History Film Club
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAward-winning screenwriters, consultants, and historians Alex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Grieg are delving deep into historical films. In each episode they talk to an expert about their loves, their hates, and about whether they have what it takes to be a member of the History Film Club
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
African Queens
September 28, 2023 12:27 - 26 minutes - 60.1 MBAlex and Hannah talk to Luke Pepera about histories of Africa on screen, fetish priests and his work on the Netflix series 'African Queens' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Haitian Revolution on screen and video games
February 24, 2023 16:39 - 33 minutes - 77.5 MBAlex and Hannah talk to Dr Alyssa Sepinwall about representations of the Haitian Revolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What are the best films about Biblical events?
October 16, 2022 23:12 - 30 minutes - 70.1 MBAlex and Hannah talk to Matt Page about the best Biblical films. Produced by: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Sound: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SPECIAL EPISODE: Mr Malcolm's List
August 25, 2022 12:14 - 28 minutes - 64.1 MBAlex and Hannah talk to director Emma Holly Jones about her new Regency film, Mr Malcolm's List. Producer: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SPECIAL EPISODE: The Railway Children Return
July 13, 2022 23:48 - 25 minutes - 59.4 MBIn this special episode, Alex and Hannah talk to the director of the new film - The Railway Children Return! Producer: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why don't we see the American Revolutionary War on film?
June 30, 2022 10:44 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBAlex and Hannah talk to Dr Nicholas Guyatt about his new book, and films about wars between the US and the UK. Producer: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Who is the best Robert Dudley?
April 25, 2022 15:15 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBDr Joanne Paul visits the club to talk about all the different Dudleys, Elizabeths and ostrich feather fans on film, with Alex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig. To join the history film club go to www.patreon.com/historyfilmclub Produced by: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
VIKINGS VALHALLA SPECIAL EPISODE: What can the Vikings teach us about the modern world?
February 27, 2022 14:30 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBIn this very special episode, Alex and Hannah talk to Jeb Stuart, the showrunner of Netflix's Vikings Valhalla about mead, reconstructing London Bridge, and immigration. Producer: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HFC Christmas Quiz
December 17, 2021 19:01 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBIt's the Christmas Quiz! To get all the answers become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/historyfilmclub. Or just look the answers up online! How well can you do? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are there good films about the War On Terror?
December 14, 2021 16:29 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBProessor Kim Wagner joins Alex and Hannah to discuss war films, colonialism, and exactly how terrible Mel Gibson is. Producer: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Which is the best 14th century film?
November 19, 2021 18:06 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBHelen Carr joins the team to talk about The Green Knight, The Last Duel, and the fourteenth century on film. Produced by: Natt Tapley Assistant producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is Jabba the Hutt an Ottoman?
October 22, 2021 16:29 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBMarc Baer, whose new book The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs is out this month, talks to Alex and Hannah about how we've seen the Ottoman Empire on film. Producer: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How has queer history been represented on film?
October 15, 2021 13:18 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig chat to Justin Bengry about queer history on film. Produced by Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What's it like working with Mike Leigh?
October 08, 2021 10:51 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBAlex and Hannah talk to Jackie Riding, historical consultant on Mr Turner and Peterloo, about what it's like working with Mike Leigh. Produced by: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How do you go to the toilet on a mediaeval battlefield? with Jason Kingsley
October 01, 2021 11:36 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBJason Kingsley, OBE, runs the video games and comics company, Rebellion. He's also a practical archaeologist, who tries to do the things they did in the past to come to a greater understanding of them. He presents the Modern History TV Youtube channel and has just launched the Future Imperfect podcast, where he talks to historians, scientists and experts in all disciplines about what the past can teach us about the future. He talks to Alex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig about jousting, spag...
How should we depict slavery on film? with Manuel Barcia
September 24, 2021 15:03 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Manuel Barcia about depictions of slavery on film. If you'd like to watch La Ultima Cena, which they discuss, you can find it here. Produced by Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What does an on-set writer do? with Joy C. Mitchell
July 30, 2021 09:04 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Joy C. Mitchell about being an on-set writer for Bridgerton, making soundtracks for writing period dramas, and mood boards. Produced by Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What should a historical consultant never do? with Hallie Rubenhold
July 23, 2021 15:43 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five about what one should never do as a historical consultant, what the worst pieces of costume are and there's a bit where they all shout "boobs!" for a while. Producer: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Who owns our stories? with Sunny Singh
July 16, 2021 14:37 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Sunny Singh about how Hindi commercial cinema has changed over the last 15 years, how social media can affect film production and what the future for Bollywood is. Producer: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Assistant Producer: Abi Roberts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What do mediaeval films get wrong? with Eleanor Janega
July 09, 2021 16:35 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBWere the Middle ages all damp rock walls, mud-covered peasants, and bad dentistry? Alex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Eleanor Janega about the best representations of the mediaeval period on film. Producer: Natt Tapley Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Frank Spotnitz - Why do we love Renaissance Italy?
July 01, 2021 14:45 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBAlex von Tunzelmann & Hannah Greig talk to Frank Spotnitz, the showrunner of Leonardo and Medici about the Renaissance, lighting, gender and sexuality in Renaissance Florence, and when you're allowed to make people up. Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joss Agnew - Making The Irregulars
March 31, 2021 15:51 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Joss Agnew, director of The Irregulars about authentic horse manure, filming during COVID, and why people in period dramas always walk so slowly. Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Suzannah Lipscomb - Why do we love the Tudors on film?
March 24, 2021 12:03 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Suzannah Lipscombe about codpieces, the Armada, and the best representations of the Tudors on film. Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fara Dabhoiwala - Do we need warnings on historical dramas?
March 16, 2021 17:24 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBAlex von Tunzelmann & Hannah Greig talk to Fara Dabhoiwala about free speech, historical movies, and which Beatle should play which Musketeer. Produced by Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rebecca Rideal - The Working Classes in period drama
March 09, 2021 15:42 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Rebecca Rideal about the ways in which the working classes have been represented in period dramas. That and Julian Fellowes. Produced by: Natt Tapley for GLoaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amanda-Rae Prescott - Diversity in Period Dramas
March 03, 2021 18:33 - 33 minutes - 46 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Grieg talk to period drama superfan Amanda-Rae Prescott about representation, which stories we've heard too often, and what's next for period dramas. NOTE: This episode was recorded in October 2020, before the release of Bridgerton. Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Grant Montgomery - Secrets of Production Design
February 23, 2021 15:41 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBAlex von Tunzelmann & Hannah Greig chat to Grant Montgomery, production designer on The Limehouse Golem, Sanditon, The Crimson Petal and The White, Jamaica Inn, Gunpowder, Peaky Blinders and many, many more. Producer by Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Priya Atwal - Bollywood & History
February 16, 2021 14:55 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBAlex von Tunzelmann & Hannah Greig talk to Dr Priya Atwal about Bollywood, how governments attempt to control historical narratives, having to put disclaimers on historical fiction and who the most attractive people in the world are. Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Greg Jenner - Horrible Histories, Blackadder & Monty Python
February 09, 2021 14:05 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Greg Jenner about historical comedy in all its forms and what the best historical swear word is... Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amanda Vickery - Why We're Obsessed With Jane Austen
February 02, 2021 15:34 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig chat to Amanda Vickery about Colin Firth's erections, why we love the Georgians so much, and what vigorous dancing until 2am says about you. Produced & directed by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jamie Glazebrook - Speed, Music & Haircuts in Peaky Blinders
January 25, 2021 17:18 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Grieg chat to the executive producer of Peaky Blinder Jamie Glazebrook about genre in historical dramas, what the Peaky Blinders drink, and when the White Stripes are less anachronistic than Vaghan-Williams. Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amara Thornton - Secrets of the Real-Life Indiana Joneses
January 18, 2021 12:20 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Dr Amara Thornton about the real-life Indiana Joneses at work between the wars. All that and mummies, exorcists, Nazis. Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dan Snow - How to Re-enact Last of the Mohicans
January 04, 2021 15:56 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBAlex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Dan Snow about the best historical epics of all time, whether films can turn you into a historian, what some people can get away with in nightclubs and ponder which of them is the youngest. Produced by Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stephen McGann - Call The Midwife's Secret Radicalism
December 30, 2020 15:44 - 32 minutes - 44 MBAlex von Tunzelmann & Hannah Greig talk to national treasure Stephen McGann about untold histories, the medical reports of the East End, and why so many actors spend so much time mumbling. Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lizzy Talbot - Bridgerton's Sex Scenes
December 29, 2020 15:46 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBAlex von Tunzelmann & Hannah Greig talk to Lizzy Talbot, Bridgerton's Intimacy Director about how sex scenes are managed in period dramas, what sort of sex people had in the past, and who the best Sean Bean characters are. Produced by: Natt Tapley for Gloaming Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Film Club: The Trailer!
December 23, 2020 13:28 - 52 seconds - 1.21 MBHere comes the first season of the History Film Club! Guests include: Stephen McGann, Amara Thornton, Dan Snow, Rebecca Rideal, Fara Dabhoiwala, Amanda Vickery, Greg Jenner, Amanda-Rae Prescott, Jamie Glazebrook, Lizzy Talbot, Grant Montgomery, & Priya Atwal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.