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Neanderthals
Greg Jenner is joined by the brilliant comedian Tim Minchin and Palaeolithic archaeologist Dr Becky Wragg Sykes as they head back in time to meet the Neanderthals.
Greg Jenner is joined by the brilliant comedian Tim Minchin and Palaeolithic archaeologist Dr Becky Wragg Sykes as they take us way back in time to visit the mysterious world of Neanderthals. Just who were the Neanderthals? Were they the squat caveman archetypes we’ve come to know in pop culture? Did they really shout “Ug” at the moon? Or have we misunderstood them entirely? Join the team as we discover there is so much more to those handsome, hench beings that walked the Earth before us.
Last on
Mon 1 Aug 202223:30
BBC Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Sat 21 Nov 202010:30BBC Radio 4
- Mon 1 Aug 202223:30BBC Radio 4
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You're Dead to Me
The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Hosted by Greg Jenner.

