Greg Jenner is joined by historical expert Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to travel to 1920s Paris and meet the phenomenal Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was a renowned performer and entertainer, a civil rights activist and even a spy during the German occupation of France. But just how did the daughter of a laundress in St Louis find herself at the centre of some of the most pivotal moments in history? A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4
My name's Joe Wilkinson, and I've managed to force Patrick Bamford to come on a podcast with me, and he's gonna slowly fall in love with me.
Do you go to the tip?
Believe it or not, yeah, I do.
Do you go to the supermarket?
No.
You know when all the shirts started getting tight on the players and they started selling them like that to the general public?
Yeah, yeah.
And everyone looked like sausages.
My mate's a footballer with me, Patrick Bamford and Joe Wilkinson.
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Hello and welcome to your dead to me, a history podcast for people who don't like history, or at least people who forgot to learn any at school.
My name's Greg Jenner.
I'm a public historian.
Author.
And I'm the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories.
In this podcast, we'll help you bone up on your history whilst gently tickling your funny bone as well.
And today we are shimming into the dance halls of 1920s Paris to get down and flirty with the legendary Josephine Baker.
And to help me do that, I'm joined by two excellent guests, and they are returning guests as well.
In history corner, she teaches the intellectual and cultural history of racial ideas and formation at the University of Birmingham.