Period drama podcast episodes
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21st CenturyWhat’s next for period drama?
Period dramas have long carried the responsibility of so-called ‘historical accuracy’, with many productions called out for ‘mistakes’ in recent years. But in 2021, are we reaching a different understanding of what it means to be ‘historically accurate’? And have we moved on from the more familiar stories and cosy adaptations of Sunday nights past? Here, Anthony Delaney and Madeleine Pelling explore the situation for historical representations in drama in the 21st century…
MembershipCrafting historical weapons for Wolf Hall and The Witcher. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Historical weapon-maker Tod of Tod’s Workshop gives a behind-the-scenes peek into the fascinating world of making replica weapons for TV and film
MembershipBridgerton: ripping up the rulebook on Regency romance. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Hannah Greig, historian and etiquette advisor to new Netflix show Bridgerton, joins us to talk about the historical detail that can be found in the drama – and the inspirations behind it
MembershipRichard III returns. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
As The Lost King arrives in UK cinemas, ten years after the remains of Richard III were unearthed, Mike Pitts reflects on the astonishing discovery of the “king in the car park”
MembershipBehind the scenes of The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Owen Emmerson, who recently appeared on BBC docu-drama The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, traces the clan’s meteoric rise – and crushing fall
MembershipLeonardo: bringing Da Vinci to the screen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Frank Spotnitz and Steve Thompson, creators of the new drama Leonardo starring Aidan Turner, talk about the inspirations behind their series on the Renaissance polymath
MembershipExclusive podcastGame of Thrones’ medieval roots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
A decade since it first aired, Carolyne Larrington explores the medieval world that inspired the fantasy epic
MembershipCatherine the Great: fact and fiction. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ahead of a major new TV drama, Janet Hartley explores Catherine the Great’s life and considers whether there is any truth behind the scandals associated with her
VictorianThe real Peaky Blinders
At the end of the 19th century, the law-abiding citizens of Birmingham were terrorised by a new breed of gang member with two defining passions: natty streetwear and extreme violence. Andrew Davies reveals why so many young, working-class men were drawn to the brutal glamour of the peaky blinders
MembershipThe true history of The Favourite. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Amanda Vickery, Hallie Rubenhold and Hannah Greig discuss the acclaimed new historical drama The Favourite
MembershipBernard Cornwell on The Last Kingdom. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The renowned historical novelist talks about his books that inspired the Anglo-Saxon drama series The Last Kingdom
General ModernRon Chernow on Alexander Hamilton: the man behind the hit musical. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
As Hamilton arrives in London’s West End, we spoke to historian Ron Chernow about the amazing life of the American Founding Father, his biography which inspired the hip-hop musical sensation, and his role as a historical consultant to the show…
MembershipPoldark and historical TV drama. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
As the smash-hit series Poldark returns to our TV screens, Hannah Greig and Greg Jenner tackle some of the big debates around historical dramas
MembershipBridgerton: behind the scenes of season 2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Historical consultant Hannah Greig takes us behind the scenes of Bridgerton and explores the real history surrounding the period drama
MembershipTudor queens on screen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Elena Woodacre delivers a lecture on the portrayal of historical queens in cinema and television, from Mary Queen of Scots to The Spanish Princess
MembershipThe Vietnam War on film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Lynn Novick describes the making of an epic documentary series on the conflict in Vietnam, which she co-directed with Ken Burns
MembershipOperation Mincemeat: WW2 espionage on film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ben Macintyre discusses the real history behind the new film Operation Mincemeat
MembershipMunich: the real history behind the new film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Robert Harris speaks about Munich: The Edge of War, the new Netflix film adapted from his 2017 historical novel
MembershipThe King: Henry V on film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Lauren Johnson discusses the history behind the new Netflix film The King, considering how closely it follows the real events of Henry V’s life and reign
MembershipThe Northman: bringing the Viking world to life on screen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Neil Price, historical consultant on new film The Northman/, discusses the real history that inspired the blood-splattered Viking epic
MembershipTrial by combat: the real history behind The Last Duel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Hannah Skoda delves into the bloody and brutal spectacle of trial by combat in the Middle Ages
MembershipAmmonite and the real fossil hunter Mary Anning. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Rebecca Wragg Sykes introduces us to 19th-century fossil hunter Mary Anning, whose life has inspired the new film Ammonite
MembershipSpectacular discoveries at Sutton Hoo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ahead of the release of the new film The Dig, Professor Martin Carver discusses the real story of the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo
