Zheng Yi Sao (Radio Edit)

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Greg Jenner, comedian Ria Lina and Prof Ronald C Po investigate one of the most successful pirates to have ever lived, Zheng Yi Sao. During the 18th century Qing dynasty, she led the most feared army of pirates the world had ever seen - all without a parrot on her shoulder. Research: Will Clayton Script: Emma Nagouse, Will Clayton and Greg Jenner Project Manager: Siefe Miyo Edit Producer: Cornelius Mendez A production by The Athletic for BBC Radio 4.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Your Dead To Me, a comedy podcast that takes history seriously.
0:10.6	My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian author and broadcaster and I'm the chief
0:14.1	nerd on the BBC Kids Show Horrible Histories.
0:16.7	And today we are setting course for 18th century China for the Qing Dynasty to be exact,
0:21.6	to Parle with Zhong Yi Cao, the most successful pirate of all time.
0:26.4	And to help me do that, I'm joined by two very special crewmates.
0:29.5	In History Corner, he's associate professor at the London School of Economics, an expert
0:34.0	in late Imperial China and is a specialist in maritime and global studies.
0:38.4	Indeed he's the author of Blue Frontier, Maritime Vision and Power in the Qing Empire,
0:42.7	his professor Ronald Poe.
0:44.0	A hoi hoi, Ron.
0:45.0	How are you?
0:46.0	Hi Greg.
0:47.0	Thanks very much for having me here today.
0:48.1	And in the crow's nest of comedy corner, she's a sensational comedian, writer, actor,
0:52.4	and actual proper scientist with a PhD.
0:55.0	You will have seen her on BBC Live at the Apollo, mocked the week, questioned team on
0:58.2	Dave, Stephs Packed Lunch from Channel 4, plus loads of BBC radio shows, is the brilliant
1:02.6	Rialina.
1:03.6	Welcome, Ria.
1:04.6	Hello.
1:05.6	Thank you so much for having me on this one.
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