Greg Jenner and his guests Prof Michael Scott and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi limber up for a trip to the ancient Olympics. Discover the drastic measures taken to prevent women watching the action. Hear how the gruelling challenges brought a whole new meaning to the term "leaving it all on the field" and how even death couldn’t stop you winning.
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The Battle of Salamis
The Mughal Empire
Eleanor of Aquitaine
The History of Chocolate
Josephine Baker
The Ancient Olympics
The Mayflower
Mary Shelley
Neanderthals
The Victorian Christmas
The History of General Elections
Saladin
The Witch Craze
Lord Byron
Stonehenge
The Aztecs
Joan of Arc
Young Napoleon
Justinian and Theodora
Mansa Musa
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