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The Historical Movies Podcast
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The podcast about historically inspired movies. Check out our episodes wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted by Ros Evans, a film editor with a background in archaeology and Bryce Evans, Professor of Modern World History at Liverpool Hope University.
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Clough! The Damned United (2009) features in our latest episode where we try to unravel the 'restless enigma' that was the legendary football manager Brian Clough as brilliantly portrayed by Michael Sheen #clough #leedsunited #nottinghamforest #football

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The Damned United (2009) — The Real History of Brian Clough v. Leeds United | Historical Movies Pod.
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Interesting article about The Return (2024) - a great take on the Odyssey and a super film - and coming up on the podcast soon.... watch this space #Odyssey #RalphFiennes #ChristopherNolan

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Ahead of Christopher Nolan's Epic, Ralph Fiennes Discusses Why 'The Odyssey' is in the Cultural Zeitgeist [Exclusive]
The Return star Ralph Fiennes explains why The Odyssey has stayed in the zeitgeist for so many years after it was written.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Clough! The Damned United (2009) features in our latest episode where we try to unravel the 'restless enigma' that was the legendary football manager Brian Clough as brilliantly portrayed by Michael Sheen #clough #leedsunited #nottinghamforest #football

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The Damned United (2009) — The Real History of Brian Clough v. Leeds United | Historical Movies Pod.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Glory (1989) the best American Civil War movie ever made? It's the subject of our latest episode featuring Chad Robinson from the brilliant Retro Movies Roundtable who enlightens us about the REAL history of the 54th Massachusetts, Robert Shaw etc. #CivilWar #history #movie

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Glory (1989) - And the TRUE Story of the 54th Massachusetts (feat. Chad Robinson)
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December 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Gary Oldman as Beethoven! Immortal Beloved (1994) is the subject of our next episode. How accurate is it? What was the real Beethoven like and why has no one heard of this movie? Great to have Jack CT Adams back on the pod for this one! #beethoven #movies #history

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Immortal Beloved (1994) - The Real Beethoven v. Gary Oldman & the Mystery of his Lost Love | HMP
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November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We're BACK from our break with the WW2 football classic Escape to Victory (1981) starring Sylvester Stallone, Pele, Bobby Moore, half of Ipswich Town and a very out-of-shape Michael Caine. Game on!!!!

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#history #movies #classic #pele #caine #football
Escape to Victory (1981) - the TRUE STORY of WWII Football, POW camps, Stallone & Ipswich Town | HMP
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We're BACK tomorrow (Tuesday 11th November) with our episode about the glorious Escape to Victory (1981). Starring Sly Stallone, Michael Caine, Pele and half the Ipswich Town team!

Find us on whatever podcast platform you use or search for us on YouTube #historicalmovies #Stallone #Pele #football
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We're in the middle of our summer break but you can check out our last episode below. Ros answers some of your questions and gives out some awards to the movies we've already covered! #historicalmovies #podcast #film

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We're taking a break! Plus listener questions and series 1 'awards'!
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July 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Ros was on the fantastic Retro Movies Roundtable podcast discussing the classic caper movie The Italian Job (1969). Check it out wherever you get your podcasts and tune in to the rest of the episodes!

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The Italian Job (1969)
Podcast Episode · Retro Movie Roundtable · 07/05/2025 · 1h 50m
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July 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Check out our interview with the wonderful Imogen Cooper - executive producer and founder of Yoreflix- the brand new streaming platform for historical drama and movies! Join the wait list now at yoreflix.com launching in September #historicalstreamingservice #history #drama

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Yoreflix: the NEW streaming service for historical drama. Interview with founder Imogen Cooper
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June 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Check out our interview with the wonderful Imogen Cooper - executive producer and founder of Yoreflix- the brand new streaming platform for historical drama and movies! Join the wait list now at yoreflix.com launching in September #historicalstreamingservice #history #drama

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Streaming Historical Drama
Streaming Historical Drama
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June 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Was Mozart really like that?
We find out in our latest episode about the brilliant Amadeus (1984) featuring guest Jack CT Adams PhD researcher and contemporary classical composer.

#history #amadeus #tomhulce #Mozart

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Amadeus: What did they get right and WRONG about Mozart (and Salieri)?
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May 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Our latest episode is about possibly the most #90s movie ever made! Legends of the Fall. #Bradpitt breakout performance and more melodrama than you can shake a stick at.
A truly insane film! Love it!
#historicalmovies #90sAmerica

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Legends of the Fall: the BEST 90s movie or 90s GARBAGE? The Historical Movies Podcast Ep. 28
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May 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM