Ep 026 - Glorification of the Upper Class in Historical Fiction
Berri's Couch
English - May 09, 2021 12:45 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBTV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Propaganda in it's simplest form, historical fiction. Historical fiction by it's very nature glorifies the upper class and makes them appear sympathetic even if objectively speaking they shouldn't be. This is the talking point of this episode using examples from costume drama Downtown Abbey to Tudor historical dumpster fire The Tudors.