57 episodes
History in Technicolour David Crowther and Wolf O'Neill
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4.6 • 91 Ratings
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Wolf and David explore the history films we love or (or sometimes, films we’d loved just a little less but find interesting). Turns out we like different things…anyway, then we given them a score for two things – how good are they as a film, and how accurate are they with their history.
When you’ve listened, join us at the History of England Facebook Group – you can vote, and tell us what you think of the film, and you can even tell us (in no uncertain terms) what you think of our views (while writing to your MP in the strongest possible terms).
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Napoleon
Ridley Scott's long awaited latest epic; a 'character study' of one of the most influential figures of European history, who reshaped a continent. It has been accompanied by furious debate, criticism, praise and confusion. Henry, Wolf and David rushed to see it, and to chat about it.
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Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan's biography of J Robert Oppenheimer is visually stunning, rich, ambitious...also quite long. Did it engage you, was it thought provoking, present a convincing view of it's subject? We talk about that.
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The Great Escape
Released in 1863 The Great Escape has got to be one of the definitive tales of derring-do, the ultimate escapism, in the 'film is fun' genre. What role would you have had if you had been there?
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Chariots of Fire
I remember back in 1981 this film was a sensation; we were all running around on beaches in slo-mo. Has it stood the test of time, though, and is it any more than a bit of fluff?
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Bright Star
Jane Campion's Bright Star was released in 2009 and featured on the lives of Fanny Browne and John Keats in the last years of Keat's life. Abbie Cornish and Ben Wishaw do a brilliant job of recreating their lives
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Gladiator
Ridley Scott's classic - is it, and were you entertained or did it unleash hell? Has it stood the test of time? And how well does the revenge format work? This and much more - and a discussion of the ubiquitous agricultural yield ratios.
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Customer Reviews
Love the pod!
What a joy to discover that David has a second podcast! The intergenerational exchange that he and Wolf share is delightful (I’m way closer to David’s era) and helps put the films into context. I’m not very knowledgeable about film but have enjoyed their take on the ones I know (Lion in Winter and the Pythons, especially) and discovered some new ones to try (Master and Commander, Belle, and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure). Even if I’m not likely to watch (the witch sounds way too scary for me!), the podcasts are well worth a listen for the history and the fun they share. Thank you, David and Wolf, and please keep up the good work.
Title of movie you two forgot. I believe it was §Johnny Got His Gun.
Perhaps Dalton Trumbo wrote it. It was so horrendous that I had to stop reading the novel.
it's gotten bad
They hate some of my favorite movies. It's hard to get into it with so much negativity.