Dead Drama

Josh investigates the dramatic life of iconic World War Two spy Nancy Wake. Brace yourself for tales of karate chopping Nazis, drinking competitions and parachuting behind enemy lines wearing a fur coat and high heels. Later in the podcast comedian Jack McLean joins Josh for a deeper dive into Nancy's life and answers the age-old Dead Drama question - 'If you could be anyone from history,...

This week Josh is investigating Joan Of Arc - a French teenager that got dead famous for having religious visions and wound up leading France to a series of military victories against the English. Stay tuned til the end of the podcast as comedian Alison Spittle joins Josh for a deeper dive into Joan's story and answers the trademark Dead Drama question - 'If you could be anyone from histor...

As his name suggests, Ivan The Terrible was a right wrongun. Join comedian Josh Jones has he investigates this Russian Tsar's scandalous decent into madness, torture and violence. Along the way brace yourself for hot takes on the Lion King franchise, insights into dishwasher cycles and reflections on noughties vocalist and all-round icon Anastasia. Later on in the podcast comedian Jenny Hart j...

Comedian Josh Jones investigates the swashbuckling adventures of one of history's most infamous pirates - Blackbeard! It's a story of violent battles and countless beheadings, but also fun arts 'n' crafts projects and inventive hairstyles. Perhaps most importantly of all, Josh will decide whether fictional pirates like Captain Hook and Jack Sparrow could actually hack it in Blackbe...

Comedian Josh Jones investigates British suffragette, political campaigner and fellow Manchester icon, Emmeline Pankhurst. As Josh explores Emmeline's dramatic life, expect hot takes on how to deliver the perfect Oscars speech, as well as reflections on why big age gaps make for a good relationship, and how we can stop the robots from taking over by being nice to our smart speakers. Later on i...

Josh Jones investigates Genghis Khan - a hard-as-nails conqueror who created the largest land empire the world's ever seen as well as inspiring the baddie character in Mulan. As Josh gets to grips with one of history's smartest and most violent leaders, brace yourself for tales of sibling rivalries gone too far and awkward encounters at life drawing classes. Later in the podcast, comedian...

Josh Jones explores the dramatic life of Anne Boleyn. Perhaps best known as Henry VIII's second wife and Elizabeth I's mum, Anne successfully navigated the 'Mean Girls' cafeteria that was the Royal Court to become the Queen of Tudor England. As Josh investigates Anne's life, expect tales of complicated love lives and scandalous high school rumours as well as a retrospective on...

Josh Jones investigates the life of Ancient Egypt's most iconic pharaoh, Tutankhamun. As Josh tries to get to know the person behind that famous gold mask, brace yourself for tales of embarrassing parents, memories of boring first jobs and a final decision on which film from The Mummy trilogy was best. And later in the podcast comedian Celya AB (Live At The Apollo) joins Josh for a deeper dive...

Welcome to Dead Drama! A gossip podcast about history where comedian Josh Jones explores the lives, loves and legends surrounding the world's most famous historical figures. Series one launches 12th June 2024 with new episodes dropping every Wednesday. Follow @deaddramapod on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok for the latest news about the podcast and to get in touch. You can also email us at deadd...