Ibn Battuta
You're Dead to Me
BBC
4.7 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Amira Bennison and Nabil Abdulrashid in medieval Morocco to meet the globetrotter Ibn Battuta. This 14th-century traveller covered a mind-boggling 73,000 miles and is the author of arguably one of the world’s most famous travel logs.
You’re Dead To Me is a production by The Athletic for BBC Radio 4. Research by Jon Mason Written by Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner with Jon Mason Produced by Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Assistant Producer: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow Project Management: Isla Matthews Audio Producer: Max Bower
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:04.9 | Hello and welcome to your Deadsamy, the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history seriously. |
| 0:10.9 | My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public-store in author and broadcaster. |
| 0:13.9 | I was the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories. |
| 0:17.5 | And today we are packing our bags and fixing our eyes on the horizon. |
| 0:21.2 | To follow in the footsteps of globe-trotting medieval Moroccan traveller Ibn Batuta. |
| 0:25.8 | And joining me on this epic journey are two very special guests. |
| 0:29.6 | In the history corner she's professor in the history and culture of the Maghrib, |
| 0:33.1 | in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern studies of the University of Cambridge. |
| 0:37.2 | She's written extensively in the Islamic Middle East Africa and Spain. |
| 0:40.6 | She's appeared in numerous teleprograms and is a regular contributor to BBC in our time. |
| 0:45.4 | It's professor Amira Benison, welcome Amira. |
| 0:47.8 | Hello, it's a great pleasure to be here. |
| 0:50.7 | Ibn Batuta is one of those heroes who I've studied for many years |
| 0:54.7 | and followed in his footsteps from time to time. |
| 0:57.4 | So it's really great to be here to talk about him today. |
| 1:00.8 | Amazing. |
| 1:01.8 | And in comedy corner he's an award-winning comedian, writer, presenter and actor. |
| 1:05.5 | He's shot to fame as finalist in the 2020 series of Britain's Got Talent. |
| 1:09.6 | And since then you'd have seen him all over the place. |
| 1:11.6 | On live at the Apollo, ITV's stand-up sketch show. |
| 1:14.2 | And even cooking a tasty treat on BBC celebrity master chef. |
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