Medieval Christmas (Radio Edit)

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Greg Jenner and his guests Miles Jupp and Dr Eleanor Janega go back to the medieval Christmas for this one-off festive special. They look at the history and traditions that have thankfully continued through the ages, like gift-giving and stuffed wild boars (although numbers on stuffed wild boar we're told are down from previous years) and some that have mysteriously fallen off the radar completely, like masked carol singers and jellied eels. For the full-length version of this episode, please look further back in the feed. Research: Lloyd Roberts Script: Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Project Management: Siefe Miyo Edit Producer: Cornelius Mendez

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0:00.0	Hello Greg here, just popping in to say that this is a radio edit of the episode, which
0:04.6	means it's a bit shorter and some of the naughty stuff has been removed, so it's a bit more
0:09.1	appropriate for family listening.
0:10.9	If you want to hear the full-length versions scroll down to the original episode, further
0:14.8	back in our feed.
0:16.2	Thanks very much, enjoy the show!
0:18.2	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts
0:22.2	Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, a BBC Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history
0:28.6	seriously.
0:29.7	My name is Greg Jenner, I am a public historian, author and broadcaster and I'm the chief
0:33.5	nerd on the BBC Kids Show Horrible Histories.
0:36.1	We are back for a one-off festive special on the merriest of subject matters, Medieval
0:40.8	Christmas, and to help us digest this feast of facts about the yuletides of yesterday
0:46.0	I am joined by two very special guests.
0:48.4	In History Corner, she lectures on Medieval History at London's School of Economics and
0:52.5	the University of London and is an expert on late Medieval sexuality, apocalyptic thought
0:56.5	and propaganda.
0:58.2	And you may have read her fun new illustrated book, The Middle Ages, A Graphic History,
1:02.4	it's Doctor Eleanor Jannega, hello Eleanor how are you?
1:05.1	Hi Greg, I'm great!
1:06.8	And in comedy corner, he's an actor, comedian, author and I think, shoe-in for future national
1:11.6	treasure.
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