Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Amira Bennison and Nabil Abdulrashid in medieval Morocco to meet the globetrotter Ibn Battuta. This 14th-century traveller covered a mind-boggling 73,000 miles and is the author of arguably one of the world’s most famous travel logs. You’re Dead To Me is a production by The Athletic for BBC Radio 4. Research by Jon Mason Written by Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner with Jon Mason Produced by Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Assistant Producer: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow Project Management: Isla Matthews Audio Producer: Max Bower
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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.
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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.
I was the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories.
And today we are packing our bags and fixing our eyes on the horizon to follow in the footsteps of globetrotting medieval moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta.
And joining me on this epic journey are two very special guests in history corner.
She's professor in the history and culture of the Maghrib in the faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge.
She's written extensively on the Islamic Middle East, Africa and Spain.