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Welcome to youo're Dead To Me, the Radio 4 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 brisk 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 Bath Spa 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 Hidden Histories of the Viking Age.
It's Dr.
Eleanor Barraclough.
Welcome, Eleanor.
Thank you, Greg.
Lovely to be here.
And in Comedy Corner, he's a multi talented actor, comedian and broadcaster.
As well as his fab stage performances in the Government Inspector.
You'll also recognise him from hosting TV's the Great British Sewing Booth or starring in the award winning sitcoms Ghosts, Stathlet's Flats and Man Like Mobeen.
Or delighting the Nation on series 15 of Taskmaster.