What happens when you set a telenovela in First World War France?
This month Chris, Angus and Jessica review the Netflix limited series Les Combattantes (Women at War). Along the way, we discuss untranslatable words, the relationship between war atrocities and propaganda, recreational drug use, and the excellent communication links of a small-town convent.
References:
Women at war, (2022)
The Bonfire of Destiny, (2019)
RH Mottram, The Spanish Farm, (1924)
John Horne and Alan Kramer, German Atrocities, 1914: A history of denial (2001)
Lukasz Kamienski, Shooting Up: A history of drugs in warfare (2016)
47 - Oh What a lovely War
46 - Egyptian Encounters
45 - War Hospital
44 - The Grizzled
42 - They Shall Not Grow Old
41 - The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror
40 - The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
39 - Benediction
38 - In Memoriam
37 - Our Dream Adaptations
36 - Journey's End
35 - The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
34 - National WWI Museum and Memorial
33 - All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
32 - Postcards from the Western Front
31 - Giantpoppywatch - Commemoration and Remembrance
30 - The Thirty-Nine Steps
29 - The Red Baron
28 - The King's Men
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
The Rest Is History
Everything Everywhere Daily