Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.
My name's Will Wilkin and I commission music podcasts for the BBC.
It's a really cool job.
Every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs, moments and movements.
Stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.
And the BBC's position at the heart of british music means we can tell those stories like no one else.
We were, are, and always will be right there at the center of the narrative.
So whether you want an insightful take on music right now or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and infamous moments in music, check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.
BBC Sounds Music Radio podcasts.
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 braving the briska waters of the North Atlantic and following in the wake of Leif Erikson, the medieval norseman who might have been the first European to visit America.
He probably was.
And to help us, we have two very special guests in history corner.
She's a historian, writer and broadcaster based at Baths Bar University where she's senior lecturer in environmental history.
Her research focuses on the cultures, literatures and languages of the medieval north, particularly viking history and the old norse sagas.
She's the author of various books, including a new one, embers of the Hands, hidden histories of the Viking Age.
It's doctor Elena Barraclough.
Welcome, Elena.