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Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, a history podcast for everyone, for people who

don't like history, people who do like history, and people who forgot to learn any at school.

My name is Greg Jenner, I am a public historian, author and broadcaster, I'm the chief nerd

on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories, and you might have heard my other podcast,

Home School History, but that one's for the kids.

This one is not for the kids, it's for you.

And how does this one work?

Well, every time I'm joined by a clever clogs and a joke machine for a hilarious history

lesson.

And today we are setting the historical record straight, and one of the most famous, feared

and famously fearless conquerors in world history, Genghis Khan.

And to help me do that, I'm joined by two very special guests.

In History Corner, he's a globe-trotting rock star of history, he's come back after doing

Justinian and Ferdora, he's professor of global history at the University of Oxford, director

of the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research, and he's the author of the multiple million

selling books, The Silk Roads and The New Silk Roads.

It is the wonderful Professor Peter Frankapan, Hi Peter, how are you?

Lovely to be joining you, thank you for having me back.

But it's a pleasure to have you back.

And in Comedy Corner, he's an award-winning comedian, a former president of the prestigious

Cambridge Footlights, you'll have seen him on live at the Apollo, would I lie to you,

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