Lord Byron

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Who was Lord Byron and why did he drive the girls (and many boys) so wild? Find out about this scandalous early celebrity who was described as, "mad, bad and dangerous to know". Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Ed Gamble and historian Dr Corin Throsby.

This episode was produced by Dan Morelle and scripted and researched by Emma Nagouse.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.4	Hello and welcome to your dead to me, a history podcast for people who, ah, don't like
0:10.5	history, or at least people who forgot to learn any at school.
0:13.2	My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian, author and I'm the chief nerd in the BBC
0:17.5	comedy show, Powerable History.
0:19.4	In each episode we're joined by an expert historian with a head for the facts and a top comedian
0:23.4	with more loll's than an emoji factory.
0:25.0	I should only move back to things.
0:28.0	Today we are taking a trip back to the early 19th century to Britain, dusting off our
0:32.2	quill and archipelago, and we're penning a saucy love letter to one of history's most
0:36.2	outrageous poets, and also an early celebrity.
0:39.6	It is, of course, Lord Byron.
0:42.0	As ever, I'm joined by two marvelous guests in History Corner.
0:45.4	She is an expert on Byron's celebrity, especially all the naughty fan letters that he got from
0:50.0	the ladies.
0:51.0	She teaches at University of Cambridge.
0:52.5	She's a BBC radio new generation thinker.
0:55.1	It is Dr. Corrin Throsby.
0:56.6	Hello, how are you?
0:57.5	Oh, I'm very well.
0:58.5	I love talking about Byron, so I'm very pleased to be here.
1:01.0	Well, we're very glad to have you.
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