Introduction

Each week i'm joined by an expert historian who knows their stuff inside out, and a top notched comedian who knows funny inside out. And hopefully the result is gorgeous audio alchemy, or at least something to drown out the existential despair of modern life. To day we're off to america search of one of the most extraordinary women of the nineteenth century, harriet tupman. In history corner, she's swapped new york and alabama for birmingham in the west midlands - where she teaches the intellectual and cultural history of racial ideas. It's doctor michel cresfield Hello, michel a'nd. Thank you for having me. We are making series