The Historian's Cut

17 Episodes

1. S2 E8: What can A Sunday in Hell (1976) tell us about professional cycling in the 1970s?

   Published: 4/6/2023
2. S2 E7: What can Brassed Off (1996) tell us about deindustrialisation and working-class communities?

   Published: 3/27/2023
3. S2 E6: What can Casablanca (1942) tell us about refugees fleeing Nazi Europe?

   Published: 10/3/2022
4. S2 E5: What can Dr Zhivago (1965) tell us about the Russian Revolution?

   Published: 8/8/2022
5. S2 E4: What can Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) tell us about the Arthurian Legends?

   Published: 7/15/2022
6. S2 E3: What can Singin’ in the Rain (1952) tell us about the switch from silent to sound cinema?

   Published: 4/19/2022
7. S2 E2: What can Belfast (2021) tell us about life at the start of the Troubles?

   Published: 3/28/2022
8. S2 E1: What can From Russia With Love (1963) tell us about spies and spycraft in the Cold War?

   Published: 9/30/2021
9. S1 E8: What can Ran (1985) tell us about adapting Shakespeare for the screen?

   Published: 6/28/2021
10. S1 E7: What can A Field in England (2013) tell us about life in 17th-century England?

    Published: 6/14/2021
11. S1 E6: What can The Nun’s Story (1959) tell us about life in and outside of the convent?

    Published: 5/31/2021
12. S1 E5: What can The Smallest Show on Earth tell us about cinemas and cinema-going in post-war Britain?

    Published: 5/17/2021
13. S1 E4: What can Judy and Punch tell us about the history of Punch and Judy?

    Published: 5/3/2021
14. S1 E3: What can Death and Nightingales tell us about 19th-century Ulster?

    Published: 4/19/2021
15. S1 E2: What can Chicken Run tell us about post-war Britain?

    Published: 4/5/2021
16. S1 E1: What can Pan's Labyrinth tell us about life in Franco's Spain?

    Published: 3/22/2021
17. Introducing... the Historian's Cut - a new podcast

    Published: 3/18/2021