You're Dead To Me
- Radio factual
- BBC Radio 4
- 2020 - 2024
- 74 episodes (9 series)
Greg Jenner talks to a comedian and an expert about various historical topics.
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Series 7
1. The History Of Ice Cream
Saturday 8th April 2023
Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Annie Gray and Richard Osman get the inside scoop on the history of this delicious dessert while packing in as many of their 'flavourite' ice cream puns as possible (final count: 15!).
2. Mary Wollstonecraft
Saturday 15th April 2023
Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Corin Throsby and comic Cariad Lloyd discuss 18th-century feminism and the life and legacy of Mary Wollstonecraft.
3. Agatha Christie
Saturday 8th July 2023
Sue Perkins and Dr Lucy Worsley join Greg Jenner to discuss the life of world-famous novelist, Agatha Christie.
4. The History Of Timekeeping
Saturday 15th July 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr David Rooney and Desiree Burch at the literal beginning of time to explore the history of timekeeping.
5. Zheng Yi Sao
Saturday 22nd July 2023
Greg Jenner and his guests, comic Ria Lina and Professor Ronald C Po, investigate one of the most successful pirates to have ever lived in Zheng Yi Sao.
6. Ancient Athenian Democracy
Saturday 29th July 2023
Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient Greece by special guests Professor Michael Scott and comedian Alice Fraser as they examine the start of democracy with the Athenians.
7. Nell Gwyn
Saturday 5th August 2023
We're travelling back to 17th century England with one of the first actresses in comedy and a mistress to King Charles II, Nell Gwyn.
8. Medieval Science
Saturday 12th August 2023
The History of Medieval Science, investigated by Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Seb Falk and award-winning comedian Josie Long.
9. Atlantis
Saturday 19th August 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Stephen Kershaw and comedian Sophie Duker to dive into the myth of Atlantis.
10. Leonardo da Vinci
Saturday 26th August 2023
Comedian Dara Ó Briain joins Greg Jenner and Prof Catherine Fletcher to learn about Leonardo da Vinci.
11. Hatshepsut
Saturday 2nd September 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Kemah Bob and Dr Campbell Price as they head back to Ancient Egypt to meet the unique and powerful ruler, Hatshepsut.
12. P.T. Barnum
Saturday 9th September 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Professor Benjamin Reiss and comedian Desiree Burch in the 19th century to meet self proclaimed showman P T Barnum.
13. Agrippina the Younger
Saturday 16th September 2023
Greg Jenner is joined in the 18th century by historian Dr Emma Southon and comedian Cariad Lloyd, as they travel back to first century Rome to meet Agrippina The Younger.
14. Ivan The Terrible
Saturday 23rd September 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Peter Frankopan and comedian Olga Koch to dive into the life and times (and crimes) of Russia's infamous first Tsar, Ivan the Terrible.
15. Victorian Bodybuilding
Saturday 30th September 2023
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Vanessa Heggie and comedian Darren Harriot to learn about the bodybuilding boom of the 19th and 20th centuries.