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Interview with Executive Producer Imogen Cooper: founder of NEW historical streaming serivce Yoreflix
Episode 31
Yoreflix: the NEW streaming service for historical drama. Interview with founder Imogen Cooper
Yoreflix founder Imogen Cooper talks to Ros about the n…
1 year, 1 month ago
Amadeus (1984) – Mozart, Salieri and the True Story Behind the Rivalry
Episode 30
Amadeus (1984) takes centre stage for this episode of the Historical Movies Podcast: starring F. Murray Abraham as Antonia Salieri, Tom Hulce as ‘Wol…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Two Popes (2019) – Fact vs Fiction in the Story of Benedict XVI and Francis
Episode 29
Was The Two Popes (2019) a divine comedy of errors or a surprisingly accurate portrait of the modern Papacy? We explore the historical accuracy behin…
1 year, 1 month ago
Legends of the Fall (1994) – War, Love and the Real History Behind the Family Epic
Episode 28
Legends of the Fall – is it the most ‘90s movies of all time? We take a look through this classic from 1994, directed by Edward Zwick and starring Br…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Historical Movies Podcast Mailbag! We answer (some of) your questions!
Episode 27
After covering 25 movies on the podcast we take some time out to answer some of the comments and questions you've contacted us with - some of which m…
1 year, 2 months ago
Walk the Line (2005) – Johnny Cash’s Life on Screen: What’s True?
Episode 26
Walk the Line, the Johnny Cash biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon takes centre stage in this week’s episode of the Historical Movi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Master and Commander (2003) - The Napoleonic Wars at Sea and the Enlightenment Perfectly Portrayed
Episode 25
Aubrey and Maturin - best friends forever! We take a look through the brilliant Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World directed by Peter Wei…
1 year, 2 months ago
Mississippi Burning (1988) - Racist, Of It’s Time, Misunderstood?
Episode 24
We talk through Mississippi Burning, starring Gene Hack, Willem Dafoe and Frances McDormand and take a look at the real history behind the events sho…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Witch (2015) – Puritan Superstition and the Real History of Witch Trials
Episode 23
We take a look at Robert Eggers’ directorial debut The Witch (2015) AKA 'The VVitch' – starring Anya Taylor-Joy in her breakout role, Ralph Ineson, K…
1 year, 3 months ago
Interview with director Mark O'Connor: Historical Movies, Amongst the Wolves and Barry Keoghan
Episode 22
Amongst the Wolves releases in Ireland and the UK on 2nd May 2025!
We're joined by acclaimed director Mark O'Connor - writer and director of Between t…
1 year, 3 months ago