Greg Jenner
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- (BA in Archaeology and History, 2004)
- (MA in Medieval Studies, 2006)
- Horrible Histories (2009 TV series)
- You’re Dead To Me podcast
Greg Jenner | |
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.jpg) Jenner in 2026 | |
| Born | 10 September 1982 Kent, England |
| Education | University of York
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| Occupations | Author, Public Historian |
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| Honours | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society |
Greg Jenner (born 10 September 1982) is a British author and public historian with a particular interest in communicating history through pop culture and humour.[1]
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]
