Totally Chaotic History: The Stone Age Runs Wild!
The fantastically funny new history series from best-selling author and chart-topping podcaster Greg Jenner takes on the Stone Age!
Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable – in fact, it’s absolute CHAOS! Join bestselling author Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through the Stone Age, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending. Accompanied by expert archaeologist Dr Brenna Hassett and with side-splitting illustrations from Rikin Parekh, Greg’s whirlwind tour will cover everything you need to know about the Stone Age and show you what it would REALLY have been like to live through hundreds of thousands of years of chaotic history. Hold on tight, because, with history, you’ll never believe what happens next!
Greg Jenner is a historian, author and podcast host, specializing in communicating history through popular culture. He is best-known for his educational comedy podcast for the BBC, You're Dead to Me, which has had over 70 million downloads. His Homeschool History radio series won him an army of new fans when it launched on BBC Radio 4 during the Covid pandemic. As historical consultant to the BAFTA award-winning CBBC comedy series Horrible Histories, Greg ensured the factual accuracy of hundreds of side-splitting sketches. He has published several books for adults, and released his first children's book, You Are History, in 2022, and is an Honorary Fellow of the University of York's Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past. Greg lives in Surrey and you can find more about him at www.gregjenner.com or on twitter @greg_jenner
Dr Brenna Hassett is an archaeologist and anthropologist. As a lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire and a Scientific Associate at the Natural History Museum London, she splits her time between rural Lancashire, London, and different archaeological projects around the world in places such as Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and Thailand. She is the author of the 2016 Times UK Top 10 Science book Built on Bones: 15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death and Growing Up Human: The Evolution of Childhood for adults. She is one of the founders of Trowelblazers, a project dedicated to highlighting women's contributions to archaeology, palaeaontology and geology. She can be found online @brennawalks
Rikin Parekh studied art at Camberwell College of Arts and the University of Westminster. He has since worked storyboarding and designing monsters for the film industry and selling books for a national chain. When he’s not drawing you’ll probably find him at the cinema or at Comic Con. He’s a HUGE film buff, loves pizza and collecting original comic book artwork. He also has a pet elephant.