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Victorian movies from the 19th century!

Tony McMahon4 years ago3 years ago53 mins

The idea of Victorian movies may seem weird – people in the 19th century able to watch films – and yet it actually happened! We’ve grown up with TV and film so the idea of living in a world were there are no recorded motion pictures would seem bizarre – even more so with our…

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New drama on killer Anders Breivik

Tony McMahon5 years ago3 years ago04 mins

Netflix has just released a drama called 22 July that details the murders carried out by the neo-fascist terrorist Anders Breivik in 2011

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La Peste: Plague, heresy and murder in Spain

Tony McMahon5 years ago3 years ago24 mins

Why the Spanish drama series La Peste – The Plague in English – is one of the best historical productions on TV

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Brave New World – dystopia in literature

Tony McMahon6 years ago3 years ago47 mins

Brave New World is being broadcast by Netflix adapting the 1932 novel by Aldous Huxley. It’s not surprising that in uncertain times, a novel like Brave New World is revived for TV.

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