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Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, the history podcast for everyone.

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

comedy show Horrible Histories.

And you may have heard my other radio foreshow, Home School History, but that's mostly

for the kids.

In this show, I'm always joined by an expert historian with a passion for the past and

an A-grade comedian with a ponshot for puns.

And today we are crossing the English Channel, donning our suit of armour and going to

war with France's patron saint Joan of Arc.

And joining me, a Frenchman, is an Irish woman and an English woman.

It feels like the setup to a joke and hopefully it'll be a funny one.

In History Corner, she's one of the BBC's finest History Broadcasters, you'll often catch

her on BBC 2, BBC 4 and Radio 4.

And she's also the acclaimed biographer of several medieval women, including Joan of Arc,

handy.

It's the splendid Dr Helen Casta.

Hi Helen, thanks for coming.

Hello, thank you for having me.

And in comedy corner, she's a classically trained actress and a rising star of stand-up.

You'll have seen her on the Mash Report, a 10 Cats, a BBC funny festival live, and she

was the co-host of the Radio 4 podcast You'll Do.

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