The Aztecs
You're Dead to Me
BBC
4.7 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2019
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Travel back to the land of the Aztecs to discover that they’re not that dissimilar to the Tudors, but with more human sacrifices.
Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Joel Dommett and historian Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock to ask just how much food can be traced back to the Aztecs? Was cannibalism really a respectful process? And at what age were Aztec children expected to contribute to the family? It’s history for people who don’t like history!
Produced by Dan Morelle Script by Greg Jenner Research by Emma Nagouse assisted by Josh Daniels
A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4
Transcript
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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 don't like history |
| 0:10.6 | or at least people who forgot to learn any at school. |
| 0:13.0 | My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian, author and I'm the chief nerd on the BBC |
| 0:17.2 | comedy show Horrible Histories. |
| 0:18.8 | I love me some medieval poetry, but it's better if it's got gratuitous fart gags in |
| 0:22.5 | it. |
| 0:23.5 | In every episode I am joined by an expert historian with a head full of fascinating facts, |
| 0:28.0 | an A-grade comedian with a smart mouth and nice hair. |
| 0:31.2 | And today we're jumping back 500 years, sharpening our central official knife and preparing |
| 0:35.5 | to eat roasted guana as we get to grips with the Aztec. |
| 0:39.8 | Joining me to fill in the blanks in your memory banks are two lovely guests. |
| 0:44.0 | In History Corner, her Twitter account describes her as a historian and human sacrifice enthusiast |
| 0:49.3 | worrying. |
| 0:50.3 | Hopefully that's only a professional interest. |
| 0:53.0 | She's a leading Aztec specialist, in fact she's the leading Aztec specialist in the |
| 0:56.2 | UK, she's from University of Sheffield, it is Dr Caroline Dodd's penneck. |
| 0:59.3 | Hi Caroline, how are you? |
| 1:00.5 | I'm alright sir. |
| 1:01.5 | You've got Larry and Jotas. |
| 1:02.5 | You've got Larry and Jotas. |
| 1:03.5 | For the Larry and Jotas, but I'm going to press on. |
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