Greg Jenner

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Greg Jenner (born 1982) is a British author and public historian with a particular interest in communicating history through pop culture and humour. [1]

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Early life

Jenner studied for a History and Archaeology BA and a Medieval Studies MA at The University of York. [2]

Career

Jenner has worked as an historical consultant on the Horrible Histories books and television shows. [3] Jenner has credited the success of Horrible Histories to a non-patronising approach to children’s television. [4]

Jenner has written for GQ magazine [5] and has appeared as a guest on Richard Herring's interview podcasts [6] and on the Art Detective podcast. [7] He also featured on the BBC Radio 4 programme Great Lives , discussing Gene Kelly. [8]

He has appeared more than once as a guest on QI spin-off podcast No Such Thing as a Fish . [9] [10] and has made appearances on the Simon Mayo [11] and the Steve Wright shows on BBC Radio 2. [12]

Jenner featured as an expert on the BBC2 television programme Inside Versailles, [13] as well as for the Independent newspaper, discussing historical accuracy in television programmes. [14]

Jenner has been made an Honorary Research Associate at Royal Holloway, University of London. [15]

Since 2019, Jenner has presented a BBC Sounds podcast, You’re Dead To Me. Each episode sees him talk to both a historian and comedian about a historical figure or time period. [16] As well as the streamed edition, a radio-edit version is broadcast on BBC Radio 4. In February 2023 and 2024 the show won the Best Radio Entertainment Show category at the Comedy.co.uk Awards. [17] [18]

In 2020, Jenner launched Homeschool History, an educational history podcast aimed at children, in response to the Coronavirus lockdown whereby children who were unable to attend school. [19] [20] Homeschool History ran for two series and was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. [21]

In 2021 Jenner launched an Audible Original podcast A Somewhat Complete History of Sitting Down. [22]

Publications

Jenner is the author of several books:

Personal life

Jenner is half French on his mother's side. He is an avid fan of heavy metal and alternative rock, and loves Thrice, the band. Jenner is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur. [32] He is teetotal. [33] [34]

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  1. ↑ Gaia Vince (2 April 2018). "This is why good people turn bad online". The Independent .
  2. ↑ "Greg Jenner". HuffPost .
  3. ↑ Richard Preston (21 February 2013). "Horrible Histories: 20 years of entertaining children". The Daily Telegraph .
  4. ↑ Vicky Carroll (16 February 2018). "Horrible Histories' Greg Jenner: "We don't treat kids like they're stupid"". The Big Issue .
  5. ↑ "Will the monarchy survive the death of the Queen?". GQ . 3 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Richard Herring (6 December 2017). "Greg Jenner — Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast #157". Richard Herring's interview podcasts – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Bayeux Tapestry — with Greg Jenner". Art Detective podcast. 31 May 2017 – via Podtail.
  8. ↑ "Greg Jenner on Gene Kelly, Series 46". BBC Radio 4 . Great Lives.
  9. ↑ "No Such Thing as a Fish". QI.
  10. ↑ "List of No Such Thing as a Fish Episodes" – via GitHub.
  11. ↑ "Rowan Atkinson set for Horrible Histories". What's on TV. 6 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Susan Calman and Greg Jenner". Steve Wright in the Afternoon. BBC Radio 2.
  13. ↑ "Inside Versailles - S1 - Episode 10". Radio Times .
  14. ↑ Mark Butler (23 January 2017). "Sex and swearing in the 1800s: Taboo is more historically accurate than you think". i .
  15. ↑ York, University of. "Ask a Historian". University of York. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "You're Dead To Me". BBC Radio 4. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Comedy.co.uk Awards Winners 2022". Comedy.co.uk. 8 February 2023.
  18. ↑ Craig, David (12 February 2024). "Ghosts and Taskmaster named comedy and entertainment shows of the year". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  19. ↑ Marriott, James. "Homeschool History review — how to sell the Stuarts to children". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Homeschool History". Greg Jenner. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  21. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Homeschool History". BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Take a load off with a new podcast about sitting". Financial Times. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  23. ↑ Vincent, Alice (25 May 2015). "14 things we learned from Greg Jenner's history of everyday life". The Daily Telegraph .
  24. ↑ "Rebecca Rideal reviews A Million Years in a Day by Greg Jenner". The History Vault.
  25. ↑ "How Did Women Deal With Their Periods? The History of Menstruation". HuffPost . 1 January 2016.
  26. ↑ Fara Dabhoiwala (18 March 2020). "Dead Famous by Greg Jenner review – a joyous history of celebrity". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  27. ↑ "Ask a Historian". Greg Jenner. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  28. ↑ Jenner, Greg (28 October 2021). Ask A Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know. Orion. ISBN   978-1-4746-1863-2.
  29. ↑ "An interview with Greg Jenner". Just Imagine. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  30. ↑ "You Are History: a funny children's history book by Greg Jenner". Greg Jenner. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  31. ↑ "Walker Books snaps up 'riotously funny' Totally Chaotic History series". The Bookseller. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  32. ↑ "Who is Greg Jenner - the Public Historian?". Greg Jenner.
  33. ↑ Jenner, Greg; Fletcher, Catherine; Wang, Phil (12 February 2021). "The Borgias". You're Dead To Me. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  34. ↑ Jenner, Greg [@greg_jenner] (13 December 2016). "I should add, I've been teetotal since 2002. I find drinking culture fascinating, but it's not for me" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 August 2021– via Twitter.
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