Fetch the Smelling Salts
Discussing period dramas from every time period and around the world.
Podcasting since 2023 • 40 episodes
Fetch the Smelling Salts
Latest Episodes
Belle (2013 Movie)
Come on law boys, grab your wigs and let’s hang as we enjoy the beautiful historical drama, Belle. Alice and Kim discuss what they want from a period drama, and how a glossy romantic story can be the starting point for learning about the worst ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:07:43
El Cid (1961 Movie)
We’re back! Season 2 of Fetch the Smelling Salts kicks off in style with historian Clara Chamberlain helping us make sense of dictator-funded epic dude-in-a-desert film, El Cid. We’re talking about the creation of national myths, fist-fights at...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:20:23
Chariots of Fire (1981 Movie)
We’re throwing our heads back, flailing our arms and running off for a summer break, but there’s still time for Kim and Alice to discuss the classic ‘Chariots of Fire’. We have Olympic trivia, separate the fact from fiction and discuss all mann...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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1:14:26
Gladiator (2000 Movie)
Period dramas are for dudes too! And this week we have Tan and Keon from the awesome Pastmaster podcast to help us navigate the dudiest dudefest around: Gladiator. We’re thinking about the Roman Empire an exactly normal amount and discussing ti...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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1:09:49
The Fainting Couch: Queeriod Dramas
In this week’s special Fainting Couch episode, Kim and Alice are smooching their undergardeners and celebrating queer representation in TV and cinema. We’re looking at the history, the controversy and depiction of LGBTQ+ people on screen, and d...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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42:08