Captain Cook's First Voyage
You're Dead to Me
BBC
4.7 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Greg Jenner is joined in the 18th century by historian Dr Katherine Parker and comedian James Nokise on the maiden voyage across the Pacific ocean with Captain Cook.
He discovers why Tahititi is always a good idea, just how many men you can fit on a ship built for only fifteen and how the exceptional art of Polynesian navigation techniques led to the creation of the first maps of the area.
Research by Claudia Treacher and Rosanna Evans Written and produced by Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Assistant Producer: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow Project Management: Siefe Miyo and Isla Matthews Audio Producer: Abi Paterson
The Athletic production for BBC Radio 4
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history seriously. |
| 0:11.2 | My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian author and broadcaster and the ex-chief nerd |
| 0:15.6 | on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories. |
| 0:18.2 | And today we are off on an exploratory voyage, sailing back to the 18th century as we join |
| 0:22.9 | the famous, perhaps infamous, first voyage of Captain Cook and joining me in our barely |
| 0:28.4 | sea worthy podcast vessel are two very special guests. |
| 0:32.3 | In History Corner, she's a historian specialising in the cultural history of maps and |
| 0:36.2 | Pacific exploration in the early modern period. |
| 0:39.1 | She's a research officer at Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps and teaches at Queen |
| 0:42.8 | Mary University of London. |
| 0:44.8 | We're delighted to have her aboard the good ship you're dead to me. |
| 0:47.0 | It's Dr. Catherine Parker. |
| 0:48.5 | Welcome Katie. |
| 0:49.5 | Happy to be here. |
| 0:50.5 | Thanks for having me. |
| 0:51.5 | Pleasure. |
| 0:52.5 | And in Comedy Corner, he's a multi-award-winning comedian, theatre maker and playwrights, |
| 0:56.3 | as well as having his fantastic stand-up shows, he hosts the podcast, Eating Fried Chicken |
| 1:00.1 | in the Shower, in which he discusses mental health and happiness with his guests literally |
| 1:03.8 | in the shower. |
| 1:04.8 | And you may have heard him on Alice Fraser's podcast The Gargle or The Bugle podcast. |
| 1:08.6 | We're delighted it's here. |
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