Greg Jenner
@gregjenner.bsky.social
~Public Historian 📜🤓
~Host & creator BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME comedy & history podcast😆🧐🎙️📻📜🏛️
~Hon. Dr & Fellow, University of York IPUP 🧑🎓
~ Author of 7 funny books for kids & adults ✍️📚
~ Ex-HORRIBLE HISTORIES BBC TV 📺🤣
~Spurs fan #COYS ⚽️
www.gregjenner.com 🧑💻
~Host & creator BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME comedy & history podcast😆🧐🎙️📻📜🏛️
~Hon. Dr & Fellow, University of York IPUP 🧑🎓
~ Author of 7 funny books for kids & adults ✍️📚
~ Ex-HORRIBLE HISTORIES BBC TV 📺🤣
~Spurs fan #COYS ⚽️
www.gregjenner.com 🧑💻
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Greg Jenner
@gregjenner.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hi! I’m a Public Historian and I host the funny BBC podcast YOU’RE DEAD TO ME which pairs up expert historians with comedians
I also write funny history books - 3 for kids & 3 for adults - and I used to work on the BBC HORRIBLE HISTORIES TV comedy show
I love TV, movies, books, podcasts & Spurs 😀
I also write funny history books - 3 for kids & 3 for adults - and I used to work on the BBC HORRIBLE HISTORIES TV comedy show
I love TV, movies, books, podcasts & Spurs 😀
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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So much of Cymru/Wales's heritage lost in a single theft..
...Items from Llanwrthwrl, Powys, Capel Isaf, Carmarthenshire, Heyope, Powys, & the spectacular Early Bronze Age gold lunula from Llanllyfni, Gwynedd.
😞
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
...Items from Llanwrthwrl, Powys, Capel Isaf, Carmarthenshire, Heyope, Powys, & the spectacular Early Bronze Age gold lunula from Llanllyfni, Gwynedd.
😞
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Search continues for Bronze Age artefacts stolen from St Fagans
Two men have been charged with burglary, but
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
So much of Cymru/Wales's heritage lost in a single theft..
...Items from Llanwrthwrl, Powys, Capel Isaf, Carmarthenshire, Heyope, Powys, & the spectacular Early Bronze Age gold lunula from Llanllyfni, Gwynedd.
😞
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
...Items from Llanwrthwrl, Powys, Capel Isaf, Carmarthenshire, Heyope, Powys, & the spectacular Early Bronze Age gold lunula from Llanllyfni, Gwynedd.
😞
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Can Donald Trump sue the BBC for $1bn and which party would win?
Can Donald Trump sue the BBC for $1bn and which party would win?
US president has said he will bring proceedings if the documentary containing an edited speech from 6 January 2021 is not retracted
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Can Donald Trump sue the BBC for $1bn and which party would win?
On the train back to York, looking forward to tonight’s free public event about Star Carr and Stone Age Britain, and then tomorrow I’m teaching and lecturing at the university — all 24 years after I first made this journey as an undergrad student. Time flies!
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
On the train back to York, looking forward to tonight’s free public event about Star Carr and Stone Age Britain, and then tomorrow I’m teaching and lecturing at the university — all 24 years after I first made this journey as an undergrad student. Time flies!
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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“It’s impossible to reboot Bond” says production team who decided Bond first got his licence to kill in the 21st Century, as Daniel Craig, then got incredibly old within two films and was being put out to pasture, but also had Sean Connery’s 1960s car.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
“It’s impossible to reboot Bond” says production team who decided Bond first got his licence to kill in the 21st Century, as Daniel Craig, then got incredibly old within two films and was being put out to pasture, but also had Sean Connery’s 1960s car.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
Feeling exhausted and burned out by the news? You’re not alone — this great new podcast Can We Have Your Attention? by my mega smart friends Claire Coady & @jameswickham.bsky.social looks at the ‘Attention Economy’, advertising, journalism, social media, and the rest
youtu.be/al4g2YdIoKQ?...
youtu.be/al4g2YdIoKQ?...
"Don't worry Sweetie, you're just having a breakdown..."
YouTube video by Can We Have Your Attention?
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November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Feeling exhausted and burned out by the news? You’re not alone — this great new podcast Can We Have Your Attention? by my mega smart friends Claire Coady & @jameswickham.bsky.social looks at the ‘Attention Economy’, advertising, journalism, social media, and the rest
youtu.be/al4g2YdIoKQ?...
youtu.be/al4g2YdIoKQ?...
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My latest for @hyperallergic.com looks at a late Roman shipwreck (ca. 320 CE) found off the coast of Mallorca with over 300 amphorae. A ton of implications for understanding early Christian trade and of course … garum 🐠 Thanks to @hakimbishara.bsky.social for edits! hyperallergic.com/1056159/near...
Nearly Intact Roman Shipwreck Rests Just Six Feet Beneath Mallorca’s Waters
Discovered in 2019, the 1,700-year-old merchant ship reveals details about early Christian trade.
hyperallergic.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My latest for @hyperallergic.com looks at a late Roman shipwreck (ca. 320 CE) found off the coast of Mallorca with over 300 amphorae. A ton of implications for understanding early Christian trade and of course … garum 🐠 Thanks to @hakimbishara.bsky.social for edits! hyperallergic.com/1056159/near...
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Most people think the BBC is biased but in different directions (or they're not sure).
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Most people think the BBC is biased but in different directions (or they're not sure).
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GET READY TO RUN! The final trailer for the @runningmanmovie.com is here! Go see THE RUNNING MAN, large and loud only in theatres this FRIDAY!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
GET READY TO RUN! The final trailer for the @runningmanmovie.com is here! Go see THE RUNNING MAN, large and loud only in theatres this FRIDAY!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
I am so exhausted by the discourse
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I am so exhausted by the discourse
Obviously, it’s been a tough day for the BBC. Big organisations, working under big pressure, will sadly make errors
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Obviously, it’s been a tough day for the BBC. Big organisations, working under big pressure, will sadly make errors
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
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Let's play Bucks Name or Name Name
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Let's play Bucks Name or Name Name
Very pleased with the F1 race result! C’mon Lando 😀
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Very pleased with the F1 race result! C’mon Lando 😀
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Okay, here are some first reflections on Watson.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Okay, here are some first reflections on Watson.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
2-2 is a solid point, and Spurs didn’t deserve the smash and grab nearly-winner, but the main thing is we look so much better with Udogie and Odobert on the left. Pleased for Tel, pleased for Richy, pleased for Odobert — but we must create more in possession, Xavi constantly had nothing ahead of him
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
2-2 is a solid point, and Spurs didn’t deserve the smash and grab nearly-winner, but the main thing is we look so much better with Udogie and Odobert on the left. Pleased for Tel, pleased for Richy, pleased for Odobert — but we must create more in possession, Xavi constantly had nothing ahead of him
Spurs look much more muscular and up for it, but they’re still not connecting midfield to the forwards at all. Kolo Muani may as well pull out a deck chair #COYS
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Spurs look much more muscular and up for it, but they’re still not connecting midfield to the forwards at all. Kolo Muani may as well pull out a deck chair #COYS
You’ve probably seen a lot of stuff about James Watson stealing Rosalind Franklin’s DNA research. Read this clear article by two eminent historians of science to understand what *actually* happened 👇
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
You’ve probably seen a lot of stuff about James Watson stealing Rosalind Franklin’s DNA research. Read this clear article by two eminent historians of science to understand what *actually* happened 👇
