Ep. 14 - Back for 2021

Welcome to Historical Frictions, a historical fiction podcast, where we delving into the nitty-gritty of history, fiction, and everything in between, hosted by Hilary, Tess, and Lachlan. We are back for 2021 with a chat about all that we've watched and read since December 2020 and a little update about what to expect on our podcast this year. Look out for the first episode of our new format in your feeds on the last Wednesday of March!  Books:  The Secrets We Kept, Lara Prescott  Islands of Mercy, Rose Tremain  The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah The Women's Pages, Victoria Purman  Gulliver's Wife, Lauren Chater  The Hate Race, Maxine Breneba Clarke  TV and Film:  Bridgerton, Netflix  Dickinson, Apple TV+ The Dig, Netflix The Good Lord Bird, Showtime (and Stan), also discussed in Ep. 12 Ammonite, Francis Lee It's A Sin, Channel 4 (and Stan)  Larry Horricks/Netflix © 2020 Louise D'Arcens, The Dig’s romanticisation of an Anglo-Saxon past reveals it is a film for post-Brexit UK, Conversation article here Tess, Lachlan, and Hilary would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land they live and work: Kaurna Country (Adelaide Plains) and the Gadigal of the Eora Nation (Sydney), and pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.