Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford OBE and comedian Sophie Duker to explore the incredible Asante Empire. We learn the roots of Ghanian heritage - from storytelling, fabric, food, music and rhythm as communication, to how centuries of traditions across the empire came together to protect the most sacred symbol of power in the Asante Kingdom from the hands of the British during the War of the Golden Stool. For the full-length version of this episode, please look further back in the feed. Produced by Cornelius Mendez Script by Greg Jenner and Emma Nagouse Research by Lloyd Roberts A production by The Athletic for BBC Radio 4.
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Hello and welcome to you're dead to me, the comedy podcast that takes history seriously.
My name is Greg Jenner.
I am a public historian, author and broadcaster, and I was the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories.
On this podcast, we hook you up with proper history whilst being proper funny.
And today we are nipping to the Bureau de change and swapping our pound sterling for west ghanaian gold dust and traveling back hundreds of years to learn all about the Ashanti kingdom.
And to help me do that, I'm joined by two very special guests in history corner.
He's an art historian and broadcaster and the inaugural director of the new V and A East museum, as well as the former director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC.
You may have seen his fascinating BBC series, the Lost Kingdoms of Africa.
It's Doctor Gus Caseley Hayford.