You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. In each episode of You’re Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4, Greg Jenner is joined by a comedian and an expert historian to learn and laugh about the past.History isn’t just about dates and textbooks – it’s about extraordinary characters, amazing stories, and some very questionable fashion choices. How long did it take to build an Egyptian pyramid? What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal about medieval life? Why did it take nearly half a millennium for Joan of Arc to become a saint? And was Catherine the Great really all that gre...

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You're Dead to Me

Episodes (259)

Friday Philippe, Duc d’Orléans: in the shadow of the Sun King
Fri Feb 6th Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Jan 30th Emperor Nero: ancient Rome’s most infamous ruler

You're Dead to Me

Feb 13, 2026
58 minutes
53 MB

Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-century France by Dr Jonathan Spangler and comedian Tom Allen to learn all about Philippe, Duc d’Orléans, Louis XIV’s younger brother. King Louis XIV is one of the most famous monarchs in French history: the man who built and presided over the glittering court at Versailles, established himself as an absolute ruler, and whose 72-year reign is still the longest in European history. But what about his younger brother, Philippe? Who was the man who grew up and lived in the shadow of the Sun King? Raised to defer to his broth...

You're Dead to Me

Philippe, Duc d’Orléans: in the shadow of the Sun King

BBC Radio 4

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