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 8
1. Catherine The Great
Saturday 6th January 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Julia Leikin and comedian David Mitchell to learn about the life of Catherine II of Russia, better known as Catherine the Great.
2. History Of Kung Fu
Saturday 13th January 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Leon Rocha and comedian Phil Wang to learn all about the surprising history of kung fu, from ancient China to the present day.
3. The Bloomsbury Group
Saturday 20th January 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Jane Goldman and comedian Suzi Ruffell as he travels back a century to 1920s London to learn all about the members of the Bloomsbury Group.
4. Pythagoras
Saturday 27th January 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Desiree Burch to learn all about ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras.
5. Madam C.J. Walker
Saturday 3rd February 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Noliwe Rooks and comedian Athena Kugblenu to learn all about nineteenth-century Black haircare entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker.
6. Simón Bolívar
Saturday 10th February 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Francisco Eissa-Barroso and comedian Katie Green to learn all about the complicated life of South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar.
7. History Of Bollywood
Saturday 17th February 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Sunny Singh and broadcaster Poppy Jay to learn all about the history of Bollywood, the most popular cinema in the world.
8. Queen Of Sheba
Saturday 24th February 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Jillian Stinchcomb and comedian Sadia Azmat to learn all about the legendary Queen of Sheba.
9. Inka
Saturday 2nd March 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Bill Sillar and comedian Sue Perkins to learn all about life and death in the South American Inka empire.
10. Emma Of Normandy
Saturday 9th March 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Elizabeth Tyler and comedian Jen Brister in early medieval England to learn all about Queen Emma of Normandy.
11. Ramesses The Great
Saturday 16th March 2024
Greg Jenner and his guests, comedian Sophie Duker and historical expert Dr Campbell Price, lift the lid on one of Ancient Egypt's greatest rulers, Ramesses the Great.
12. Old Norse Literature
Saturday 23rd March 2024
Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Janina Ramirez and comedian Kae Kurd in medieval Iceland to delve into the world of old Norse literature.
13. Mozart
Saturday 30th March 2024
In this special live episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Hannah Templeton and comedian David O'Doherty in eighteenth-century Europe to learn all about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.