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Lena Horne (Radio Edit)
May 22, 2026Greg Jenner is joined in 20th-century America by Dr Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins and comedian Desiree Burch to learn all about singer and Hollywood actress Lena Horne. Born into a middle class Black fa...
Philippe, Duc d’Orléans (Radio Edit)
May 15, 2026Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-century France by Dr Jonathan Spangler and comedian Tom Allen to learn all about Philippe, Duc d’Orléans, Louis XIV’s younger brother. King Louis XIV is one of the most f...
Renaissance Medicine (Radio Edit)
May 08, 2026Greg Jenner is joined in the 16th century by Dr Alanna Skuse and comedian Ria Lina to learn all about medicine and medical professionals in Tudor and Stuart England. In Renaissance-era England, medici...
Emperor Nero (Radio Edit)
May 01, 2026Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Rome by Professor Mary Beard and comedian and actor Patton Oswalt to learn all about Emperor Nero. Nero has gone down in history as one of Rome’s most infamous rulers ...
The Terracotta Army (Radio Edit)
Apr 24, 2026Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient China by Professor Julia Lovell and special guest Phil Wang for a close look at The Terracotta Army. In 1974, a family of farmers made arguably the greatest archaeolog...
Medieval Irish Folklore (Radio Edit)
Apr 17, 2026In this special live episode, recorded at the 2023 Hay Festival, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Gillian Kenny and comedian Seán Burke to learn about medieval Irish folklore. Greg and his guests discuss t...
El Cid: the life and legend of a medieval Spanish warrior
Apr 10, 2026Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Spain by historian Professor Nora Berend and comedian Toussaint Douglass to learn about the colourful life and afterlife of the warrior known as El Cid. El Cid – real...
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Apr 03, 2026Greg Jenner is joined in nineteenth-century China by historian Professor Yangwen Zheng and comedian Sophie Duker to learn about the Qing dynasty ruler Empress Dowager Cixi. A contemporary of Queen Vic...
History of the Telephone: 150th anniversary special
Mar 27, 2026For our 150th episode, Greg Jenner is joined by historian Professor Iwan Morus and comedian Catherine Bohart to learn about the history of the telephone on its 150th anniversary. The inventor of the t...
History of Spices: commerce, colonialism and culinary innovation
Mar 20, 2026Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr David Veevers and comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha to learn all about the global history of spices and the spice trade. Nowadays, we take spices for granted, and o...