Podcasts about wwii england

Matt Crawford speaks with author Linda Stewart Henley about her book, Kate's War: A Novel. Based on Henley's own family history, Kate's War is historically based fiction that tells the story of a 20-year-old Kate living under the threat of German invasion in WWII England. Trying to wrestle the responsibilities to her family, her country and to her own dreams, Kate is torn between her own dreams and aspirations and doing her duty. A touching and introspective read that thoroughly entertains.

This episode of Target Audience welcomes writer and podcaster Zita Short (InSession Film, The 300 Passions Podcast). Zita is targeted by 1985's Plenty starring Meryl Streep. Join us as we discuss the narrative of the unlikeable woman, the legacy of Streep, post-WWII England, and a bevy of great character actors. Zita on ⁠Twitter⁠ Zita on ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Zita at InSession Film The 300 Passions Podcast Ben on ⁠Twitter⁠ Ben on ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Ben on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠IceCream4Freaks⁠ Opening/Closing Song - "Pull Me Through" by Royal Blood

Join Nora Ami in an in-depth discussion of Jenny Erpenbeck's newest work 'Kairos', a deeply emotional novel set in East Berlin during the late 1980s. This podcast also highlights several historical fiction novels perfect for summer reading, transporting readers to different times and places, from WWII England to Depression-era America.

In this stinkfist we talk about the woman who's body was found in a Wych Elm in WWII England, we get into the Checkpoint Charlie tank standoff, and the James webb Space Telescope as well as scientists reviving dead human eyes. Buckle up, honkies and stay golden.

A Bullet for Mr. Smith- An American agent in Europe searches for a mysterious spy The Killer Mine-In post wwII England a former deserter named Jim Pryce seeks an honest mining job from an old friend and ends up in a bad situation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we lighten things up...a little. MB regales us with a Santa bank heist worthy of the movies and Shannon details an unsolved mystery from WWII England.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Keith and Tommy sit down with photographer Robert Butcher to discuss growing up in post-WWII England, surviving an accident and discovering his love of photography. We also discuss Robert getting kicked out of London and Australia, landing in NYC, his rise to prominence as an international fashion photographer, photographing Led Zeppelin, being mistaken for Robert Plant,  attending Mick Jagger's 49th birthday party, overcoming addiction and more.

Once upon a time there was a little fairy named Sukie who grew up in the town of Bath, in Great Britain. He saw his world change through the impact of Stonewall and the rise of the modern gay rights movement, the AIDS crisis, and the rule of the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher.Then St Sukie moved to Chicago to be a journalist for LGBTQ publications and he became a queer legend after introducing himself as a vampire, fairy, pirate or viking.In his new book "The Memoir of a Groucho Marxist: A Very British Fairy Tale," St Sukie takes us on a magical realist journey throughout his childhood growing up near Stonehenge in a world that also gave rise to Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and The Hobbit.Today St Sukie de la Croix the artist formerly known as Darryl Michael Vincent finally lifts the veil on his mysterious persona and tells us of his early upbringing in a working class family in post WWII England and partying with Princess Margaret.Listen as St Sukie weighs in on the Netflix series The Crown and X-Files’ Gillian Anderson’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, the soap opera of Prince Charles and Lady Diana and why Queen Elizabeth’s family struggles with being human.FEATURED BOOK:

Once upon a time there was a little fairy named Sukie who grew up to see his world change through the impact of Stonewall and the rise of the modern gay rights movement, the AIDS crisis, and the rule of the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher. Today St Sukie de la Croix lifts the veil on his mysterious persona and tells us of his early upbringing in a working class family in post WWII England and partying with Princess Margaret. Listen as we chat with Sukie about his new book “The Memoir of a Groucho Marxist: A Very British Fairy Tale” which takes us on a magical realist journey throughout his childhood.

The murder of a young, beautiful aspiring stage actress, known as Gay Gibson, shocked post WWII England, and the tabloids were a welcome diversion from the austerity of England in the late 1940s, especially   due to the unusual circumstances of the case. The trial would be more about her past than her stolen future, so... Continue Reading →

The murder of a young, beautiful aspiring stage actress, known as Gay Gibson, shocked post WWII England, and the tabloids were a welcome diversion from the austerity of England in the late 1940s, especially   due to the unusual circumstances of the case. The trial would be more about her past than her stolen future, so today Annie does her best to tell you the story as it should be told.

Social Media: Facebook: Faith Trust and Pixie Dust - Podcast Email: 1stgeek411@gmail.com Twitter: @FTPD_PodcastPersonal Twitters: @Sparkle_Fists @SpilledXWater @deanna790Check us out on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, and Spotify!!!Shoutouts to: Tory, Dom, Ray for support and comments and Ashley for sharing some cool art...and potential future cosplay motivation.● “Feature Film”○ Bedknobs and Broomsticks○ Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 Disney film starring Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson set in WWII England. Charlie, Carrie, and Paul are children displaced from London by German bombings and are put into the reluctant care of Miss Eglantine Price - an apprentice witch learning her craft via a correspondence course.○ The children find out Miss Price’s secret when they see her flying on a broom and attempt to blackmail her. Miss Price buys their secrecy with a transportation spell that allows their bed to travel anywhere in the world and explains that she is trying to use her powers to end the war. However, in a bit of an ironic twist, it appears as though the war has put a premature end to her course. Still determined to use magic to end the war, Miss Price and the children take the bed to London to find her teacher, Professor Emelius Browne. They find Mr. Browne, but it turns out that he is nothing but a street magician turned con-artist who had no idea that his “spells” actually work. When Miss Price asks about the spells, he says he got all of them from a book he found - but he doesn’t have the entire book.Delighted at the prospect of his spells actually working and the idea of a duo performing act starring himself and Miss Price, Mr. Browne leads the group to the Portobello Road marketplace in hopes of finding the rest of the book - in their search they come across the mysterious criminal the Bookman - who has the other half of the book, which reveals that the spell is written on a medallion on the mystical Island of Naboombu.Our group takes the bed to Naboombu and meet the King - who is wearing the sought-after medallion and is very upset that they don’t have a referee for their soccer match. Mr. Browne agrees to referee the match and attempts to use the opportunity to get a better look at the medallion.After a chaotic soccer match, the group manages to retrieve the spell and return to England. The “substitutiary locomotion” spell makes inanimate objects move in a lifelife way, and as the group returns and finds a Nazi invasion in England, Miss Price uses the spell to create an army of inanimate objects and fend off the Nazis. Afterward, she is pleased with her success, but has decided to give up magic and continue looking after the children. Mr. Browne is inspired to do something more important and joins the army (promising to return to Miss Price after ;) )○ Fun facts: ○ Weird relationship with Mary Poppins - Bedknobs repeatedly shelved○ Stage musical -2019???? Rachel Rockwell - director/choreographer. Release date now TBA● Segment: This week in Disney history “Once Upon a Time”○ March 7, 2010: Disney-Pixar's Up wins Best Animated Feature Film at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.○ March 9, 2018: 2018: The live-action science fiction film A Wrinkle in Time is released by Walt Disney Pictures.● Segment: Misc “Whosits and Whatsits Galore”○ CAPTAIN MARVEL!!!!● Segment: News/Announcements “The Newsies Banner”○ Disney + is in the news - predicted 160 million subsciptions○ Maleficent: Mistress of Evil announced for October 18, 2019○ CAPTAIN MARVEL!!!!● Segment: weekly top 4 (secret from each other)”Let’s get down to business”● Top 4 WORST Disney movies:○ Hunchback of Notre Dame 2○ Maleficent○ The Haunted Mansion○ Ella Enchanted Next Week: Movie: Captain Marvel!! Top 4: ?

Sometimes the most interesting dramas are the simplest - a single set, a few characters, a conflict. “Naturalistic” plays, as they are sometimes referred, were the result of a late 19th century movement in European theatre to enhance the realism of plays with an understanding of how heredity and environment can influence an individual. The most famous play to come out of this period is Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s Miss Julie. Set in the downstairs kitchen of an estate, it’s a three-character piece examining issues of sex and class. The title character’s the daughter of a count with an eye for the manor’s chauffeur, complicated by the presence of the manor cook who also happens to be the chauffeur’s wife-to-be. Playwright Patrick Marber (Closer, film’s Notes on a Scandal) adapted the play for British television in 1995 under the title After Miss Julie and a stage version premiered in 2003. It’s the version running now through March 3 at Sebastopol’s Main Stage West. Marber moved the time and setting of the play to post-WWII England, specifically to the night of the Labour Party’s landslide victory over Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party. The significant upheaval to Great Britain’s political and social system is reflected in the characters. Miss Julie (Illana Niernberger) is literally “to the manor born”, but that doesn’t stop her from slumming with the servants. John (Sam Coughlin) is the Lord of the Manor’s chauffeur who, while harboring a long love for Miss Julie, is to be married to Christine (Jennifer Coté), the manor cook. Miss Julie is used to getting what she wants, and that includes John. John wants something, too, and that is to “improve” his lot in life and Miss Julie can facilitate that. Christine wants a simple life with a husband with a pension and a family. Co-Directors/Scenic Designers Elizabeth Craven and David Lear elicit strong performances from the cast. Niernberger’s Julie is lost in a changing society, turning on a dime from entitled superior to groveling submissive. Coughlin’s John is the villain of the piece, desperate to be something other than he is at any cost, but destined to be no more than a (literally) bootlicking lackey. Coté’s Christine is the most aggrieved of the party, but she is willing to overlook - or forgive – John’s boorishness to ensure she gets what she wants. After Miss Julie is a classic love triangle told exceedingly well, though the question of how much “love” exists between any of them is up for debate. 'After Miss Julie' runs through March 3 at Main Stage West in Sebastopol. Thursday through Saturday evening performances are at 8pm. The Sunday matinee is at 5pm. For more information, go to mainstagewest.com

In this episode, I talk about David Lean's 1945 film, "Brief Encounter." Set in 1938, in pre-WWII England, it's about Laura and Alec, two strangers who fall in love despite being married to other people. I talk about how the film centers a woman's tormented inner life and why it's such a romantic classic. Consider making this podcast sustainable by supporting it on Patreon. Subscribe to the Her Head in Films Newsletter. Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr. Original artwork by Dhiyanah Hassan Full show notes: My episode on The Passion of Joan of Arc My episode on David Lean's 'Summertime' More about The Bridges of Madison County More about Unfaithful

Before attempting to explain what Conor McPherson’s The Birds is, running now at Sebastopol’s Main Stage West, best make it clear what it isn’t. It is not a stage adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock film. It’s not set in Bodega Bay, there is no schoolhouse full of screaming children, and no one is trapped in a phone booth by marauding sea gulls. Nor is it a straightforward adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s original 1952 novella. It’s not set in post WWII England. It’s not about a war veteran working on a farm with his family. It’s not a metaphor for the aerial bombardment endured by England during the Second World War. The only thing the three have in common is the premise of nature turning on man in the form of indiscriminate and deadly attacks of the avian variety. McPherson takes that premise and wraps a human story around it with elements whose genesis may be found in… well, we’ll get to that. It begins with a man and a woman, Nat (Nick Sholley) and Diane (Liz Jahren), taking refuge from the birds in an abandoned New England Farm House. Nat is in the throes of some illness, so Diane nurses Nat back to health. Together they map out a plan for survival. Not knowing if there’s a world to return to, they begin to settle into sort of a domestic arrangement when the balance of that arrangement is set askew by the arrival of Julia (Rae Quintana) and a visit from a “neighbor” (Anthony Abaté). Soon, the birds may become the least of their problems when it comes to their survival. The Birds is a challenging mixture of horror, thriller and character study. It’s an oddly constructed piece with some scenes lasting only seconds and others seeming to jump in time past significant action. The play’s structure works against it as a sense of dread or danger was often dissipated by the requirement of having the cast rearrange the set or move prop pieces. Still, it does manage to have a couple of nice jolts in it. What The Birds has going for it is an excellent cast and MSW’s naturally claustrophobic setting. Nick Sholley (last seen at MSW in A Steady Rain) brings another seriously flawed, slightly unhinged character to vivid life. Liz Jahren is very good in the role of Diane, effectively playing a character who starts out as bedrock of sense and purpose but who eventually crumbles under the pressure, both real and imagined. Rae Quintana’s Julia is a character of many shades and quite possibly shady. Anthony Abaté has the least amount of stage time, but that time is memorable. Director Elizabeth Craven doubles as Set Designer and, as I have come to expect from Main Stage West, she packs a lot of set into its relatively small space. While the interior of the house takes up the complete stage, a sense of depth and the outside world is achieved through lighting and especially by Doug Faxon’s sound design. Nary a feather is seen on stage, but the birds – aurally - are omnipresent. McPherson’s plays (Shining City, The Seafarer) often have a supernatural or spiritual component to them. One might assume that the use of du Maurier’s original concept of the destruction of the human race by birds would fit that bill but, as I alluded to in the opening paragraph, I think it actually goes a bit deeper. At its core, what McPherson presents in his adaptation is the story of a man and woman, possibly the only humans on earth. Their (relatively) idyllic existence is challenged by temptation in the form of Julia. The seeds of mistrust are sown by the appearance of a Mephistophelian neighbor. That mistrust leads to actions that result in their leaving (or self-banishment from) the comfort and safety of their surroundings. Could it be that Conor McPherson’s The Birds is a very twisted retelling of the Book of Genesis and Adam and Eve? The Birds runs through April 23rd. Visit mainstagewest.com.