
You're Dead to Me
The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. In each episode of You’re Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4, Greg Jenner is joined by a comedian and an expert historian to learn and laugh about the past.
History isn’t just about dates and textbooks – it’s about extraordinary characters, amazing stories, and some very questionable fashion choices. How long did it take to build an Egyptian pyramid? What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal about medieval life? Why did it take nearly half a millennium for Joan of Arc to become a saint? And was Catherine the Great really all that great? Whether you want to explore ancient landmarks like Stonehenge and Machu Picchu, dance through the history of Broadway and Bollywood, or find out how the Tudors rose to power, Greg and his guests promise to teach you something new that you won’t have heard in history lessons.
Previous episodes of You’re Dead To Me have covered everything from royals to revolutionaries, actors to activists and divas to dictators. Take a stroll through the history of high-heeled shoes or get the scoop on the history of ice cream. Maybe you’d like to paint like the cave artists of the Palaeolithic era, work out like a Victorian bodybuilder, or fight like a Spartan? We’ve even hosted a special, live episode with the BBC Concert Orchestra to explore the dramatic life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Whatever your historical interests, Greg and his guests make even the trickiest topics easy to follow. Join them for a history lesson that’s as entertaining as it is enlightening - with no homework required.
Episodes (50)

Viking Women: wives, weavers and warriors

Kellogg Brothers: a family feud and the creation of a cereal empire

Alexandre Dumas: author of The Three Musketeers

Empress Matilda: civil war in medieval England

Marco Polo (Radio Edit)

History of Coffee (Radio Edit)

American War of Independence: Fourth of July Special

Announcing Series 10

Arctic Exploration (Radio Edit)

Cuneiform (Radio Edit)

Hernán Cortés and Malintzin (Radio Edit)

Legends of King Arthur (Radio Edit)

Sojourner Truth (Radio Edit)

Catherine de’ Medici (Radio Edit)

The Arts and Crafts Movement (Radio Edit)

Causes of the British Civil Wars (Radio Edit)

Aristotle (Radio Edit)

The Indus Civilisation (Radio Edit)

Georgian Courtship (Radio Edit)

Marco Polo: history’s most famous travel writer?

History of Coffee: from devil’s brew to our favourite beverage

Arctic Exploration: the fatal quest for the Northwest Passage

Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system

Hernán Cortés and Malintzin: the Spanish conquest of Mexico

Legends of King Arthur: from medieval literature to modern myth

Sojourner Truth: American abolitionist, suffragist, preacher

Catherine de’ Medici: the real Serpent Queen of France

The Arts and Crafts Movement: William Morris and his circle

Causes of the British Civil Wars: Royalists versus Parliamentarians

Aristotle: Ancient Greece’s greatest philosopher?

Happy Christmas from Greg and the team!

History of Broadway (Radio Edit)

Leif Erikson (Radio Edit)

Palaeolithic Cave Art (Radio Edit)

Benedetta Carlini (Radio Edit)

Alexis Soyer (Radio Edit)

Edo Japan (Radio Edit)

Robert Bruce (Radio Edit)

Minoan Civilisation (Radio Edit)

LGBTQ Life in Weimar Germany (Radio Edit)

Mary Anning (Radio Edit)

Printing in England (Radio Edit)

Frederick Douglass (Radio Edit)

Cleopatra (Radio Edit)

History of Broadway

Leif Erikson

Palaeolithic Cave Art

Benedetta Carlini

Alexis Soyer
