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Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019), with Emma Coffey

Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019), with Emma Coffey

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film


Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019), with Emma Coffey

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film

ratings:
Length:
56 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's British edu-tainment at its finest? Opinions, like empires, are divided over this movie, a raunchy comedy adapted from of a popular TV/Youtube series adapted from a popular book series. Joined by a new wonderful guest, Emma Coffey, we get into Boudica's revolt, representation of historical women in film and Britain's representation of its own colonial history as mediated through its ancient past. And poop jokes. All in all pretty standard fair. Is this a clever and effective way to teach history or Youtube sketch that overstayed its welcome?
Released:
May 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (82)

Is it a movie podcast? Is it a history podcast? Is it an unholy union of the two? Short answer: yes! Each episode, hosts Colin MacCormack, Elijah Fleming and Christie Vogler break down a new movie about Greece, Rome or the wider ancient world and what works (or doesn’t work) about them. But this isn’t a podcast for nitpicking historical inaccuracies. Rather, it’s a chance to get hot takes on Hollywood films from professional nerds/academics and take a closer look at the relation between our movies and our pasts.