Sake Dean Mahomed
You're Dead to Me
BBC
4.7 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Greg Jenner and his guests examine the life of Sake Dean Mahomed who introduced curry, shampooing and therapeutic massage to 19th-century England. He grew up under colonial rule, but Sake Dean Mahomed ended up living in Brighton until the age of 92 and counted members of the Royal Family among his many clients. Greg's guests in this episode are Dr Arunima Datta from Idaho State University and the comedian and podcast host Eshaan Akbar.
Script: Emma Nagouse, Chris Wakefield and Greg Jenner Research: Chris Wakefield Project manager: Siefe Miyo Edit producer: Cornelius Mendez
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:04.1 | Hello and welcome to your dead to me, a BBC Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history |
| 0:10.7 | seriously. |
| 0:11.7 | My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster and I'm the chief |
| 0:15.6 | nerd on the funny kids TV show Horrible Histories. |
| 0:18.7 | And today we are donning our fluffy bath robes and getting a relaxing historical herbal |
| 0:23.2 | head massage as we explore the luxurious life of the Indian innovator and shampooist extraordinaire |
| 0:29.1 | Shake Dean Muhammad. |
| 0:31.0 | And joining me in our biographical bathhouse are two very special guests. |
| 0:35.5 | In History Corner, she's assistant professor of South and Southeast Asian history and |
| 0:39.3 | the history of the British Empire at Idaho State University. |
| 0:42.8 | She specialises in the movement of South and Southeast Asian people in the 19th and |
| 0:46.7 | 20th century in the Empire and is the author of the recent book Fleeting Agentsies, a social |
| 0:51.5 | history of Indian Kool-Ew women in British Malaya. |
| 0:54.3 | She's also written about the history of Kari, what a CV, it's Dr. Arunama Dutta. |
| 0:58.7 | It's great to have you here Arunama. |
| 1:00.0 | Hi Greg, thank you for having me really excited to be here. |
| 1:03.8 | And in Comedy Corner, he's a hilarious stand-up comedian who you'll recognise from appearances |
| 1:07.4 | on mock the week, QI, Frankie Boyle's New World Order and the now show. |
| 1:11.7 | You may have heard his BBC podcast but where are you really from? |
| 1:15.1 | And if that wasn't enough, he's also a former body with dance choreographer, it's Ishaan |
| 1:19.2 | Akabar, welcome Ishaan. |
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