Introducing... Dead Funny History

Dec 17, 2025
14 mins

Episode Description

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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