Josephine Baker (Radio Edit)
You're Dead to Me
BBC
4.7 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2020
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Greg Jenner is joined by historical expert Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to travel to 1920s Paris and meet the phenomenal Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was a renowned performer and entertainer, a civil rights activist and even a spy during the German occupation of France. But just how did the daughter of a laundress in St Louis find herself at the centre of some of the most pivotal moments in history?
A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey up Greg here, how you doing alright? |
| 0:02.4 | We are making Series 3 right now. |
| 0:04.2 | In the meantime we've been making these radio 4 versions of the previous episode. |
| 0:08.3 | We are putting them in the feed here permanently. |
| 0:10.3 | They will be alongside the long version. |
| 0:12.5 | So make sure you scroll down and choose which version you want. |
| 0:15.8 | So you can have the shorter, punchier, swear free versions. |
| 0:19.2 | Or the long, rambling, sweary versions. |
| 0:21.4 | Up to you. |
| 0:22.4 | Thanks very much for listening. |
| 0:23.4 | Take care. |
| 0:24.4 | Bye. |
| 0:25.4 | BBC Sounds. |
| 0:26.4 | Music Radio Podcasts. |
| 0:30.4 | Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, the History Podcast for everyone. |
| 0:33.7 | For people who don't like history, people who do like history, and people who forgot |
| 0:37.2 | to learn any at school. |
| 0:38.8 | My name is Greg Jenner. |
| 0:39.8 | I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster, and I'm the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show |
| 0:44.6 | Horrible Histories. |
| 0:45.6 | You might have heard my other podcast for Radio 4, Home School History, although that one's |
| 0:50.1 | mostly for the kids. |
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