From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021
There’s One Thing The New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Proves… C S Hughes Film & TV October 20, 2015
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode 8 Season Finale ‘Betrayal’ His Dark Materials December 29, 2019
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
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
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Why Shylock Is More Relevant Than Ever Olga Hughes Shakespeare March 7, 2022
The problems of Richard III’s Y chromosome; the problems relating to the burials at Clare Priory, and the problems of working with Historic England HistoryRichard III May 22, 2017
Wolf Hall Finale: Master of Propaganda Olga Hughes March 3, 2015Peter Straughan was facing two major problems when adapting Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies for television. The first...
Wolf Hall Episode 5: A Murder of Crows Olga Hughes February 21, 2015You have to wonder if it should really be this simple to gloss over the judicial murders of six innocent...
Wolf Hall Episode 4 “The Devil’s Spit”: Playing the Blame Game Olga Hughes February 13, 2015It should be evident what direction Wolf Hall is now headed from the opening placard. Anne Boleyn, it tell us,...
Wolf Hall’s Characterisations of the Boleyn Family Clare Cherry February 11, 2015I’m am not entirely sure what the Boleyn family did to deserve Hilary Mantel. In both her novels, and the...
Wolf Hall Episode Three: Anna Regina – Boleynis Horribilis Olga Hughes February 6, 2015I was under the impression that I might enjoy the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall more than the book. Clearly...
The Dullards of Wolf Hall Olga Hughes January 30, 2015You think candlelight is problematic? I like the candlelight, it’s Wolf Hall’s most redeeming quality, along with the gorgeous music. The...
The Blacksmith, The Brewer or the Shearman: Who Was Thomas Cromwell’s Father? Olga Hughes January 27, 2015Last week’s opening episode of BBC’s Wolf Hall portrayed a sickeningly violent scene where Walter Cromwell beat his young son...