Welcome to Just Between Us, the podcast with all of the answers, some of the time.

A bit of a different thing going on this week.

You've been immature and you've lied.

And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me.

I was trying to manipulate you.

Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.

I know, I'd be like, are you joking?

I don't know. I guess you'd have to ask. Someone that has sex. Someone that has sex. And remember, it's just between us. Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming. I, uh. So, Benny has really blossomed this term. You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay. Oh, that's not quite what I meant. It's free to sell on there. Free to sell? Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket. You sold my guitar? Shall we talk about Benny? When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say you on it's eBay.

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Welcome to the History Extra podcast.

Fascinating historical conversations from BBC History Magazine and BBC History revealed.

Alexander the Great didn't become a brilliant empire builder overnight.

His talents were the product of his upbringing.

An upbringing that, as Alex Rowland explores in his new book,

encompassed political assassinations,

a dysfunctional relationship with his father,

and the best martial training that money could buy in the ancient world.

Here in conversation with Spencer Mizzin,

Alex shines a light on the formative years of one of the most extraordinary figures in history.

Hi Alex, thanks for joining us today. Thank you very much for having me. No problem. Alex, in your new book, The Young Alexander, you described the formative years of one of history as towering figures, Alexander the Great.

Now, historians, biographers, novelists and poets have been dissecting, discussing and debating Alexander's life for more than two millennia now.

So why did you decide to enter the fray?

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