
Fri, 22 Nov 2019
You’re Dead To Me returns for a special episode on The History of General Elections. Welcome to th...
Saladin
Fri, 25 Oct 2019
You might have learned about Richard the Lionheart in school (or from Disney’s Robin Hood), but ho...
The Witch Craze
Mon, 21 Oct 2019
Discover the truth behind the European Witch Craze. Far from the world of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, ...
Lord Byron
Fri, 18 Oct 2019
Who was Lord Byron and why did he drive the girls (and many boys) so wild? Find out about this scand...
Stonehenge
Fri, 11 Oct 2019
Greg Jenner digs into the history and mystery surrounding Stonehenge. Is it really the symbol of fer...
The Aztecs
Fri, 04 Oct 2019
Travel back to the land of the Aztecs to discover that they’re not that dissimilar to the Tudors, ...
Joan of Arc
Fri, 27 Sep 2019
Delusion or divine intervention? Learn about Joan of Arc’s super sewing skills, her badass credent...
Young Napoleon
Mon, 23 Sep 2019
Never mind the famous battles, who was the real Napoleon? Where did he come from? What events conspi...
Justinian and Theodora
Fri, 20 Sep 2019
Forget Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Justinian and Theodora were the power couple of the Byzantine era. From w...
Mansa Musa
Fri, 20 Sep 2019
Who was Mansa Musa and how did he become the world’s richest man… ever? What did he do with his ...
LGBTQ History
Fri, 20 Sep 2019
From Molly Houses to secret diaries, discover the real-life stories that make up the history of the ...
Blackbeard
Fri, 13 Sep 2019
Timbers are shivering as Greg Jenner digs down on the legendary pirate, Blackbeard. Why did Blackbea...
The History of Football
Fri, 13 Sep 2019
Where did football come from? Was it really invented in China or is the truth a little closer to hom...
Harriet Tubman
Fri, 13 Sep 2019
We are heading down to the Underground Railroad to discover the incredible life of American hero and...
The Spartans
Fri, 13 Sep 2019
Greg Jenner is joined by comedian and king of the I’m a Celebrity jungle, Joel Dommett, and Warwic...
Boudica
Fri, 13 Sep 2019
Greg Jenner and his guests discuss the important questions surrounding Queen Boudica including: Is s...
Welcome to You're Dead To Me
Thu, 12 Sep 2019
Greg Jenner introduces his new history podcast for people who don’t like history or who forgot to ...