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Fetch the Smelling Salts

Fetch the Smelling Salts

By: Alice Nagle and Kimberly Marsh
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 Season 4 out now! Fetch the Smelling Salts explores period dramas from every time period and culture around the world. Hosts Alice Nagle and Kimberly Marsh offer thoughtful discussions about historical films and TV series, analysing everything from storytelling and performances to costume design and historical accuracy. Whether you're obsessed with Regency romance, Victorian mysteries, or international historical cinema, this podcast celebrates the art of period drama across all eras and cultures. If you enjoy this podcast, come with us on a romp through the Regency era with our sister podcast, Austen After Dark!

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Episodes
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994 Movie)

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994 Movie)
    Oct 23 2025

    We’re getting Spookstorical this week as Kim and Alice assemble a murderous flashmob for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It’s the classic tale of the world’s least curious scientist, his sibling marriage and the frogs / friends reanimated along the way.

    If you enjoy this podcast, come with us on a romp through the Regency era with our sister podcast, Austen After Dark. Listen to all episodes now.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • The Greatest Showman (2017 Movie)

    The Greatest Showman (2017 Movie)
    Oct 9 2025

    You too can be an a**hole if you just dream big! Kim and Alice kick off Season 5 with The Greatest Showman, a musical about wives supporting vague dreams, fish-monkey rental and the upside-down triangle known as Zac Efron.


    Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle

    Editor: Keith Nagle / Helen Hamilton

    Producer: Helen Hamilton


    Sources


    https://priceonomics.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-circus-freakshows/


    https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/greatest-show-earth-freak-shows-pt-barnum-tom-thumb/

    https://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2019/5/6/19th-century-britain-and-the-rise-of-the-freak-show-industry

    https://leftlion.co.uk/features/2022/06/dr-john-jacob-woolf-victorian-freak-show/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_show

    If you enjoy this podcast, come with us on a romp through the Regency era with our sister podcast, Austen After Dark. Listen to all episodes now.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Throne of Blood (1957 Movie)

    Throne of Blood (1957 Movie)
    Aug 21 2025

    Kim and Alice discuss the intense, spooky and downright wonderful Macbeth adaptation; Throne of Blood. Enjoy this Kurasawa classic with us and remember, as you’re warming up your sake in a baby bottle warmer, that we’re all just skeletons waiting for our dust mound.


    Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle

    Editor: Keith Nagle

    Producer: Helen Hamilton

    If you enjoy this podcast, come with us on a romp through the Regency era with our sister podcast, Austen After Dark. Listen to the trailer now.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    57 mins
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