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Marco Polo: history’s most famous travel writer?
Apr 11, 2025Greg Jenner is joined in 13th-Century Venice by Professor Sharon Kinoshita and comedian Ria Lina to learn all about medieval traveller Marco Polo and his adventures in China. Born into a family of mer...
History of Coffee: from devil’s brew to our favourite beverage
Apr 04, 2025Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Jonathan Morris and comedian Sophie Duker to learn all about the bittersweet history of coffee. Coffee is undoubtedly one of the most popular drinks worldwide, and w...
Arctic Exploration: the fatal quest for the Northwest Passage
Mar 28, 2025Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Vanessa Heggie and comedian Stu Goldsmith to learn all about the perilous history of Arctic exploration. From the 15th to 20th Centuries, Europeans searched for the Northwe...
Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system
Mar 21, 2025Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Mesopotamia by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Phil Wang to learn about the history of cuneiform, the oldest writing system in the world. In the 19th Century, Europea...
Hernán Cortés and Malintzin: the Spanish conquest of Mexico
Mar 14, 2025Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century Mexico by Dr Amy Fuller and comedian Jen Brister to learn about Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his translator Malintzin. In 1521, the powerful Aztec empir...
Legends of King Arthur: from medieval literature to modern myth
Mar 07, 2025Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Europe by Dr Mary Bateman and comedian Mike Wozniak to learn all about the legends of King Arthur. Most of us have heard of Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin and the Knights ...
Sojourner Truth: American abolitionist, suffragist, preacher
Feb 28, 2025Greg Jenner is joined in 19th-Century America by Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to learn all about abolitionist and suffragist Sojourner Truth. Born into slavery in a Dutch-speaking ...
Catherine de’ Medici: the real Serpent Queen of France
Feb 21, 2025Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century France by Dr Estelle Paranque and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi to learn all about controversial queen Catherine de’ Medici. Catherine’s life was dramatic from the ...
The Arts and Crafts Movement: William Morris and his circle
Feb 14, 2025Greg Jenner is joined in Victorian England by Dr Isabella Rosner and comedian Cariad Lloyd to learn all about the ethos, practitioners and creations of the Arts and Crafts movement. Most people have h...
Causes of the British Civil Wars: Royalists versus Parliamentarians
Feb 07, 2025Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-Century England by Dr Jonathan Healey and comedian Toussaint Douglass to learn about King Charles I and the causes of the British Civil Wars. This year marks the 400th an...