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History Film Club

History Film Club

Nathaniel Tapley

Award-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

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best History Film Club episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to History Film Club for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite History Film Club episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

History Film Club - The Haitian Revolution on screen and video games
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02/24/23 • 33 min

Alex and Hannah talk to Dr Alyssa Sepinwall about representations of the Haitian Revolution.

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History Film Club - HFC Christmas Quiz

HFC Christmas Quiz

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12/17/21 • 21 min

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?



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History Film Club - Who owns our stories? with Sunny Singh
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07/16/21 • 35 min

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


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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 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, spaghetti lances, and how to simulate a horse.


Produced by: Natt Tapley

Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson


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History Film Club - What does an on-set writer do? with Joy C. Mitchell
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07/30/21 • 23 min

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.


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Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson


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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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History Film Club - Is Jabba the Hutt an Ottoman?
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10/22/21 • 26 min

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.


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Assistant Producer: Abi Robinson


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History Film Club - What do mediaeval films get wrong? with Eleanor Janega
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07/09/21 • 30 min

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.


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History Film Club - Frank Spotnitz - Why do we love Renaissance Italy?
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07/01/21 • 28 min

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.


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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.


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FAQ

How many episodes does History Film Club have?

History Film Club currently has 36 episodes available.

What topics does History Film Club cover?

The podcast is about Films, Visual Arts, History, Shakespeare, Bridgerton, Comedy, Podcasts, Downton Abbey and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on History Film Club?

The episode title 'The Haitian Revolution on screen and video games' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on History Film Club?

The average episode length on History Film Club is 30 minutes.

How often are episodes of History Film Club released?

Episodes of History Film Club are typically released every 7 days, 4 hours.

When was the first episode of History Film Club?

The first episode of History Film Club was released on Dec 23, 2020.

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