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Introducing... Dead Funny History

Introducing... Dead Funny History

Update: 2025-12-171
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Attention kids of all ages! Greg Jenner introduces his brand-new comedy history show for all the family.

From Ramesses the Great to the History of Football, the team behind You're Dead to Me serves up a smorgasbord of the funniest, messiest, and most astonishing stories from history.

Expect pirates, spies, superstars, chariot races, bouncing cats, ancient toilets, radioactive notebooks, and a pig named Albert, all crammed into 14-minute episodes packed with jokes and sketches.

You can hear Dead Funny History in the You're Dead to Me feed on BBC Sounds.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

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Cleopatra

Cleopatra

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The Stone Age

The Stone Age

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Roman Gladiators

Roman Gladiators

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Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa

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The Battle of Hastings

The Battle of Hastings

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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

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Pocahontas

Pocahontas

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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

2020-05-1115:27

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots

2020-05-0415:29

The Space Race

The Space Race

2020-04-2715:19

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Introducing... Dead Funny History

Introducing... Dead Funny History

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