Goodreads asked Greg Jenner:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Greg Jenner After abandoning an academic career I'd spent 11 years in the TV industry making historical programmes, and 5 of those years had been as the Historical Advisor to the BBC comedy show 'Horrible Histories'. The show is a big hit with children, and it was hugely inspiring to see the impact it was having on their love of history. But I was meeting so many adults who said history was boring, or irrelevant, or they had hated it at school and it had given them a lifelong phobia of history books. I realised that, if I was serious about being a public historian, then I had to reach these people too.

My hope was to write an accessible, light-hearted book that wouldn't be off-putting to these people, but which would also surprise and delight history buffs. I thought the best way to do that was to write a book about the history of daily life - something everyone experiences - and, to ensure there's new information for everyone, I extended my remit all the way back to the Stone Age. I hope you enjoy the book! Thanks, Greg

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