Greg Jenner and his guests Professor 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.
A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4
Ancient Athenian Democracy
The Bayeux Tapestry
Hatshepsut
Frederick the Great of Prussia
Medieval Christmas
Zheng Yi Sao
Mary Wollstonecraft
The History of Ice Cream
Mary Seacole
Disability in the Ancient World
Owain Glyndŵr
Paul Robeson
Çatalhöyük and the Neolithic Revolution
Sake Dean Mahomed
Medieval Science
The History of High Heels
Nell Gwyn
Ramesses the Great
Fairy Tales
Ivan the Terrible
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