Greg Jenner (Historian)
@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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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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We have been rightly afraid of the threat of bad actors using AI to create disinformation.
It's appalling that one of the first of those bad actors is in the White House. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
It's appalling that one of the first of those bad actors is in the White House. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:37 PM
We have been rightly afraid of the threat of bad actors using AI to create disinformation.
It's appalling that one of the first of those bad actors is in the White House. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
It's appalling that one of the first of those bad actors is in the White House. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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⚽ This is good news. Let us hope he can play EVERY POSITION.
#COYS #THFC #Spurs
www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2026/ja...
#COYS #THFC #Spurs
www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2026/ja...
Souza signs from Santos | Tottenham Hotspur
We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Brazil Serie A side Santos for the transfer of Souza.
www.tottenhamhotspur.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
⚽ This is good news. Let us hope he can play EVERY POSITION.
#COYS #THFC #Spurs
www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2026/ja...
#COYS #THFC #Spurs
www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2026/ja...
🚨Fans of my BBC podcast, You’re Dead To Me, I have exciting news to share tomorrow — not just a new episode to enjoy, but something very fun! All will be revealed shortly… 🤐
January 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM
🚨Fans of my BBC podcast, You’re Dead To Me, I have exciting news to share tomorrow — not just a new episode to enjoy, but something very fun! All will be revealed shortly… 🤐
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Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS
In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
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Grok AI generated about 3m sexualised images earlier this month, including 23,000 that appear to depict children, according to researchers who said it “became an industrial scale machine for the production of sexual abuse material”.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok AI generated about 3m sexualised images this month, research says
Estimate made by Center for Countering Digital Hate after Elon Musk’s AI image generation tool sparked international outrage
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Grok AI generated about 3m sexualised images earlier this month, including 23,000 that appear to depict children, according to researchers who said it “became an industrial scale machine for the production of sexual abuse material”.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Publishers told: "if you have not blocked and you think that it is too late to block, you are wrong. It is never too late to block.
“The LLMs will come back and they will recrawl content in order for that information to stay fresh and relevant and accurate.” pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ei...
“The LLMs will come back and they will recrawl content in order for that information to stay fresh and relevant and accurate.” pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ei...
Eight in ten of world's biggest news websites now block AI training bots
Almost eight in ten of the biggest news website publishers in the UK and US are blocking AI training bots.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Publishers told: "if you have not blocked and you think that it is too late to block, you are wrong. It is never too late to block.
“The LLMs will come back and they will recrawl content in order for that information to stay fresh and relevant and accurate.” pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ei...
“The LLMs will come back and they will recrawl content in order for that information to stay fresh and relevant and accurate.” pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ei...
The fact Bad Guys 2 wasn’t nominated for Best Animation is as criminal as the Bad Guys in Bad Guys 2
‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The fact Bad Guys 2 wasn’t nominated for Best Animation is as criminal as the Bad Guys in Bad Guys 2
Blimey! Sinners gets 16 Oscar noms www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Watch live as Oscar nominations are revealed
US comedian Conan O'Brien is returning to host this year's Academy Awards ceremony, which takes place on 15 March.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Blimey! Sinners gets 16 Oscar noms www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Hammer Reveals Clever Tool-Making Skills of Early Humans www.discovermagazine.com/500-000-year...
500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Hammer Reveals Clever Tool-Making Skills of Early Humans
Learn about a 500,000-year old hammer made from elephant bone, used by early humans in England to sharpen stone tools.
www.discovermagazine.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM
500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Hammer Reveals Clever Tool-Making Skills of Early Humans www.discovermagazine.com/500-000-year...
Such a deeply upsetting image
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Such a deeply upsetting image
Massive scale copyright theft is so damn cheap
A few months ago I was curious to know how much Anna's Archive was charging AI developers for access to their massive library of pirated works for training - so I emailed them saying I was interested in buying access.
Here is their reply.
🧵 1/n
Here is their reply.
🧵 1/n
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Massive scale copyright theft is so damn cheap
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January 22, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The meta high jinks of Rick & Morty can get quite tiring after a while, but a critique of Hollywood sequels, complaining fans, and AI as screenwriting tool, while starring James Gunn and Zack Snyder as themselves, is a fun idea
January 22, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The meta high jinks of Rick & Morty can get quite tiring after a while, but a critique of Hollywood sequels, complaining fans, and AI as screenwriting tool, while starring James Gunn and Zack Snyder as themselves, is a fun idea
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A five-year-old boy seized on his way home in Minnesota and now locked up in Texas. His family didn't know where he was for 24 hours.
January 21, 2026 at 11:36 PM
A five-year-old boy seized on his way home in Minnesota and now locked up in Texas. His family didn't know where he was for 24 hours.
I know she has illustrious parentage, but Kelly Cates is such a gifted football broadcaster — a sonorous voice, such a calm and positive energy, and super knowledgable about her subject. Such a top pro
January 21, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I know she has illustrious parentage, but Kelly Cates is such a gifted football broadcaster — a sonorous voice, such a calm and positive energy, and super knowledgable about her subject. Such a top pro
Spurs really are cursed 🧙
Bergvall out 2-3 months. Nightmare continues. fotbollskanalen.se/artiklar/sve...
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Spurs really are cursed 🧙
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I absolutely love guesting on @youaregood.bsky.social and that goes DOUBLE for when I get to chat Anchorman with such ace people. Listen with your ears!
NEW EPISODE: "Brick killed a guy." In which we play a little jazz flute (and talk Anchorman) with our friends @chriswarcraft.bsky.social and @soozuk.bsky.social.
January 21, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I absolutely love guesting on @youaregood.bsky.social and that goes DOUBLE for when I get to chat Anchorman with such ace people. Listen with your ears!
I love this show! It’s a bonkers but brilliant multilingual drama about elite wine-tasting… I know that sounds bad, but it’s great!
Apparently, DROPS OF GOD, one of the craziest TV shows I've ever seen, is back for a second season. Get ready for some high-stakes oenology! I wrote this back when Mel stumbled upon the first season a few years ago. pjmaciak.substack.com/p/red-wine-s...
Red Wine Supernova
Seriously, do you know about the trilingual prestige wine-tasting family melodrama?
pjmaciak.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I love this show! It’s a bonkers but brilliant multilingual drama about elite wine-tasting… I know that sounds bad, but it’s great!
Hugely enjoying The Traitors, but now the era of chaos is over — if all goes to plan for The Traitors, the next two episodes are quite predictable
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Hugely enjoying The Traitors, but now the era of chaos is over — if all goes to plan for The Traitors, the next two episodes are quite predictable
I’m coming to Barnsley next month! Really looking forward to a lovely evening of history chat — affordable tickets available here 🎫
barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/in-con...
barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/in-con...
In Conversation with Greg Jenner
barnsleycivic.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I’m coming to Barnsley next month! Really looking forward to a lovely evening of history chat — affordable tickets available here 🎫
barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/in-con...
barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/in-con...
Another amazing discovery which pushes back the oldest known cave art by over 15,000 years!!!
And the professor who led the project is Adam Brumm, brother of Joe (the creator of Bluey!), and that’s why Bandit the dog is a paleo-archaeologist in the show! 😁
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And the professor who led the project is Adam Brumm, brother of Joe (the creator of Bluey!), and that’s why Bandit the dog is a paleo-archaeologist in the show! 😁
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Another amazing discovery which pushes back the oldest known cave art by over 15,000 years!!!
And the professor who led the project is Adam Brumm, brother of Joe (the creator of Bluey!), and that’s why Bandit the dog is a paleo-archaeologist in the show! 😁
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And the professor who led the project is Adam Brumm, brother of Joe (the creator of Bluey!), and that’s why Bandit the dog is a paleo-archaeologist in the show! 😁
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
This is going to be fun in half-term! Rikin will teach your kids to draw, and I’ll teach them why Julius Caesar was a numpty!
Got kids aged 7+? Book tickets to see me and @rikinparekh.bsky.social doing a Roman Britain double-act on February 17th at @southbankcentre.bsky.social, in school half-term. It's a funny, fact-filled event -- I'll do the talking, Rikin the drawing!
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy | Southbank Centre
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is going to be fun in half-term! Rikin will teach your kids to draw, and I’ll teach them why Julius Caesar was a numpty!