Period Drama Debrief – Details, episodes & analysis

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Period Drama Debrief

Kate Byrne, Julie Anne Taddeo

Tv & Film

Frequency: 1 episode/26d. Total Eps: 8

Two academics, critics and friends discuss the serious and not-so-serious aspects of their favourite television period dramas

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Joseph Millson - Interview

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 • Duration 49:38

We interview one of our favourite period drama leading men - Joseph Millson, who many fans will know as Major Ross from Banished - though he's also played Soames Forsyte on stage and radio, and countless other roles. Here, Joseph Millson shares with us his thoughts on acting, and what it means to play complex heroes in British historical fiction.

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Rivals series 2

Thursday, July 2, 2026 • Duration 56:30

Two academics and friends discuss sex, bad hair, fashion, and '80s nostalgia in the first part of Rivals series 2 on Disney + Hulu, while waiting impatiently for the second!

Bridgerton series 4

Season 1 · Episode 6

Sunday, May 17, 2026 • Duration 58:13

Two academics and friends discuss class, middle aged romance and female pleasure on screen, in Bridgerton series 4

Adapting Agatha Christie

Friday, February 27, 2026 • Duration 57:43

Two academics and friends discuss their favourite television adaptations of Christie's novels, and their favourite murders! Find out what makes the "Queen of Crime" so timeless for the big and small screen.

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Remembering Bridgerton: seasons 1-3

Season 1 · Episode 4

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 • Duration 55:23

Two academics and friends discuss Bridgerton series 1-3, in preparation for the arrival of season 4! We chat about everything from fashion to politics, and how this series is "the perfect cup of tea" for our times. You can also listen to Julie's interview with Alison Thoet for Period, The Podcast, and stay tuned for our own episode on the next chapter of Bridgerton!

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Romance and wet shirts: Pride and Predjudice on television

Season 1 · Episode 3

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 • Duration 59:18

Two literary academics discuss their favourite television adaptations of Jane Austen's classic novel and how Darcymania and the Regency white shirt became a pop culture phenomenon.

Farewell to Downton Abbey

Thursday, January 22, 2026 • Duration 01:02:15

Two fans and critics discuss the series that changed period drama forever, in light of the recent final film. Revisit some of the debates about Downton and the nostalgia industry on TV; how it addresses class and gender issues; the fabulous fashions and other period details, and more!

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Rewatching Rivals (Disney+, 2024)

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 • Duration 01:00:25

We chat about the sex, glamour and gender politics of the hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper's bonkbuster

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