52 Episoder

  1. #30 - Marvel vs DC: The origin of the species, Lee & Kirby, and how neo-nazis invent toys

    Publisert: 17.2.2019

  2. #29 - Oscars Special: The history of colour, Britain’s greatest general and code breaking

    Publisert: 11.2.2019

  3. #28 - Wolf of Wall Street: Debunking all the myths you know about sales

    Publisert: 21.1.2019

  4. #27 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: British censorship laws and the West’s fear of martial art’s weapons

    Publisert: 7.1.2019

  5. #26 - Red Dead Redemption 2: A careful reconstruction of the American frontier and a new way to tell an epic story

    Publisert: 22.12.2018

  6. #25 - Minisode

    Publisert: 7.12.2018

  7. #24 - 2001: A Space Odyssey: A study of hominid behaviour and making film history in the process

    Publisert: 4.11.2018

  8. #23 - AKIRA: Taking us from Battle of the Planets to the Pacific campaign of WW2

    Publisert: 27.10.2018

  9. #22 - The A-Team: How America treats its war veterans

    Publisert: 20.10.2018

  10. #21 - The A-Team: How America treats its war veterans

    Publisert: 24.8.2018

  11. #20 - Assassin’s Creed: What exactly is an assassin and what have the crusades got to do with the Mongol hordes?

    Publisert: 1.8.2018

  12. #19 - The Handmaid’s Tale & The Running Man: Unlikely bedfellows that highlight dystopias and the Ottoman Harem

    Publisert: 17.7.2018

  13. #18 - The World Cup: A demonstration of soft power and diplomacy through sport through the ages

    Publisert: 28.6.2018

  14. #17 - Love Island: A genius show that combines our need for a companion with a much darker side of humanity

    Publisert: 24.6.2018

  15. #16 - Battlefield 1: Exploring the less well known campaigns of the Great War

    Publisert: 13.6.2018

  16. #15 - Westworld: Historical detail of the Wild West brought to life by future technology

    Publisert: 8.6.2018

  17. #14 - Vikings: How historical drama can end up being less accurate than fantasy

    Publisert: 4.6.2018

  18. #13 - Batman: Gotham by Gaslight: Combining Steam Punk, Jack the Ripper and Victorian engineering

    Publisert: 25.5.2018

  19. #12 - The Greatest Showman & Hamilton the Musical: 2 historical musicals with 2 very different approaches to history

    Publisert: 18.5.2018

  20. #11 - Hip Hop & History: How NWA and Public Enemy carry on the spirit of Chaucer and Dickens

    Publisert: 14.5.2018

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NEON is a different way of sharing historical knowledge. NEON takes a pop culture phenomenon and turns it on its head by revealing lesser known facts, real-life events and history behind your favourite Netflix shows, movies or video games.From how the A-Team took inspiration from Vietnamese history and resistance leaders, to the Aryan purity and Harem breeding programs behind the Handmaid’s Tale. Even some of the most successful video games – Assassins Creed, God of War, and Fortnite – are steeped in history.NEON has already uncovered historical references in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Black Panther, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, The Greatest Showman and the musical, Hamilton.Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan Morelle

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