Greg Jenner

Greg Jenner is set to start educating us all, as host of brand new programme Homeschool History, commencing on the 20th April. The programme will air on Mondays at 9.30am on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds, providing pupils (and adults) 15 minute history lessons in an informative and fun way, by using…

Some great reviews for Greg Jenner’s new book ‘Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity’. Greg has been talking about the book on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Start The Week’, BBC Radio 5 Live and other programmes across different networks and stations, and has clearly been a hit with the critics judging…

For the last in the series, historian Greg Jenner sheds light on the history of how the toilet came to be. The Origin of Stuff airs Wednesday 10th July at 9pm on BBC Radio 4.

Greg Jenner helps to reveal how the bed, past and present, has been shaped by our attitudes to sleep, sex, and status on The Origin of Stuff, Wednesday 3rd July at 9pm on BBC Radio 4.

This week on The Origin of Stuff, Greg Jenner helps to investigate the origin of them and reveals how it was abandoned for the chopstick in Ancient China, and greeted with scorn in Western Europe when a Byzantine princess ate with a golden double-pronged one. Discover the journey of this unsung…

In The Origin of Stuff, historian Greg Jenner joins comedian Katy Brand to pay homage to the overlooked, and sometimes underrated, essentials of everyday life. This week with Greg's expertise, they investigate the origin of the high heel, exploring their art, history and construction, and discover…