Shappi Talk - Series 2 - History

In the third of her new four part series of Shappi Talk, Shappi Khorsandi tries to understand the fascination with history. Having an incident filled historical background herself; Shappi looks back at a variety of historical figures and moments in history comparing our current lives. Joining her iconic comedian Simon Evans who puts his own idiosyncratic spin on history and TV historian Adam Hart-Davis has a chat with Shappi about his love of everything historic. There's also a comic song from Duncan Oakley. Producer: Paul Russell An Open Mike Production for BBC Radio 4.