Ros and Bryce Evans

The Historical Movies Podcast

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The podcast about historically inspired movies! In every bi-weekly episode hosts Ros and Bryce Evans romp through a historically inspired movie; exploring the history, celebrating the good, discussing the bad and asking a set list of questions of every film, all in around 40 minutes. As well as the intriguing history behind the blockbusters expect a lively chat about the pop culture impacts these films have, plus tales of production hell, on-set antics, directorial genius, box office bombs and everything in between. Your hosts are Ros Evans, a film editor who studied archaeology and Bryce Evan...

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Braveheart (1995) – What Mel Gibson Got Right and Wrong About William Wallace 22.10.2024 37:52

Ep. 002 Braveheart (1995). "They'll never take our freedom!" rings out across the glens in Mel Gibson's take on the life of Scottish independence fighter William Wallace. There's no denying that Braveheart is a ripping 3 hours of fun but has Mel's gross flights of historically-inaccurate fancy gone too far or are they necessary for a ripping yarn? We talk about the background of the real William W...

Napoleon (2023) – How Accurate Is Ridley Scott’s Epic About France’s Emperor? 15.10.2024 39:41

Ep. 001 Napoleon (2023). Where better place to start this podcast than with possibly the biggest historical figure of them all - Napoleon. But is the incredible life of the Corsican general simply too grand to fit on the big screen? We discuss how the myth of Napoleon falls into the 'great man' theory of history. What director Sir Ridley Scott (from here on 'Sridley') was trying to say with this m...