For Phoebe’s Tudor Corner Mission Creep, we watched 1998’s Elizabeth, and discussed blouses, uncles, 90s heartthrobs, scheming bisexuals, la putain connivé etc and so forth
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
We A’d Your Q’s!
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
this is only mentioned once in the Suetonius account and obliquely as ‘punishment of followers of a new superstition’ (something like that, can’t remember the exact wording) - it would come up if we were talking about the historical tradition of Nero but not really if you’re focusing on one author
The lads are fiddling as Rome burns - it’s time for Suetonius’ Nero (baby) @miloedwards.bsky.social @patrickwyman.bsky.social @phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
The boys are back in town, and they’re considering Boudicca
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
Ploughing on with Suetonius, it’s Claudius o clock
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
The girlies are back and they’re watching sex & violence on the telly (1977’s Caligula)
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
@goingmedieval.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
mailbag time, & the two Ps answer some of your questions about the 12 Caesars so far, plus the usual theorising on the Pope’s game, muppets, the founding of a New Essex in the Latvian forests etc
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
@miloedwards.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
We’re back to talk about Suetonius’ take on everyone’s favourite horse girlie, Caligula
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
We watched 1977’s The Duellists and we admired their little plaits
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
The boys are back in town & we are going in on someone who has had it way too easy for way too long: The Emperor Augustus
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
makes me want the Guy Ritchie version more @mastersofpod.bsky.social
we did it: we invited @goingmedieval.bsky.social on to to talk to us about Master & Commander. the dudes rocked late into the night.
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social @phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
It’s time again for Dr Wyman’s carpet time, this time on Storytelling.
Austin Powers comes up more than you might imagine
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@miloedwards.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
those only come out for gala episodes
We watched the slutty classic 1953’s Julius Caesar
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
We watched 2010’s Clash of the Titans: a film about the enduring myth of ‘Australians’
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
Kingdom of Heaven, featuring our buddy @lukeisamazing.bsky.social from @wnsdpod.bsky.social, who came on to consider Orlando Bloom’s unorthodox diction with @phoeberoi.bsky.social and @patrickwyman.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
We watched, with escalating puzzlement, 1966’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
@patrickwyman.bsky.social @miloedwards.bsky.social @phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
@mastersofpod.bsky.social why you guys have me giggling out loud in the middle of the gym, because @patrickwyman.bsky.social is cackling about barncles and boats
watching 'the last of the mohicans' for
@mastersofpod.bsky.social
and got this incredible subtitle:
Because of @mastersofpod.bsky.social I now want every historical movie or TV show to start with an anachronistic Toby Kebbell doing a walk and talk written by Guy Ritchie where he explains the basics of what is going on.
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
A six year old’s guide to Roman Britain, ft. The usual gang @patrickwyman.bsky.social @miloedwards.bsky.social @phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
This week, we watched and puzzled over 2004’s King Arthur, a movie considerably less than the sum of its cast
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
A new regular section of the show, @miloedwards.bsky.social & @phoeberoi.bsky.social ask @patrickwyman.bsky.social questions about a historical topic and goddammit he answers
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
new episode - after this no more blood and really not a lot of sand
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
Back with some important research and more Spartacus
@miloedwards.bsky.social
@phoeberoi.bsky.social
@patrickwyman.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
Just the blokes this week, having a little chat about Spartacus blood und sand @patrickwyman.bsky.social @miloedwards.bsky.social @phoeberoi.bsky.social
linktr.ee/mastersofpod
such a good description
Outnumbered by Americans for Spartacus Blood & Sand, ft. our buddies from We’re Not So Different. We’re taking it ok though linktr.ee/mastersofpod
@patrickwyman.bsky.social @phoeberoi.bsky.social @miloedwards.bsky.social @goingmedieval.bsky.social @lukeisamazing.bsky.social @wnsdpod.bsky.social
