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Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, a BBC Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history,

seriously.

My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster, and I'm the

Chief Nerd on the BBC Kids Show, Horrible Histories.

And today we are travelling back to 18th Century Britain to learn about the life of radical

thinker, Mary Wollstonecraft, and to help me untangle the revolutionary rigor from the

feminist philosophy. I'm joined by two very special guests. In History Corner, she's a writer,

broadcaster and academic who teaches at the University of Cambridge, she's an expert

in romantic literature and early celebrity culture, she's a BBC New Generation thinker,

and four time guest on this show. Having also appeared in the Lord Byron, Mary Shirley,

and vampires in Gothic literature episodes, it's the fabulous Dr. Corinne Throsby. Welcome

back, Corinne.

It feels like we're getting a bit like Marvel-esque here, isn't it? We've had sequels now

we're having the prequel that no one knew they wanted, but yeah, I'm absolutely thrilled

to be here, particularly to talk about someone so amazing as Mary Wollstonecraft.

Yeah, I guess that makes you the skull at your hands, you've been in all the movies,

and you're coming back for a prequel.

And in Comedy Corner, she's a comedian, actor, writer, improviser, he will recognise

her from all the tele, QI, having the news for you, Peep Show, would I lie to you? She's

also the host of the award-winning podcast about death, grief cast, which is actually very

funny, and more importantly, she's another You're Dead to Me alumna from episodes on the

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