Saladin (Radio Edit)

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

You may have learned about Richard the Lionheart in school (or from Disney’s Robin Hood), but how much do you know about his opponent, the legendary Saladin? Why does Saladin have such an enduring reputation as a good guy? Host Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Maria Shehata and historian Prof Jonathan Phillips. Produced by Dan Morelle Scripted and researched by Emma Nagouse, assisted by Emily Greenwell.

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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
0:08.9	more 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!
0:20.2	Music Radio Podcasts
0:23.4	Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, the History Podcast for everyone.
0:26.9	My name is Greg Jenner.
0:27.9	I am a public historian, author and I'm the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible
0:31.8	Histories.
0:32.8	You might have heard my other radio foreshows, Home School History, although that's mostly
0:35.7	for the kids.
0:36.7	Today, we are travelling to the Medieval Middle East to meet one of the Islamic world's
0:40.8	most famous warriors, Saladin.
0:43.6	And to help introduce us, joining me today in History Corner is a professor of crusaving
0:47.6	history at Royal Holloway University of London and the author of numerous books, including
0:51.8	a recent biography of Saladin.
0:53.6	Yes, he literally wrote the book on today's subject, its professor Jonathan Phillips.
0:57.0	Hi, Jonathan, welcome to the show.
0:58.3	Hi Greg, nice to be here.
0:59.7	And in Comedy Corner, she's an award-winning Egyptian-American comedian who's swam across
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