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Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

Bonus episode: Lucy Worsley talks to Greg Jenner

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

BBC

Personal Journals, True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.7908 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Lucy talks to fellow historian Greg Jenner about "larking about" on the TV show Horrible Histories, how to triumph at a Tudor history quiz (visit a museum on the subject first!), working with your idols (Stephen Fry) and the process and extraordinary detail that goes into making You're Dead To Me. You can listen to Greg's podcast by searching for You're Dead To Me on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.

0:05.0

My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.

0:08.0

It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs, moments and movements,

0:14.7

stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.

0:19.1

And the BBC's position at the heart of British music means we can tell those stories like no one else.

0:24.6

We were, are and always will be right there at the center of the narrative.

0:28.6

So whether you want an insightful take on music right now or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous

0:34.9

moments in music check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.

0:38.6

BBC Sounds music radio podcasts.

0:44.0

Hello, it's Lucy here.

0:48.0

I hope you're enjoying Lady Killers.

0:51.0

It was such a great series to make and I learned such a lot. This is an

0:56.0

extra episode for you. Something a bit different as there are no ladies present today.

1:02.1

I am talking to fellow historian and

1:05.1

broadcaster Greg Jenner who I can tell you from personal experience is the

1:09.7

kindest man in history. We talked about his fabulous BBC Radio 4 podcast You're Dead to Me.

1:17.2

And we also discussed his time on horrible histories and lots of other things too.

1:22.1

You can find You're Dead to Me on BBC Sounds, but first here's some of our conversation.

1:30.0

So Greg, can you believe you've done five serieses now of you're dead to me? How many episodes is that?

1:37.0

Honestly, I've lost track. You've lost track.

1:39.0

You've lost count. So many.

1:40.0

I think there's probably a time of recording there's probably about 67 available

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