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You're Dead to Me

Greg Jenner

Booking Overview

A history-and-comedy interview show that typically pairs a specialist historian or curator with a professional comedian to explore a specific historical subject. Credible pitches include professors, academic historians, museum curators, and comedians or actors with a strong connection to the topic; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial subject expertise or established entertainment credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 294

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100,000 - 1M

Listener location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast.support@bbc.co.uk

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Host

Greg Jenner - British historian, author, broadcaster, and public historian known for making history accessible through popular media.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
University professors, academic historians, Egyptologists, museum curators, and other recognized specialists who can provide authoritative expertise on a focused historical subject; the show also books established comedians and actors to supply the entertainment perspective.
Required Achievements:  
University professorship or recognized academic specialization, Museum or curatorial expertise, Established professional comedy or acting career

Recent Guest Discussions

Morgan Rees - The Extravagant Life And Theatrical Passions Of Henry Cyril Paget, The Dancing Marquess Of Anglesey.

Professor Viv Gardner - The Life, Theatrical Career, Wealth, Sexuality, And Social World Of Henry Cyril Paget, The Dancing Marquess Of Anglesey.

Hugh Dennis - The Global History Of Tea And Its Transformation Into Britain’s National Drink.

Professor Yangwen Zheng - Tea’s Chinese Origins, Its Spread To Britain, Colonialism, The Opium Wars, Botanical Theft, And The Commodity’s Economic History.

Ivo Graham - The Life, Political Rise, Conversion, And Legacy Of Emperor Constantine The Great.

Recent Topics

History, World History, Ancient History, Social History, Royal History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
You're Dead to Me
:

The History of Fandom, 1700-1900 (Radio Edit)

October 16, 2026

Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Corin Throsby and Stuart Goldsmith to look at early cultural fandom in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although many consider Beatlemania to be the start of what is now considered fan culture, Greg and his guests consider some much earlier and often hilarious examples of the birth of fandom. This episode was recorded live at the 2022 Hay Festival.This is a radio edit of the original podcast episode. For the full-length version, please look further back in the feed.Res...

New: The Hitler Diaries Scandal (from The History Podcast)

October 13, 2026

When Germany's biggest magazine Stern announced in 1983 that they'd found the long-lost diaries of Adolf Hitler, the world was poised to rewrite history. Unfortunately, they were fake. In this new series of The History Podcast, The Hitler Diaries Scandal, Andrew Hunter Murray goes back to the 1980s to uncover last century’s biggest ever publishing scandal, a forgery which rocked the world and destroyed reputations. It’s a tale of greed, obsession and mass delusion. It includes Hermann Görin...

Scottish Supernatural Beliefs: witches, ghosts and fairies in the early modern period

October 09, 2026

Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Martha McGill and comedian Marjolein Robertson in early modern Scotland to learn all about beliefs in witches, fairies, ghosts and more. Jacobean Scotland is famous for witch trials, partly inspired by King James’ obsession with witches – he even published a book on the subject, ‘Daemonologie’. But beliefs in other supernatural beings existed in early modern Scotland too. Protestant ministers discouraged and then encouraged the telling of ghost stories to reinforce...

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Frequently asked questions

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You're Dead to Me
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How do I get in touch with You're Dead to Me?

You're Dead to Me is hosted by Greg Jenner. Its publicly listed email is podcast.support@bbc.co.uk. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for You're Dead to Me?

The publicly listed email for You're Dead to Me: podcast.support@bbc.co.uk.

How many listeners does You're Dead to Me have?

Podseeker estimates You're Dead to Me reaches 100,000 to 1 million listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for You're Dead to Me?

You're Dead to Me typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: University professors, academic historians, Egyptologists, museum curators, and other recognized specialists who can provide authoritative expertise on a focused historical subject; the show also books established comedians and actors to supply the entertainment perspective. Common among recent guests: University professorship or recognized academic specialization; Museum or curatorial expertise; Established professional comedy or acting career. Recent guests include Morgan Rees, Professor Viv Gardner, and Hugh Dennis.

How hard is it to get booked on You're Dead to Me?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does You're Dead to Me cover?

Recent episodes cover History, World History, Ancient History, Social History, and Royal History. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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