History Podcast / YoureDeadToMe

* DontTryThisAtHome: Whenever the talk is about dangerous, weird, or just plain stupid things people from history got up to, Greg will throw in an 'obligatory BBC disclaimer.' For example, in the episode on Vital Electricity, when the presenters discuss [[ItMakesSenseInContext shoving electric eels up your bum to cure a headache,]] Greg exclaims, "please, for the love of God, ''don't'' try this at home!"

--->'''Desiree:''' Normally that window brings renewed humanity to the subject, as opposed to just, like, firmly entrenching them in time as, like, an even bigger, like, top-of-the-dickpile of enslaver dicks.

''You're Dead To Me'' is a Radio 4 comedy podcast "that takes history seriously." Every episode is hosted by Greg Jenner[[note]]former historical advisor or "chief nerd" of Series/HorribleHistories[[/note]] and two guests: a historian, who is an expert in the given subject area, and a comedian, who is there to [[AudienceSurrogate ask questions]] and be funny.

* ValuesDissonance: Inevitably, since this is a podcast about history. In discussing the subjects, the presenters are confronted with racism, enslavement, children getting married or outrageous age gaps between spouses, incest, sexism, homophobia, etc.

** Historian: Dr. Becky Wragg Sykes; Comedian: Creator/TimMinchin

** Historian: Prof. Peter Frankopan; Comedian: Shaparak Khorsandi [[note credited as Shappi Khorsandi[[/note]]

* ShoutOut: The series logo is one to the Bayeux Tapestry.

** Historian: Dr. Tim Wingard[[note]]Tim uses they/them pronouns[[/note]]; Comedian: Kiri Pritchard-McLean

** Historian: Dr. Adam Chapman; Comedian: Kiri Pritchard-McLean

* EarlyInstalmentWeirdnes: There is no quiz in the first two episodes, on Boudicca and the Spartans, respectively. The first quiz happens in episode 1x03, on Harriet Tubman.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdnes: There is no quiz in the first two episodes, on Boudicca and the Spartans, respectively. The first quiz happens in episode 1x03, on Harriet Tubman.

You're Dead To Me is a Radio 4 comedy podcast "that takes history seriously." Every episode is hosted by Greg Jenner[[note]]former historical advisor or "chief nerd" of Series/HorribleHistories[[/note]] and two guests: a historian, who is an expert in the given subject area, and a comedian, who is there to [[AudienceSurrogate ask questions]] and be funny.

* NonIndicative Name: Defied: the episode "Julius Caesar's Rise to Power" was initially entitled "Young Julius Caesar." When it turns out that the episode covers Caesar's life until well into his fifties, comedian Ahir goes on a rant about it. Greg changes the episode title.

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** Desiree Burch is the all-time champion of the quizzes, with a success rate of 100%! Greg has said that internally, the production team refer to a 10/10 score on the quiz as "Burching it"

Each episode is on a specific person, place, thing, or process[[note]]such as the history of chocolate, for example[[/note]]. The episodes are divided into the following parts (excluding the intro and outro):

* The main part, in which the three members talk about the topic, with humorous commentary and small games and quizzes thrown in.
* "The nuance window," in which the historian gets two uninterrupted minutes to talk about anything related to the subject they like.

* BerserkButton: Greg absolutely loathes conspiracy theories about history, especially ancient aliens.

* TheInternetIsForPorn: In the episode on the Medieval Papacy, comedian Alison Spittle asked for clarification when Greg refers to the pornocracy (due to a combination of Greg's accent and the utter outrageousness of the term); Greg confirms that yes, it's "porn", as in, "the stuff you find on the internet"

* TheScrappy: The episode on P.T. Barnum is mostly all three presenters, but especially comedian Desiree Burch, repeatedly voicing their disgust with the man and his actions. The nuance window even doubles down on it!
--->'''Desiree:''' Normally that window brings renewed humanity to the subject, as opposed to just, like, firmly entrenching them in time as, like, an even bigger, like, top-of-the-dickpile of enslaver dicks.

->'''Desiree:''' Normally that window brings renewed humanity to the subject, as opposed to just, like, firmly entrenching them in time as, like, an even bigger, like, top-of-the-dickpile of enslaver dicks.

You're Dead To Me is a Radio 4 comedy podcast "that takes history seriously. Every episode is hosted by Greg Jenner[[note]]former historical advisor or "chief nerd" of Series/HorribleHistories[[/note]] and two guests: a historian, who is an expert in the given subject area, and a comedian, who is there to [[AudienceSurrogate ask questions]] and be funny.

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You're Dead To Me is a Radio 4 comedy podcast "that takes history seriously. Every episode is hosted by Greg Jenner[[note]]former historical advisor or "chief nerd" of Series/HorribleHistories[[/note]] and two guests: a historian, who is an expert in the given subject area, and a comedian, who is there to[[AudienceSurrogate ask questions]] and [[ComicRelief be funny]].
Each episode is on a specific person, place, thing, or process [[note]]such as the history of chocolate, for example[[/note]]. The episodes are divided into the following parts (excluding the intro and outro):

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** The Chevalier de Saint-George was a sword-fighting, womanising, revolutionising violin virtuoso.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: The episode on P.T. Barnum is mostly all three presenters, but especially comedian Desiree Burch, repeatedly voicing their disgust with the man and his actions. The nuance window even doubles down on it!
->'''Desiree:''' Normally that window brings renewed humanity to the subject, as opposed to just, like, firmly entrenching them in time as, like, an even bigger, like, top-of-the-dickpile of enslaver dicks.

** Desiree Burch is the all-time champion of the quizzes, with a success rate of 100%! Greg has said that internally, the production team refer to a 10/10 score on the quiz as "Birching it"

* ActorSharedBackground: Frequently, the comedian will have something in common with the subject; for example, the episode on the Ashanti empire in modern-day Ghana features comedian Sophie Duker, who is of Ghanaian descent.
* TheInternetIsForPorn: In the episode on the Medieval Papacy, comedian Alison Spittle asked for clarification when Greg refers to the pornocracy (due to a combination of Greg's accent and the utter outrageousness of the term); Greg confirms that yes, it's "porn", as in, "the stuff you find on the internet"

* "So, what do you know?" in which Greg summarises where the viewer may have heard about the subject before, usually citing pop culture examples
* The main part, in which the three members talk about the topic, with humorous commentary and small games and quizzes thrown in

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