Latest Call the midwife Podcast Episodes

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African Queens

History Film Club - September 28, 2023 12:27 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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The Haitian Revolution on screen and video games

History Film Club - February 24, 2023 16:39 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex and Hannah talk to Dr Alyssa Sepinwall about representations of the Haitian Revolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What are the best films about Biblical events?

History Film Club - October 16, 2022 23:12 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Mr Malcolm's List

History Film Club - August 25, 2022 12:14 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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SPECIAL EPISODE: The Railway Children Return

History Film Club - July 13, 2022 23:48 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In 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.

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Why don't we see the American Revolutionary War on film?

History Film Club - June 30, 2022 10:44 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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Who is the best Robert Dudley?

History Film Club - April 25, 2022 15:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Dr 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 Hoste...

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VIKINGS VALHALLA SPECIAL EPISODE: What can the Vikings teach us about the modern world?

History Film Club - February 27, 2022 14:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In 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.

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HFC Christmas Quiz

History Film Club - December 17, 2021 19:01 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
It'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.

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Are there good films about the War On Terror?

History Film Club - December 14, 2021 16:29 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Proessor 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.

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Which is the best 14th century film?

History Film Club - November 19, 2021 18:06 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Helen 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.

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Is Jabba the Hutt an Ottoman?

History Film Club - October 22, 2021 16:29 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Marc 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.

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How has queer history been represented on film?

History Film Club - October 15, 2021 13:18 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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What's it like working with Mike Leigh?

History Film Club - October 08, 2021 10:51 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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How do you go to the toilet on a mediaeval battlefield? with Jason Kingsley

History Film Club - October 01, 2021 11:36 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Jason 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 p...

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How should we depict slavery on film? with Manuel Barcia

History Film Club - September 24, 2021 15:03 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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/p...

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What does an on-set writer do? with Joy C. Mitchell

History Film Club - July 30, 2021 09:04 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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 fo...

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What should a historical consultant never do? with Hallie Rubenhold

History Film Club - July 23, 2021 15:43 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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 ...

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Who owns our stories? with Sunny Singh

History Film Club - July 16, 2021 14:37 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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 Hos...

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What do mediaeval films get wrong? with Eleanor Janega

History Film Club - July 09, 2021 16:35 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Were 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...

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Frank Spotnitz - Why do we love Renaissance Italy?

History Film Club - July 01, 2021 14:45 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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 R...

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Joss Agnew - Making The Irregulars

History Film Club - March 31, 2021 15:51 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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 info...

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Suzannah Lipscomb - Why do we love the Tudors on film?

History Film Club - March 24, 2021 12:03 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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Fara Dabhoiwala - Do we need warnings on historical dramas?

History Film Club - March 16, 2021 17:24 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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Rebecca Rideal - The Working Classes in period drama

History Film Club - March 09, 2021 15:42 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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Amanda-Rae Prescott - Diversity in Period Dramas

History Film Club - March 03, 2021 18:33 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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 Gl...

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Grant Montgomery - Secrets of Production Design

History Film Club - February 23, 2021 15:41 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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/priva...

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Priya Atwal - Bollywood & History

History Film Club - February 16, 2021 14:55 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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...

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Greg Jenner - Horrible Histories, Blackadder & Monty Python

History Film Club - February 09, 2021 14:05 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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.

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Amanda Vickery - Why We're Obsessed With Jane Austen

History Film Club - February 02, 2021 15:34 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Alex 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 inform...

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