Bonus podcast: Norman Numbers
Six snack-sized synopses of Bayeux Tapestry-related stats
What's this, an extra podcast? Has Christmas come early?
No, the Bayeux Tapestry has instead returned to England for the first time in almost 1000 years.
To mark the occasion, we've compiled six snack-sized stats all about the Norman invasion of England to help you have something to talk about in various social situations such a pub quizzes, movie nights and awkwardly quiet lifts.
From horses to the Harrying of the North, it's all here.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producers: Tom Colls, Lizzy McNeill
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Mix: Sue Maillot
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