From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 521
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021 622
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 682
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 758
Henry VII & Elizabeth of York: ‘The Shadow of the Tower’ Watch-along and Discussion Olga Hughes Film & TV November 12, 2020 1677
Grandpa Joe Is Not the Villain, You Are: Ableism, Classism, and Ageism in the Online Hatred of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s Grandpa Joe Books June 8, 2026 43
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022 521
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021 1167
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 Æsahættr Film & TV December 31, 2020 682
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice Film & TV December 20, 2020 758
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? History October 24, 2022 413
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022 436
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Jane Attend a Protest for Princess Mary? History August 12, 2022 445
Love Is A Dagger – In which we ponder whether for Shakespeare love is mere words, or an altogether more penetrating object. Shakespeare August 5, 2023 388
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 409
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 373
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Shakespeare March 7, 2022 620
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Olga Hughes Shakespeare April 30, 2022 373
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part III: History and The Tragedy Shakespeare May 2, 2022 409
Who Was Shakespeare’s King Richard III? Part I: The Tudor Propaganda Myth Shakespeare April 30, 2022 373
Toni Mount Richard III: King of Controversy Book Giveaway C S Hughes HistoryRichard III March 27, 2015 12797
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode Five ‘The Lost Boy’ Olga Hughes December 5, 2019Episode 5 Spoilers The Lost Boy Who is the ‘lost boy’? Titled for chapter twelve of Northern Lights, in which...
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode Four ‘Armour’ Olga Hughes November 27, 2019Episode Four Spoilers Armour We’re now four episodes in, and Armour revealed some small flaws in the thus-far polished veneer...
His Dark Materials: On Gyptians Olga Hughes November 24, 2019The Gyptians of Philip Pullman’s ‘Brytain’ and the wider world were introduced in the first episode of His Dark Materials...
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode Three ‘The Spies’ Olga Hughes November 20, 2019Episode Three Spoilers The Spies For an episode that took place over a handful of days in even fewer locations,...
Jane Seymour projected the persona people demanded of her: An interview with Adrienne Dillard Olga Hughes November 16, 2019It is difficult to try and define which of Henry VIII’s queens have been the most maligned, because they have...
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode Two ‘The Idea of the North’ Olga Hughes November 13, 2019Episode Two Spoilers The Idea of the North In his lecture ‘The Writer’s Responsibility’, Philip Pullman quotes film director and...
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode One ‘Lyra’s Jordan’ Olga Hughes November 5, 2019Episode One Spoilers Lyra’s Jordan If, as a book fan, you had any reservations about His Dark Materials, the opening...
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: ‘The Golden Compass’ and Pre-Show Thoughts Olga Hughes November 3, 2019The following is spoiler-free but references themes from the His Dark Materials book trilogy. The Golden Compass has its twelve...
1946 George Orwell’s Christmas Pudding C S Hughes October 9, 2018When Voltaire made his often-quoted statement that the country of Britain has “a hundred religions and only one sauce”, he...
Hell’s Bells! Something Scary For Christmas C S Hughes December 19, 2016Sometimes it is easy to forget in the cheer and frivolity of the festive season, that celebrations at this time...