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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Need to escape the misery of our present? Return to #DowntonAbbey for fab fashion, some problematic class history, but always fun viewing! @umdhistory.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social Find #PeriodDrama Debrief on Apple & Spotify, Like & Share Pls! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsDJ...

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Return to Downton Abbey as we say "Farewell" to its fab fashions, history & complex politics.

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Two fun episodes this month w/ 2 stars: British actor #JosephMillson of #Banished fame & my Gen Z daughter who has plenty to dish about with her Gen X mom abt #perioddramas, esp. #Rivals, #Bridgerton #DowntonAbbey #PrideandPrejudice #MrSelfridge & more! Pls listen, like, & share

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Check out our latest ep on complex heroes/villains w/ @josephmillson.bsky.social aka Major Ross in #Banished & Soames in #ForsyteSaga on stage & radio. The loveliest of men to interview! Pls like, share & follow us on Spotify or Apple. @umdhistory.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

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Joseph Millson - Interview

Podcast Episode · Period Drama Debrief · July 21 · 50m

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We recorded our 1st special guest episode this week- for fans of BBC's #Banished, @josephmillson.bsky.social talks abt what it means to play complicated men like Major Ross & Soames Forsyte in #ForsyteSaga Stay tuned & meanwhile check out our episodes on #Bridgerton #DowntonAbbey #AgathaChristie

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Just in time for your holiday travels: our new episode on #Rivals S2, the fabulous #bonkbuster by #JillyCooper on #Hulu & all the #sex, #fashions, #badhair music, class politics, horses & more of this #1980s set period drama w/ nods to #Poldark too! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

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Rivals series 2

Podcast Episode · Period Drama Debrief · July 2 · 57m

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Our podcast "Period Drama Debrief" gets a mention in the Sunday Times Style section! Pls give us a like & follow & tell your friends. #Bonnets are back! #Austen #Bridgerton #BritishTV @umdhistory.bsky.social @umd-arhu.bsky.social open.spotify.com/show/0zCBiKd...

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Need to escape into the past? Listen, like, follow & pls share! Period Drama Debrief on Apple & Spotify podcasts youtu.be/SUJMHt5_Fss?... via @YouTube podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/p...

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Period Drama Debrief Promo

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Our episode on #Bridgerton4 is now available on Apple & Spotify. Pls follow us & tell your friends if they love all things period drama tv! @umdhistory.bsky.social @umd-arhu.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/b...

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Bridgerton series 4

Podcast Episode · Period Drama Debrief · 17 May · 58min

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Chris Louttit @drchrislouttit.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Still 3 more days to get your Dickens on Screen abstracts in! Deadline is Monday 11th - more info 👇

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Ready for Season 2 of #Rivals? Catch up with our episode on Period Drama Debrief on Spotify & Apple Podcasts #British #JillyCooper #bonkbuster open.spotify.com/show/0zCBiKd...

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Adapting Agatha Christie

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

In the book, he is actually a bad guy and in on it from the start. I think this version is actually really good. Check out the French one from last year too!

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Really dreadful and boring, ignores Fusin's point of view until the very end when she has to drive them into a tree to tell him she doesn't want to be another stolen item in his museum- but he then goes on to buy her mom's house. He has the emotional maturity of a 12 yo boy.

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Give the gift of a virtual 4-week course on #VictorianEngland to #history lovers. I promise it will be fun & informative. Details at www.campusce.net/umtmolli/cou...

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Love that she got her "garden tended"- and that corseted bustier-- to die for!

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Before you finish #BridgertonS4 check out my interview for Period, The Podcast's @AlisonThoet on all things Regency, sex, fashion, race & why romance dramas matter open.spotify.com/episode/22z5... @umd-arhu.bsky.social @umdhistory.bsky.social

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Excited abt pt2 of #Bridgertonseason4? need a good listen for the car/treadmill? Tune in to my podcast w/ co-host Kate Byrne for all things #perioddramas & tell your friends! @pcaaca.bsky.social @umdhistory.bsky.social @thenacbs.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6twi...

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Remembering Bridgerton: seasons 1-3

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Don't forget the disabled. Labour has been unbelievably cruel regarding people who need help living with dignity, not just dying with dignity,

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Revisit #Bridgerton's first 3 seasons with our podcast Period Drama Debrief. We cover its fashions, sex, royals, gossip, masculinity, race, fandom, aging women & more. #Bridgerton4 ep will follow too! open.spotify.com/episode/6twi...

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Remembering Bridgerton: seasons 1-3

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Our podcast series on #British #perioddrama #tv has launched! Hear abt #Rivals & #DowntonAbbey & eps on #Bridgerton #AgathaChristie & more to follow. Pls listen & share! Thx to @ulsteruni.bsky.social for their support! open.spotify.com/show/0zCBiKd... @umd-arhu.bsky.social @umdhistory.bsky.social

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Me too. There are so few academics left who mask- it's mind boggling given how precarious so many of our positions are and how we talk about being inclusive yet rushed back to in person conferences. #ableism

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

A belated Xmas gift just arrived via Royal Post! Happy to be part of this collection on #Outlander w/ my lovely colleague #KatherineByrne who did the heavy lifting on our chapter! @umd-arhu.bsky.social @umdhistory.bsky.social

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

"That's the trouble with women when they take up poison- they never know when to stop"= Inspector Alleyn Mysteries. I feel like I need to embroider that on a pillow!

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Everything we assign as readings now has an AI generated summary which universities have no control over. We can do oral exams and creative assignments but AI is affecting what and how they learn the material.

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Christmas came early! Just received my copy of James Findlay's excellent book "Caught on Screen"- abt #Australia's #Convict #History in film & TV. A Must Read! @australia.theguardian.com @austhistassoc.bsky.social

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

True. I'm just finding that a lot of these shows are weak in character & plot-- or maybe I just watch too many at once!

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

It's acceptable- not great. There's nothing that reminds me of the original Lynley but they work well as a team. The class issue feels forced. All of the new mystery shows are pretty subpar (Marlow Murder Club, Sister Boniface, Code of Silence etc)- you can guess the killer 5 mins into the show!

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I don't think most Humanities folks accepted that premise- it was the administrators who convinced students & parents that college was job training.

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

You're invited to a free, virtual lecture on all things #DowntonAbbey. Learn abt early #twentiethcentury #british history from the #Edwardians to the #RoaringTwenties. Thursday Sept 18, 6-7 pm EST Wear your fanciest outfit or comfy pjs! ccplonline.libnet.info/event/14504125

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Downton Abbey and Popular British History

Celebrate the release of the new Downton Abbey movie with a talk on the series's depiction of British history with Dr. Julie Taddoe!

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The brilliant James Findlay has a new book "Caught on Screen" from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social about representations of convicts & #Australian history on film. I've read it & you should too & Ask your library to order a copy! @thenacbs.bsky.social @austhistassoc.bsky.social

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

They don't want women to work, attend college, vote, divorce, or resist rape. And they definitely don't want them to have access to birth control. Overturning Roe was just the beginning.

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Join me on Sept 8 for #SmithsonianAssociates as we say farewell to #DowntonAbbey It's virtual so you can wear your favorite tiara & gown or your pjs. Learn about #fashion #politics #Edwardians #WWI #JazzAge #sex #servants #BritishHistory & more Details at smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...

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