Welcome to Just Between Us, the podcast with all of the answers, some of the time.

A bit of a different thing going on this week.

You've been immature and you've lied.

And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me.

I was trying to manipulate you.

Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.

I know, I'd be like, are you joking?

I don't know.

I guess you'd have to ask someone that has sex. Someone that has sex. Right. And remember,

it's just between us.

Hello and welcome back to the History Extra end of Roman Britain's special podcast series.

This is episode seven, and I'm David Musgrove.

Thus far, we've heard lots of expert analysis from curators, historians and archaeologists

on what was going on in the 5th century as the influence of the Roman Empire on Britain declined.

Now it's the turn of the scientists, because as several of

our previous guests have commented, it's the science that has the potential to transform our

understanding of what was happening, particularly when we think about the vexed question of

population movement during the period. So today I'm turning to Dr Sam Leggett of the University of Edinburgh.

She is an expert in the field of stable isotope analysis. And if you don't know what that is,

then never fear, because the very first question I asked Sam was if she could explain what we're

actually talking about. So what we're actually talking about.

So what we're talking about is the chemical makeup of your body, basically.

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