Istanbul in the Ottoman Golden Age

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Ebru Boyar and special guest Sue Perkins as they travel back 500 years to explore the Ottoman Empire. They take a look at the cultural richness and diversity of Istanbul through the ages, from law and order to what your sartorial choices said about you. Why was physical proximity to the throne vital for a son of a sultan and what surprising activity used to be enjoyed by the fearsome Ottoman Soldiers? They’ll even take you to a Grand Circumcision Festival!

You’re Dead To Me is a production by The Athletic for BBC Radio 4.

Research by Claudia Treacher and Genevieve Johnson 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

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.7	Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, the Radio 4 Comedy Podcast that takes history
0:09.9	seriously.
0:10.9	My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian author and broadcaster and I'm the ex-chief
0:14.9	nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories.
0:17.7	And today we are living that city-slicker life as we travel back over 500 years to learn
0:22.5	about life in Ottoman Istanbul and to help me find my way around town and join the two
0:28.0	very special guests.
0:29.8	In History Corner, she's a professor in Ottoman and Turkish history at Middle East Technical
0:33.7	University in Turkey, with expertise in diplomatic and social history.
0:38.2	She's written a ton of academic publications including co-authoring the book, A Social
0:42.2	History of Istanbul, its professor Ebru Boyash.
0:45.6	Welcome Ebru.
0:46.6	Thank you for having me on the program.
0:49.0	Delighted.
0:50.0	And in Comedy Corner, she's a TV and radio broadcaster, writer, actor and comedian.
0:55.0	You'll know her from literally everything on the telly, including great British bake-off
0:58.3	insert name here, QY, various documentaries on art, literature, travel and history.
1:02.8	Plus she's the host of the iconic radio for Comedy Show just a minute.
1:06.8	It's the splendid Sue Perkins.
1:08.6	We are super delighted to have you here.
1:10.6	Yes, that's the level of pun you're getting on this show.
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