Blackbeard

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Timbers are shivering as Greg Jenner digs down on the legendary pirate, Blackbeard. Why did Blackbeard blockade a small town while scratching himself in frustration? How many wives is too many wives? And what exactly did he put in his beard?

Greg’s joined by historian and piracy expert Dr Rebecca Simon and comedian Stu Goldsmith, host of the Comedian’s Comedian podcast.

Produced by Dan Morelle Scripted by Greg Jenner Researched by Emma Nagouse

A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.4	Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, a history podcast for people who don't like history
0:11.2	or at least people who forgot to learn any at school.
0:13.6	My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian and I'm the chief nerd on the BBC comedy
0:17.2	show Horrible Histories.
0:18.2	I'm all about putting the funny into the factual.
0:20.6	So, what's this podcast about?
0:22.2	Well, everything really.
0:23.5	In each episode I'll be joined by an expert historian who knows their onions and are not
0:27.3	remotely expert comedian who can do jokes about onions.
0:30.4	And today we're splicing their main sale and caulking our rum ration and stealing the
0:34.3	high seas with the infamous pirate of Blackbeard.
0:37.5	Join me to sort facts from fiction and talk all things maritime are two beardless landlubbers
0:43.1	who thankfully show no signs of scurvy.
0:45.1	Well, not yet anyway.
0:46.7	In History Corner, we politely kidnapped her while she visits the UK from America because
0:50.7	she's literally writing a book about 18th century piracy.
0:53.5	It's Dr Rebecca Simon.
0:54.5	Hi, Rebecca.
0:55.5	Thanks for coming.
0:56.5	Sorry about the polite kidnapping.
0:57.5	Hi, Greg.
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