Julie d'Aubigny

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Sara Barker and returning special guest Catherine Bohart to travel back to 17th-century France and meet the notorious Julie d'Aubigny. Hers is an extraordinary story that includes duels, an elaborate escape plot and multiple affairs. But with a distinct lack of reliable sources for evidence, can Greg and his guests sort fact from fiction and piece together the details of this legendary life?

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

Research by Bethan Davies and Dr Kelly Gardiner Written and produced by Emma Nagouse, Greg Jenner and Bethan Davies Assistant Producer: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow Project Management: Isla Matthews Audio Producer: Abi Paterson

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:06.0	Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history seriously.
0:11.3	My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian author and broadcaster, and I'm Mr Chief
0:15.4	Nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories.
0:18.0	And today we are donning our wigs and drawing our swords as we ride back to 17th century
0:23.0	France to learn all about Julie Dubinny, the most notorious opera singer of Gate Harry.
0:29.5	And to help me unpick the life from the legend, or so much legend, I am joined by two very
0:34.5	special guests.
0:35.9	In History Corner, she's associate professor at Leeds University, where she's an expert
0:39.6	on France in the 16th and 17th centuries, early modern print culture and the history of
0:44.7	the book.
0:45.7	It's Dr Sarah Barker, welcome Sarah.
0:47.8	Hello, thank you for having me.
0:50.2	Pleasure.
0:51.4	And in Comedy Corner, she's an award-winning comedian, writer, actor and podcaster.
0:55.2	You may have watched her hilarious stand-up special immaculate on Amazon Prime or seen
0:59.3	her on LaTelli on mock the week on Match Report or 8 out of 10 cats.
1:03.2	Maybe you've heard her podcast, trusty hogs with Helen Bauer, but you'll certainly
1:06.9	remember her from starring roles on our episodes about Joan of Arc, the history of general elections
1:11.5	and Gronya Romali.
1:13.0	It's Catherine Bohart, welcome back Catherine.
1:15.1	I'm so excited for this one, because unlike the others before, the episodes have been
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