Condensed Histories

The lastest edition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the MCU, is WandaVision - a new TV series streaming on Disney Plus centered around the Marvel characters Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) and Vision. As with most popular culture, there is a lot of history hidden behind the series - from a form of comedy taking us back to Ancient Greece to the history of televisions themselves! Plus Jem’s enthusi...

This week, Jem sets his targets on 'Love Actually', and in a rare treat for the podcast he has chosen as his subject a film that he doesn't actually like - despite generally liking Richard Curtis’s films! We've all heard Jem heap praise onto those things he enjoys, but how will he cope when faced with looking for the history hidden inside a film which he doesn't rate so highly? Keep in touch with...

Jem takes pop-culture to the limit, and explores the history behind some of the food we eat! You can support the podcast by getting a copy of Jem's new book, 'Edge of Life', at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edge-Life-Jem-Duducu/dp/B08TMTZJBY. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jem looks into the history behind the new Netflix film 'The Dig', all about the Sutton Hoo Burial... Wait... Not burial, apparently... You can support the podcast by getting a copy of Jem's new book, 'Edge of Life', at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edge-Life-Jem-Duducu/dp/B08TMTZJBY. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

In this episode, Jem discussed the history surrounding his new book - Edge of Life - which tells the stories of both 2020 and the Spanish Flu of 1918! Be sure to pick up your copy of the book at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edge-Life-Jem-Duducu/dp/B08TMTZJBY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FYT67YPJNACA&dchild=1&keywords=jem+duducu&qid=1612197950&sprefix=jem+dudu%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1 Support this sho...

This week Jem looks into the history in and around Warhammer! Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt -...

This episode, Jem looks at the history hidden inside the Netflix tv series 'Queen's Gambit'. Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend...

Proving that there is history hidden in and around even the most well known songs, Jem looks into the history hidden in and around National Anthems! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jem looks into the history surrounding the film 'The Social Network'... and around social media in general! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jem is joined by Greg to present a 'thrown-back' episode with a mix of the old and new formats, as the pair look at the history around The Presitge! Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and hist...

This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside Dracula! To watch Greg's travel history documentary, 'Romania: Seeking Dracula's Castle', you can follow the link here: https://youtu.be/89heKdM27-A. Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have...

This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside the the 'His Dark Materials trilogy of books. Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to rec...

This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside the film Jojo Rabbit. Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look a...

This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside the Assassin's Creed video games. Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you h...

This week Jem looks into the history in and around 'The Last of the Mohicans'! Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a loo...

Jem looks at the history hidden in and behind the song Money, Money, Money by ABBA! Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have...

Jem takes the Halloween series of films as a jumping of point to talk about the history of... Halloween! Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going t...

Jem takes a look into the history around and behind the new series Cobra Kai, based on the Karate Kid series of films. Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Gr...

Jem looks at the history hidden in and around the Rocky franchise... and tells you which of the Rocky movies to avoid! Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Gr...

The Good Place is a Netflix comedy about the afterlife... but is it about a lot more than that? Jem once again digs down into the historical ideas behind an element of popular culture! Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity. If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range...

This week Jem takes a subject which may bring joy to your heart, or, if you are anything like me, brings a sense of impending doom - as when I hear the word I foresee a lovely Christmas afternoon descending into squabbling and animosity - Monopoly! What seems like a relatively simple board game takes us on a journey through the history of economics, right back to prehistoric times! Please let us k...

In the first of our new format episodes, Jem takes a look at history through the lens of 'The Lord of the Rings', taking a look at some of the history of the writing and inspiration behind the book, and even how Nordic Runes took on a whole new meaning in the world of Middle Earth. Let us know what you think of the episode - and the new format - on Twitter at @JemDuducu for Jem, and @GregandFelici...

Condensed Histories returns - and we have big news on the future of the podcast! The great news is that the podcast is returning to its weekly format - and the even better news is that we have new ways and a new focus to help us grow the podcast even bigger! As mentioned on the podcast, you can currently support Greg at www.ko-fi.com/greg, and watch the latest video produced for his '(Almost) Live...