Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Kristi Upson-Saia and comedian Stu Goldsmith to explore the strange world of Ancient Greek and Roman medicine.
Welcome to a world where health was fleeting, water could be dangerous and communal bum sponges are all the rage. The team will take you through a variety of common ailments from tight atoms to wandering wombs and provide startling cures in the form of electric eels and beaver anuses.
Produced by Cornelius Mendez Script by Greg Jenner and Emma Nagouse Research by Hannah MacKenzie
The Athletic production for BBC Radio 4
Boudica (Radio Edit)
P.T. Barnum
Prohibition in the USA
Sacagawea
Becoming America
The Harlem Renaissance
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Old Norse Literature
The Tang Dynasty
King James VI of Scotland
The Asante Empire
The Borgias
Grainne O’Malley
The Ancient Babylonians
Agrippina the Younger
The Mughal Empire (Radio Edit)
The History of Chocolate (Radio Edit)
The Victorian Christmas (Radio Edit)
Josephine Baker (Radio Edit)
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