Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Danika Parikh and comedian Ahir Shah in the Bronze Age to explore the ancient Indus civilisation. They take a close look at the terracotta, toilets and even the unicorns of this vast civilisation which was in existence some 2,000 years before Pompeii. Research by Aimee Hinds Scott Written by Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Aimee Hinds Scott and Greg Jenner Produced by Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Assistant Producer: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow Project Management: Isla Matthews Audio Producer: Steve Hankey You’re Dead To Me is a production by The Athletic for BBC Radio 4.
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Do you go to the tip?
Believe it or not, yeah, I do.
Do you go to the supermarket?
No.
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Yeah, yeah.
And everyone looked like sausages.
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Hello and welcome to you're dead to me, the radio four comedy podcast that takes history seriously.
My name is Greg Jenner.
I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster.
And today we are jumping back to the Bronze Age and sailing down the Indus river to learn all about the archaeology of toilets, terracotta ornaments and even unicorns.
Yes, its the Indus civilization.
And to help us excavate this buried history, we have two very special guests in history archaeology corner.
Shes a post doctoral fellow at University of Cambridge Museums and postdoctoral research associate at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Her research includes the archaeology of the Indus civilization of South Asia, as well as empire and race and museum collections.
And shes a founding member of the European Society of Black and Allied Archaeologists.